Bay Street Looe, Cornwall
4 addresses across 1 postcode (PL13), about 10 m long. USRN 5700765.
- Sales: 3 recorded sales since 1995; in 2020 the median was £165,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 3 homes have an energy certificate (D: 2, E: 1).
- Flood: 3 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band B; Band D in Cornwall costs £2,591 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Looe, about 790 m (0.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 460 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 2.6 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 4.9 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 4 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 4 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Old Bridge Surgery, about 510 m (0.3 miles) away.
- People: About 180 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 55% of households owned their home and 24% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 81 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | £165,000 | £165,000 | £165,000 |
| 2001 | 1 | £69,000 | £69,000 | £69,000 |
| 1996 | 1 | £37,500 | £37,500 | £37,500 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jan 2020 | THE DOLPHINS PL13 1BZ | Flat or maisonette | £165,000 | Leasehold. |
| 6 Sep 2001 | THE DOLPHINS PL13 1BZ | Flat or maisonette | £69,000 | Leasehold. |
| 30 Sep 1996 | THE DOLPHINS PL13 1BZ | Flat or maisonette | £37,500 | Leasehold. |
Energy performance certificates
3 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 71 m². Most common: Flat (3). Built: before 1900 (2); 1950-1966 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (1 address)
Council tax
What each band costs in Cornwall in 2026-27: Band D £2,591 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,727 | £2,015 | £2,303 | £2,591 | £3,167 | £3,742 | £4,318 | £5,182 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band B (26% of about 1,450 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, LOOE (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 6.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- LANTAU, grade II*
- CHURCH HOUSE, grade II
- CHURCH OF ST MARY, grade II
- K6 TELEPHONE KIOSK ADJACENT TO NORTH SIDE OF WATCH TOWER STUDIO AND FORMER LIFEBOAT SHED, grade II
- THE CUBBYHOLE, grade II
- Watch Tower Studio and former Lifeboat Shed (Former Looe lifeboat house and watchtower), grade II
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 4 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PL13 1BZ | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Looe 120,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 790 m (0.5 miles) |
| Sandplace 970 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) | |
| Causeland 2,110 journeys in 2024–25 | 6 km (3.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 9 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Square West Looe | 220 m |
| Ferry terminal | Bodinnick Ferry Landing | 12.7 km (7.9 miles) |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Quay Rd Parking | 250 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest PoGo Charge | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 39.8 km (25 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 140 km (87 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Old Bridge Surgery | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Looe Pharmacy | 320 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Maple Croft Dental Surgery | 580 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Liskeard Community Hospital | 12.1 km (7.5 miles) |
| Police station | Looe Police Station | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Riverside Amusements, West Lodge, Lanreath Cashzone | 580 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 270 m² | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 570 m² | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | Looe Allotments and Community Gardens 1.4 ha | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Lantau, a listed building (Grade II*), 30 m. 104 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 6 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Lantau | Listed building, Grade II* | 30 m |
| Old Guildhall | Scheduled monument | 50 m north |
| The Old Guildhall (Now Museum) | Listed building, Grade II* | 50 m north |
| The Fisherman's Arms | Listed building, Grade II* | 70 m north |
| Ye Old Cottage Ye Olde Cottage | Listed building, Grade II* | 110 m north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| The Blind | Tidal water | 360 m south-east |
| Trenant Point | Wetland | 890 m (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Trenant Wood | Wood | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Wayland Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) west |
| Bodigga Cliff | Cliff or slope | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north-east |
| Hobb's Hill | Hill | 4.6 km (2.8 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.0 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 3 | 4 |
1 of the street's 4 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Cornwall: see them on the Cornwall page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Looe Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 830 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Looe Community Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Report card (Feb 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Needs attention; Leadership and governance: Needs attention; Safeguarding standards: Met |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beach Cafe PL13 1BX | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 20 m | 5 Very good | 12 Sep 2025 |
| Pier Cafe PL13 1BX | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 20 m | 5 Very good | 27 Aug 2025 |
| Penrock Distillery PL13 1BX | Manufacturers/packers | 30 m | 5 Very good | 23 Apr 2026 |
| JuJu's Tapas & Small Plates PL13 1BS | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 60 m | 5 Very good | 28 Aug 2026 |
| Loowena PL13 1BS | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 60 m | 5 Very good | 17 Feb 2025 |
| JJ's Street Kitchen PL13 1BS | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 60 m | 2 Improvement necessary | 3 Sep 2026 |
| Admiral Boscarn PL13 1BU | Pub/bar/nightclub | 70 m | 5 Very good | 28 May 2025 |
| The Old Boathouse PL13 1AL | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 80 m | 5 Very good | 19 Feb 2025 |
| Smugglers Cott Restaurant PL13 1AY | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 80 m | 5 Very good | 12 Nov 2025 |
| Ocean And Earth PL13 1BP | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 80 m | 5 Very good | 28 Aug 2026 |
| The Lookout PL13 1AL | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 80 m | 5 Very good | 9 Jul 2024 |
| Sarahs Cake Shop PL13 1DF | Retailers - other | 100 m | 5 Very good | 29 Oct 2025 |
| Chennai Indian Fusion PL13 1AR | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 100 m | 5 Very good | 22 Nov 2024 |
| High Tide PL13 1AR | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 100 m | 5 Very good | 29 Apr 2026 |
| Truly Scrumptious PL13 1BW | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 100 m | 5 Very good | 12 Sep 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 27 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 18 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 16 |
| Public order | 7 |
| Other theft | 6 |
| Shoplifting | 5 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near East Cliff (20); On or near Supermarket (11); On or near Castle Street (11); On or near Bay Street (7); On or near Tower Hill (7).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 7% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 31% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 55% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 36% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 13% | 17% |
| Private rented | 32% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 46% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 18% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 10% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 40% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 34% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 22% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 57% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 22% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 24% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 10% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 6 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- PL13 1BZ: 4 addresses of 6 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Church Street · Church End · The Bay · Middle Market Street · Lower Chapel Street · Lower Street · Middle Market Street · Higher Chapel Street · Tower Hill · Buller Street · Lower Market Street · Higher Market Street
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.