29 St James Street, Okehampton, EX20 1DH
About 29 St James Street
29 St James Street is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Okehampton (EX20 1DH). It has a recorded floor area of 155 m² (around 1668 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2024) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in May 2014 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, lighting went from Average to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 155 m² the property is well over the postcode median (70 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It changed hands recently, sold August 2025 for £250,000. Across 2015–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£150/sq ft) was about 29.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- DrivewayYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
29 St James Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Replaced storage heaters with gas boiler
Connected to mains gas supply
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
29 St James Street has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
29 St James Street valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£237,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.0% per year over 11 years.
£250,000
Growth on file: 4.0% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
18 August 2025Most recent
£250,000
+51.5%over 10 years15 February 2015
£165,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX20 1DH: £120,000 (2024–2008).
Nearby sales in EX20 1DH
27 St James Street, Okehampton, EX20 1DH
Sold Jul 2024
£205,0005 Peel House, St James Street, Okehampton, EX20 1DH
Sold Dec 2016
£87,5004 Peel House, St James Street, Okehampton, EX20 1DH
Sold Dec 2016
£87,5003 Peel House, St James Street, Okehampton, EX20 1DH
Sold Sept 2016
£125,0002 Peel House, St James Street, Okehampton, EX20 1DH
Sold May 2008
£120,000
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Tenby House — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Okehampton College. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.4dB