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Get startedHutchings Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Alfington, Ottery St. Mary, Ottery St Mary (EX11 1PF). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in November 2020 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and main heating went from Very Poor to Poor; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Very Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 62). Main heating runs on lpg.
Untraded for 18 years, with the last transfer in June 2008. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 10.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £601,000 is 20.2% above the 2008 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£434/sq ft) was about 75.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2005. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Extension: Two storey
Demolition of single storey extension, erect two storey extension and car port/workshop.
Hutchings Cottage saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£601,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.7% per year over 4 years.
£499,950
Growth on file: 10.7% per year over 4 years.
Price per m² for Hutchings Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,672
Street avg £2,991
Floor Area
107 m²
Street avg 116 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
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
0.4 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.0dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heat pump installed, significantly improving energy efficiency
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls changed
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Solar PV panels (10 kWp) installed
Heating system changed
Fuel source changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
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30 June 2008Most recent
£499,950
+25.9%over 1 year14 November 2006
£397,000
+16.4%over 2 years24 September 2004
£341,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX11 1PF: £382,000 (2025–2014).
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 8.5 t/year
EX11 1UQ
Cottages — bus stop.
Closest school
2.0 km
Feniton Church of England Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.5dB
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