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EPC B
About Birchanger
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Birchanger is a detached house in West Hill, Ottery St. Mary, Ottery St Mary (EX11 1XJ). It has a recorded floor area of 143 m² (around 1539 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2025) returns a high B (score 85), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. When first surveyed in June 2015 the rating was E, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. Main heating runs on electricity.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £743,000 is 22.8% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£393/sq ft) was about 50.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 143 m² it's 22.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (184 m² median across 35 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 89% of similar EPCs). Most recent transfer: February 2022 at £605,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Jun 2025
EPC Rating
A
B
B85
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Heat Pump
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
1.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Birchanger, Higher Broad Oak Road, West Hill, Ottery St Mary, EX11 1XJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Birchanger has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.
- Jan 2017FullApproval with conditions
Construction of detached bungalow and detached garage with revised vehicular access to host dwelling Birchanger.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Price for Birchanger has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£743,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 24 years.
Last sold (2022)
£605,000
Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Higher Broad Oak Road homes
Four headline reads against 35 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Birchanger outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,231
Street avg £3,326
Floor Area
143 m²
Street avg 194 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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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
0.2 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around EX11 1XJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.0dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 16 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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Common questions
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