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About Orchard Lea
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Orchard Lea is a detached house in Bow, Crediton, Crediton (EX17 6HQ). It has a recorded floor area of 160 m² (around 1722 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2020) shows an F (score 25), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (October 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 1.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £416,000 is 43.2% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£169/sq ft) was about 29.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 160 m² the property is well over the postcode median (76 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). Last sold in May 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Orchard Lea's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jan 2020
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F25
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
14.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Orchard Lea's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£416,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.3% per year over 12 years.
Last sold (2017)
£290,500
Growth on file: 1.3% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
Versus the street
Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for Orchard Lea lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
25 (F)
Street avg 52 (E)
Floor Area
160 m²
Street avg 92 m²
CO₂ Emissions
14.0 t/year
Street avg 4.9 t/year
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 Crediton 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
Iter Park — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around EX17 6HQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.2dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 8 points of interest in total.
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