Marine Drive Looe, Cornwall
98 addresses across 11 postcodes (PL13), about 620 m (0.4 miles) long, classed as a minor road. USRN 5701479.
- Sales: 32 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £307,000 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 48 homes have an energy certificate (B: 3, C: 14, D: 17, E: 12, F: 1, G: 1).
- Flood: 13 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 47% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Looe, about 920 m (0.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 600 m (0.4 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: Its addresses are 4 to 31 m above sea level.
- Noise: 35 of its 98 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Old Bridge Surgery, about 650 m (0.4 miles) away.
- People: About 830 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 64% of households owned their home and 33% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 39 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | £307,000 | £289,000 | £325,000 |
| 2024 | 1 | £305,000 | £305,000 | £305,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | £325,000 | £325,000 | £325,000 |
| 2021 | 2 | £250,000 | £210,000 | £290,000 |
| 2019 | 4 | £234,000 | £210,000 | £238,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £238,500 | £238,500 | £238,500 |
| 2017 | 1 | £325,000 | £325,000 | £325,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £180,000 | £180,000 | £180,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | £149,950 | £149,950 | £149,950 |
| 2011 | 2 | £240,250 | £202,500 | £278,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | £205,000 | £205,000 | £205,000 |
| 2007 | 2 | £269,500 | £258,000 | £281,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Sep 2025 | 8, ROCK TOWERS APARTMENTS PL13 2DQ | Flat or maisonette | £289,000 | Leasehold. |
| 15 Aug 2025 | 5, ROCK TOWERS APARTMENTS PL13 2DQ | Flat or maisonette | £325,000 | Leasehold. |
| 6 Mar 2024 | 6, ISLAND COURT PL13 2DQ | Flat or maisonette | £305,000 | Leasehold. |
| 4 Apr 2023 | 9, ISLAND COURT PL13 2DQ | Flat or maisonette | £325,000 | Leasehold. |
| 6 Aug 2021 | 4, ISLAND COURT PL13 2DQ | Flat or maisonette | £290,000 | Leasehold. |
| 18 Feb 2021 | 5, ISLAND COURT PL13 2DQ | Flat or maisonette | £210,000 | Leasehold. |
| 11 Oct 2019 | 1, ISLAND COURT PL13 2DQ | Flat or maisonette | £235,000 | Leasehold. |
| 24 Sep 2019 | 3, ISLAND COURT PL13 2DQ | Flat or maisonette | £238,000 | Leasehold. |
| 22 Jan 2019 | 9, ISLAND COURT PL13 2DQ | Flat or maisonette | £210,000 | Leasehold. |
| 21 Jan 2019 | 6, ISLAND COURT PL13 2DQ | Flat or maisonette | £233,000 | Leasehold. |
| 19 Jan 2018 | 4, ISLAND COURT PL13 2DQ | Flat or maisonette | £238,500 | Leasehold. |
| 16 May 2017 | 8, ISLAND COURT PL13 2DQ | Flat or maisonette | £325,000 | Leasehold. |
| 30 Apr 2014 | 2, ISLAND COURT PL13 2DQ | Flat or maisonette | £180,000 | Leasehold. |
| 5 Nov 2013 | 6, ROCK TOWERS APARTMENTS PL13 2DQ | Flat or maisonette | £149,950 | Leasehold. |
| 19 Dec 2011 | 3, HOMESTEAD PL13 2DQ | Flat or maisonette | £202,500 | Leasehold. |
| 22 Jul 2011 | 8, ISLAND COURT PL13 2DQ | Flat or maisonette | £278,000 | Leasehold. |
| 4 Jun 2010 | 5, ISLAND COURT PL13 2DQ | Flat or maisonette | £205,000 | Leasehold. |
| 26 Jun 2007 | 2, WOODCREST PL13 2DQ | Flat or maisonette | £258,000 | Leasehold. |
| 8 Jun 2007 | 7, ISLAND COURT PL13 2DQ | Flat or maisonette | £281,000 | Leasehold. |
