79 North Street, Okehampton, EX20 1BD
About 79 North Street
79 North Street is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Okehampton (EX20 1BD). It has a recorded floor area of 122 m² (around 1313 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since July 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
At 122 m² the property is well over the postcode median (87 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1996–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £278,000 is 11.2% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£190/sq ft) was about 32% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £250,000 in May 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
79 North Street has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
Price for 79 North Street has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£278,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.9% per year over 26 years.
£250,000
Growth on file: 7.9% per year over 26 years.
Sales timeline
18 May 2022Most recent
£250,000
+63.4%over 16 years24 August 2005
£153,000
+13.4%over 2 years12 November 2002
£134,950
+125.1%over 1 year5 January 2001
£59,950
+71.3%over 4 years23 May 1996
£35,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX20 1BD: £220,000 (2025–2022).
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Versus other North Street homes
79 North Street outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,049
Street avg £1,771
Floor Area
122 m²
Street avg 88 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 5.2 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
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
School Way — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Okehampton Primary School and Foundation Unit. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.6dB