Looe

Area Guide For Looe

Looe is a small coastal town, fishing port and civil parish in the former Caradon district of south-east Cornwall, England, with a population of 5,280 (2001 census). Looe is divided in two by the River Looe, East Looe and West Looe being connected by a bridge. The town is approximately 20 miles (32 km) west of the city of Plymouth and seven miles (11 km) south of Liskeard. The town is situated around a small harbour and along the steep-sided valley of the River Looe which flows between East and West Looe to the sea beside a sandy beach. Off shore to the west, opposite the stonier Hannafore beach, lies the picturesque St George's Island, commonly known as Looe Island. Archeological evidence, such as the so-called Giant's Hedge and the stone circle at Bin Down (from the Cornish "Bin Dun", meaning "hill fort") on a hill above East Looe, indicates that the area around Looe was inhabited as early as 1000 BC. At the time of the Domesday Book the manor of Pendrym, which included much of the site of modern-day East Looe, was held by William the Conqueror as part of his own demesne and came to be managed by the Bodgrugan (Bodrigan) family. Land across the river belonged to

 
 

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Estimated Price: £258,053
Average Asking Price: £321,710
Price change in last one year: £15,037
Average Price Paid: £212,597
Average Rent Rates: £708

 
 

Property Prices Breakdown in Looe

Average Price for property in Looe is around £258,053 which varies based on type of property you are interested in and ranges from £346,397 for detached house to around £209,402 for semi-detached. Similarly terraced house is around £194,216 and a flat is worth £155,698. Values have been changing and have risen £3,380 in last 3 months alone. Similar historical trend can be observed in price changes e.g. prices changed £10,751 in last 6 months, £15,037 in last 1 year, £18,567 in last 2 years, £17,272 in last 3 years, £15,708 in last 4 years and £15,823 in last 5 years.

Currently average asking price of a property in Looe is around £321,710 based on approximately 181 properties for sale. Same is the case with rental options based on 33 properties up for rent, average asking rent is around £708 per month.

Estimated property value in Looe is £258,053. Average asking price is £321,710 while average price paid is £218,390 which is up by £15,037 and Avg. asking rent £708.Based on an Online Survey

Buyers are willing to pay high dollar prices to grab these properties because of the recent trend in real estate investment especially in Looe area. In last 1 year alone average price buyer paid is around £218,390 based on approximately 181 sales in Looe area alone. If you compare it to last 3 years sales of 501 properties where buyers paid around £213,577. It has been same for some time now for e.g. if you take an average of amount paid in last 5 years, it comes to around £212,597 for 801 and average amount paid for purchase of approx. 1,052 properties sold in last 7 years comes to about £213,763 per sale.

 
 

Properties For Sale in Looe

 
 

Breakdown of asking prices for homes of different sizes show that price varies clearly based on no of bedrooms and type of house. Asking price for a house with 1 bedroom is around £170,985, £193,411 for a 2 bedroom house, £265,913 for a 3 bedroom house, £409,932 for a 4 bedroom house and £552,709 for a 5 bedroom house. For a flat similarly the prices varies from £120,567 for a single bedroom to £182,648 for a 2 bedroom Flat. Same is the case with 3 bedroom flat £256,970 and £249,950 for a 4 bedroom flat. To sum up the asking prices for properties in Looe it comes to around average £152,078 for 1 bedroom property, £189,051 for 2 bedroom, £265,235 for 3 bedroom, £406,913 for 4 bedroom and £552,709 for a 5 bedroom property.

Rent per calendar month varies similarly based on type and size of the house. If you look at the rents per month for houses alone it can vary from £599 for 1 bedroom to £637 for 2 bedrooms, £758 for 3 bedrooms, £1,001 for 4 bedrooms and £1,001 for 5 bedrooms house. But if you are interested in renting a 1 bedroom flat then rent per month can be around £431. As the no. of bedroom increase so will the rent e.g. for a 2 bedroom flat it will be around £710. You should be generally be expecting around average £494 rent per month for single bedroom property, £698 for 2 bedroom, £758 for 3 bedroom, £1,001 for 4 bedroom and approximately £1,001 for a 5 bedroom property in Looe area.

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Disclaimer : Location real estate estimates and values are based on House price index background data and Sales data provided by United Kingdom Land registry Records available as public records from their website. This information is updated monthly on our website and may not reflect all public transactions. This information is based on estimated calculation generated from our developed algorithms. We are striving to make this information as accurate and useful as possible. This data covers the transactions received at Land Registry in the period 1/1/1995 to 9/1/2014. © Crown copyright 2014. Data produced by Land Registry © Crown copyright 2014.

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