| 2 Oct 2006 | 3, HOMESTEAD PL13 2DQ | Flat or maisonette | £195,000 | Leasehold. |
| 5 Sep 2003 | 9, ROCK TOWERS APARTMENTS PL13 2DQ | Flat or maisonette | £148,000 | Leasehold. |
| 11 Jul 2003 | 7, ISLAND COURT PL13 2DQ | Flat or maisonette | £249,950 | Leasehold. |
| 11 Jul 2003 | 2, ISLAND COURT PL13 2DQ | Flat or maisonette | £150,000 | Leasehold. |
| 21 Mar 2003 | 11, ROCK TOWERS APARTMENTS PL13 2DQ | Flat or maisonette | £184,000 | Leasehold. |
| 7 Feb 2003 | 12, ROCK TOWERS APARTMENTS PL13 2DQ | Flat or maisonette | £160,000 | Leasehold. |
| 6 Dec 2002 | 5, ROCK TOWERS APARTMENTS PL13 2DQ | Flat or maisonette | £151,000 | Leasehold. |
| 4 Feb 2002 | 8, ROCK TOWERS APARTMENTS PL13 2DQ | Flat or maisonette | £95,000 | Leasehold. |
| 4 Dec 2000 | 7, ISLAND COURT PL13 2DQ | Flat or maisonette | £146,000 | Leasehold. |
| 17 Mar 2000 | 3, ROCK TOWERS APARTMENTS PL13 2DQ | Flat or maisonette | £78,000 | Leasehold. |
| 9 Jul 1999 | 6, ROCK TOWERS APARTMENTS PL13 2DQ | Flat or maisonette | £103,750 | Leasehold. |
| 9 Jul 1999 | 10, ROCK TOWERS APARTMENTS PL13 2DQ | Flat or maisonette | £103,750 | Leasehold. |
| 26 Jul 1996 | 4, ISLAND COURT PL13 2DQ | Flat or maisonette | £56,500 | Leasehold. |
Energy performance certificates
48 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 65 m². Most common: Flat (29); House, semi-detached (10); Maisonette, end-terrace (2). Built: before 1900 (18); 1900-1929 (14); 2003-2006 (7). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (32); rented (private) (5).
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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band B (26% of about 2,300 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: 34.
- 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
- CHURCH OF ST NICHOLAS, grade II*
- LANTAU, grade II*
- THE FISHERMAN'S ARMS, grade II*
- THE OLD GUILDHALL (NOW MUSEUM), grade II*
- 2, LOWER STREET, grade II
- CHUBB'S HOUSE, grade II
- CHURCH HOUSE, grade II
- CHURCH OF ST MARY, grade II
- CHYMOR SUN COTTAGE, grade II
- DORILL COTTAGE QUAY WAY SAM SUPPLIES, grade II
- Former Warehouse, East Looe, grade II
- GRAND PAS COTTAGE, grade II
- K6 TELEPHONE KIOSK ADJACENT TO NORTH SIDE OF WATCH TOWER STUDIO AND FORMER LIFEBOAT SHED, grade II
- LERRYN COTTAGE THE GALLEON, grade II
- LITTLE GANNET, grade II
- MARKET COTTAGE, grade II
- OSBORNE HOUSE, grade II
- PETROC YE OLD FISHERMAN'S COTTAGE, grade II
- PIERS AND QUAYS, grade II
- QUAY WALLS INCLUDING VIADUCT, grade II
- ROCK A BYE COTTAGE, grade II
- SURCOUF HOTEL AND RESTAURANT SURFCOAT HOTEL AND RESTAURANT, grade II
- THE CELLAR WINE BAR THE LOFT, grade II
- THE COTTAGE, grade II
- THE CUBBYHOLE, grade II
- THE FLOWER POT THE WATER RAIL, grade II
- THE GAFF, grade II
- THE LEATHER WORKSHOP, grade II
- THE OLD VICARAGE, grade II
- THE STUDIO, grade II
And 4 more.
Roadworks
Planned, as of 30 September 2026
- 1 October 2026: CORNWALL COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, two-way signals, on the footway (minor works)
Finished in the last three months
- 17 September 2026 to 21 September 2026: CORNWALL COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, two-way signals, on the footway (standard works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 13 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 12 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 35 homes the Environment Agency counts, 8 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 0 very low.
