What kind of home is 56 Looe Street, PL4 0EB?

56 Looe Street, PL4 0EB is a 1-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What was the last sold price for 56 Looe Street, PL4 0EB?

56 Looe Street, PL4 0EB last sold for £102,000 in July 2019, around 7 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £139,950 in October 2008. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 56 Looe Street, PL4 0EB changed over time?

Across 3 sales between October 2008 and July 2019, 56 Looe Street, PL4 0EB fell from £139,950 to £102,000, a change of £37,950. That works out to roughly -2.9% per year compounded over 11 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 56 Looe Street, PL4 0EB?

The current EPC rating for 56 Looe Street, PL4 0EB is D with a score of 56 out of 100, lodged in August 2012. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 56 Looe Street, PL4 0EB?

56 Looe Street, PL4 0EB has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (549 sq ft), around 51 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 29% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in PL4 0EB. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 56 Looe Street, PL4 0EB use?

The latest EPC at 56 Looe Street, PL4 0EB records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 56 Looe Street, PL4 0EB?

56 Looe Street, PL4 0EB is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 56 Looe Street, PL4 0EB in?

56 Looe Street, PL4 0EB sits in Plymouth. It falls within the PL4 postcode district.

Is 56 Looe Street, PL4 0EB in a safe area?

Police records around 56 Looe Street, PL4 0EB show an average of 6 reported crimes per month over the last 11 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 49% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 56 Looe Street, PL4 0EB?

The closest primary school to 56 Looe Street, PL4 0EB is Holy Cross Catholic Primary School (470m), one of 25 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Plymouth High School for Girls (1.1km), with 9 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 56 Looe Street, PL4 0EB?

The closest bus stop to 56 Looe Street, PL4 0EB is Buckwell St Job Centre, 36m away. The nearest ferry option is Plymouth (Barbican) Landing Stage, 470m away.

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56 Looe Street, Plymouth, PL4 0EB

3 sales on record

Property type

Mid terrace

Floor 1st

Bedroom

Bathroom

Floor area

51 m²

549 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 56

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 56 Looe Street

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

56 Looe Street is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Plymouth (PL4 0EB). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. At 51 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 10 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 35–93 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 10 units on file. The latest certificate (August 2012) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The latest certificate is from August 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 51 m² it sits well below the postcode median (74 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs). Across 2008–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at -2.9% per year. Sold July 2019 for £102,000.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms1
Bathrooms1
Open-plan layoutYes

Building

Heating systemGas

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

56 Looe Street's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Aug 2022

EPC Rating

D56

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Very Poor

CO2 Emissions

2.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 56 Looe Street, Plymouth, PL4 0EB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

56 Looe Street has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

6 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

56 Looe Street's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.

Current estimate

£106,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -2.9% per year over 11 years.

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Last sold (2019)

£102,000

Growth on file: -2.9% per year over 11 years.

Sales timeline

28 July 2019Most recent
£102,000
-11.3%over 5 years
29 August 2013
£115,000
-17.8%over 4 years
1 October 2008
£139,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in PL4 0EB: £170,000 (2025–2021).

Nearby sales in PL4 0EB

On the street

Versus other Looe Street homes

Four headline reads against 9 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for 56 Looe Street lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,000

Street avg £2,336

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Floor Area

51 m²

Street avg 70 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

2.9 t/year

Street avg 2.5 t/year

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Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Crime

6/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.0 km

Buckwell St Job Centre — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Holy Cross Catholic Primary School. 34 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PL4 0EB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.9dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for PL4 0EB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.1dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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