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5 Brackendown, West Hill, Ottery St Mary, EX11 1NT

3 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
5
Floor area
293 m²
3148 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 59
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 5 Brackendown

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

5 Brackendown is a five-bedroom detached house in West Hill, Ottery St. Mary, Ottery St Mary (EX11 1NT). It has a recorded floor area of 293 m² (around 3148 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2009) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). The latest certificate is from June 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in June 2010. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 293 m² it's 27.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (230 m² median across 11 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £969,000 is 47.9% above the 2010 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£208/sq ft) was about 23% below the postcode norm.

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

  • Bedrooms5
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

5 Brackendown's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Jun 2019

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D59
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
11.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Brackendown, West Hill, Ottery St Mary, EX11 1NT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history at 5 Brackendown is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.

  1. Jan 2019
    Tree WorksTrees
    In report

    T1, Atlas cedar - shorten side branches by 0.5m to a suitable pruning position to leave a natural form and remove low second and third order branches to give 2m clearance from ground level. No cuts bigger than 50mm. Reason to give clearance for pedestrians andG2, two copper beech - shorten side second order branches by 1m to a suitable third order branch and reduce height by 1 - 2m to leave a natural form with cuts no bigger than 50mm. To allow light into the garden.T3, purple Norway maple - shorten side second and third order branches by 1m to a suitable pruning position to leave a natural form. Reduce height by 1 - 2m. No cuts bigger than 50mm. To allow light into the garden.T4, beech - remove low branches to 2m to allow light over the hedge. Shorten back large branch over lawn by 2m and re-shape as necessary to leave a natural form. To allow light into the garden.

    Documents
    4 docs on file
    Reference
    18/2499/TRE
    View planning record
  2. Mar 2014
    Tree WorksTrees
    In report

    T1, Pine - Reduce by 10% via thinning the side branches removing up to 1m branch lengths.

    Agent
    Rowse Tree Services Ltd.
    Documents
    6 docs on file
    Reference
    14/0085/TRE
    View planning record
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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

5 Brackendown valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

On the street

Versus other Brackendown homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 5 Brackendown lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,239

Street avg £3,360

Strongly below

Floor Area

293 m²

Street avg 227 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

9 rooms

Street avg 8 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

11.0 t/year

Street avg 6.8 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 5 Brackendown

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

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Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Ottery St Mary district page.

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.3 km

Hawkins Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

0.8 km

West Hill Primary School. 2 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around EX11 1NT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for EX11 1NT

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for EX11 1NT

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.2dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 5 Brackendown, West Hill, Ottery St Mary, EX11 1NT. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.