Castle Heights, Castle Road, Okehampton, EX20 1HX
About Castle Heights
Castle Heights is a four-bedroom detached house in Okehampton (EX20 1HX). It has a recorded floor area of 280 m² (around 3014 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band F. The property has solar panels and underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The latest certificate (June 2014) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). The latest certificate is from June 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 280 m² the property is well over the postcode median (72 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Today's modelled estimate of £611,000 is 28.6% above the 2019 sale price. Most recent transfer: June 2019 at £475,000.
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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
- Bathrooms3
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- GarageDouble
Building
- Underfloor heatingYes
- Solar panelsYes
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
Castle Heights ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Jun 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Dec 2005New BuildFullIn report
Erection of dwelling (revision of previously approved scheme 6815/2004/OKE
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 8184/2005/OKE
- Jan 2005
What's in Castle Heights, Castle Road, Okehampton, EX20 1HX's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
£611,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£475,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
18 June 2019Most recent
£475,000
Median price across the last 1 sales in EX20 1HX: £112,000 (2000–2000).
Nearby sales in EX20 1HX
Everything we know about Castle Heights, in one report
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Versus other Castle Road homes
Castle Heights outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
79 (C)
Street avg 47 (E)
Floor Area
280 m²
Street avg 72 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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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
0.2 km
Tenby House — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Okehampton College. 3 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.9dB