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: at least one 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.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| PL13 2DD | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| PL13 2DE | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| PL13 2BY | not in 2 or 3 | 4 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| PL13 2DB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| PL13 2BX | zone 3 | 5 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| PL13 2DA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| PL13 2DT | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| PL13 2BZ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| PL13 2DQ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 11 | unlikely |
| PL13 2DU | not in 2 or 3 | 4 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| PL13 2DG | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 98 addresses are between 4 m and 31 m above sea level (17 m on average); the ground rises about 27 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PL13 2BX | 85% | 77% | 77% | 0% |
| PL13 2BY | 78% | 78% | 78% | 0% |
| PL13 2BZ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| PL13 2DA | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| PL13 2DB | 57% | 57% | 57% | 0% |
| PL13 2DD | 82% | 82% | 82% | 0% |
| PL13 2DE | 47% | 47% | 47% | 0% |
| PL13 2DG | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| PL13 2DQ | 93% | 93% | 93% | 0% |
| PL13 2DT | 96% | 96% | 96% | 0% |
| PL13 2DU | 85% | 85% | 85% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Looe 120,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 920 m (0.6 miles) |
| Sandplace 970 journeys in 2024–25 | 4 km (2.5 miles) | |
| Causeland 2,110 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.1 km (3.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 10 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Fire Station West Looe | 270 m |
| Ferry terminal | Bodinnick Ferry Landing | 12.6 km (7.8 miles) |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Quay Rd Parking | 310 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest PoGo Charge | 760 m (0.5 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 | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Looe Pharmacy | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Maple Croft Dental Surgery | 740 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Liskeard Community Hospital | 12.3 km (7.6 miles) |
| Police station | Looe Police Station | 920 m (0.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Riverside Amusements, West Lodge, Lanreath Cashzone | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 270 m² | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 570 m² | 830 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | Looe Allotments and Community Gardens 1.4 ha | 2.3 km (1.4 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*), 180 m north. 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* | 180 m north |
| Old Guildhall | Scheduled monument | 200 m north |
| The Old Guildhall (Now Museum) | Listed building, Grade II* | 210 m north |
| The Fisherman's Arms | Listed building, Grade II* | 230 m north |
| Ye Old Cottage Ye Olde Cottage | Listed building, Grade II* | 240 m north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| The Blind | Tidal water | 320 m east |
| Trenant Point | Wetland | 1 km (0.6 miles) north |
| Trenant Wood | Wood | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Wayland Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) west |
| Bodigga Cliff | Cliff or slope | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) north-east |
| Hobb's Hill | Hill | 4.5 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 | 35 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 63 | 98 |
35 of the street's 98 addresses are 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 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Looe Community Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penrock Distillery PL13 1BX | Manufacturers/packers | 130 m | 5 Very good | 23 Apr 2026 |
| Beach Cafe PL13 1BX | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 140 m | 5 Very good | 12 Sep 2025 |
| Pier Cafe PL13 1BX | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 140 m | 5 Very good | 27 Aug 2025 |
| The Lookout PL13 1AL | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 160 m | 5 Very good | 9 Jul 2024 |
| The Old Boathouse PL13 1AL | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 160 m | 5 Very good | 19 Feb 2025 |
| The Sardine Factory PL13 2BX | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 160 m | 5 Very good | 28 May 2025 |
| Heritage Centre Coffee Shop PL13 2BX | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 160 m | 5 Very good | 8 Apr 2025 |
| Sarahs Cake Shop PL13 1DF | Retailers - other | 200 m | 5 Very good | 29 Oct 2025 |
| Clive's Cats Cartoons PL13 1AS | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 210 m | 5 Very good | 26 May 2026 |
| Hannafore Point Hotel PL13 2DG | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 220 m | 5 Very good | 10 Sep 2024 |
| JuJu's Tapas & Small Plates PL13 1BS | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 220 m | 5 Very good | 28 Aug 2026 |
| Admiral Boscarn PL13 1BU | Pub/bar/nightclub | 220 m | 5 Very good | 28 May 2025 |
| Loowena PL13 1BS | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 220 m | 5 Very good | 17 Feb 2025 |
| JJ's Street Kitchen PL13 1BS | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 220 m | 2 Improvement necessary | 3 Sep 2026 |
| Sarah's Pasty Shop PL13 1AS | Retailers - other | 220 m | 5 Very good | 3 Nov 2023 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 12 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 9 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 8 |
| Public order | 5 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Shoplifting | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Bay Street (7); On or near Tower Hill (7); On or near Dawn Road (7); On or near Middle Market Street (4); On or near Buller Street (3).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 59 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 7% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 40% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 64% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 50% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 30% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 44% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 40% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 40% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 35% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 21% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 53% | 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) | 33% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 4 to 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 2DD: 28 addresses of 42 in the postcode
- PL13 2DE: 26 addresses of 30 in the postcode
- PL13 2BY: 11 addresses
- PL13 2DB: 10 addresses
- PL13 2BX: 7 addresses of 25 in the postcode
- PL13 2DA: 4 addresses
- PL13 2DT: 4 addresses of 31 in the postcode
- PL13 2BZ: 3 addresses
- PL13 2DQ: 2 addresses of 40 in the postcode
- PL13 2DU: 2 addresses of 23 in the postcode
- PL13 2DG: 1 address of 3 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Dawn Road · Hannafore Lane · Church End · Church Street · The Bay · Bay Street · Buller Street · Lower Street · Middle Market Street · Lower Chapel Street · Buller Street · Higher Chapel 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.