5 Brackendown, West Hill, Ottery St Mary, EX11 1NT
About 5 Brackendown
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.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
Energy performance
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Jun 2019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
Planning history
Planning history at 5 Brackendown is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Jan 2019Tree WorksTreesIn 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
- Mar 2014Tree WorksTreesIn 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
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Sales history & valuation
5 Brackendown valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£969,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£655,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
17 June 2010Most recent
£655,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX11 1NT: £767,500 (2019–2016).
Nearby sales in EX11 1NT
Westwood Lodge, Brackendown, West Hill, Ottery St Mary, EX11 1NT
Sold Nov 2019
£560,000Woodhayes, Brackendown, West Hill, Ottery St Mary, EX11 1NT
Sold Sept 2019
£1,450,0006 Brackendown, West Hill, Ottery St Mary, EX11 1NT
Sold May 2019
£799,00011 Brackendown, West Hill, Ottery St Mary, EX11 1NT
Sold Sept 2017
£767,5009 Brackendown, West Hill, Ottery St Mary, EX11 1NT
Sold Jan 2016
£725,000
Versus other Brackendown homes
Price per m² for 5 Brackendown lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,239
Street avg £3,360
Floor Area
293 m²
Street avg 227 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 6.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.2dB







