What type of property is 20 Castle Cottages, Castle Lane, EX20 1JA?

20 Castle Cottages, Castle Lane, EX20 1JA is a 2-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What did 20 Castle Cottages, Castle Lane, EX20 1JA sell for?

20 Castle Cottages, Castle Lane, EX20 1JA last sold for £160,000 in September 2020, around 6 years ago. Before that, it sold for £85,000 in February 2003, so prices have been rising over 18 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 20 Castle Cottages, Castle Lane, EX20 1JA?

Across 2 sales between February 2003 and September 2020, 20 Castle Cottages, Castle Lane, EX20 1JA rose from £85,000 to £160,000, a change of £75,000. That works out to roughly +3.7% per year compounded over 18 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 20 Castle Cottages, Castle Lane, EX20 1JA have?

The current EPC rating for 20 Castle Cottages, Castle Lane, EX20 1JA is C with a score of 69 out of 100, lodged in June 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 20 Castle Cottages, Castle Lane, EX20 1JA?

20 Castle Cottages, Castle Lane, EX20 1JA has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (624 sq ft), around 29 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is 20 Castle Cottages, Castle Lane, EX20 1JA heated?

The latest EPC at 20 Castle Cottages, Castle Lane, EX20 1JA records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 20 Castle Cottages, Castle Lane, EX20 1JA?

20 Castle Cottages, Castle Lane, EX20 1JA is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is 20 Castle Cottages, Castle Lane, EX20 1JA located?

20 Castle Cottages, Castle Lane, EX20 1JA sits in Okehampton. It falls within the EX20 postcode district in Devon.

How safe is the area around 20 Castle Cottages, Castle Lane, EX20 1JA?

Police records around 20 Castle Cottages, Castle Lane, EX20 1JA show an average of 1 reported crimes per month over the last 10 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 50% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 20 Castle Cottages, Castle Lane, EX20 1JA?

The closest primary school to 20 Castle Cottages, Castle Lane, EX20 1JA is Okehampton Primary School and Foundation Unit (972m), one of 2 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Okehampton College (577m).

How well connected is 20 Castle Cottages, Castle Lane, EX20 1JA?

The closest bus stop to 20 Castle Cottages, Castle Lane, EX20 1JA is Moyses Meadow, 375m away. The nearest rail option is Okehampton Rail Station, 685m away.

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20 Castle Cottages, Castle Lane, Okehampton, EX20 1JA

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

58 m²

624 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 69

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 20 Castle Cottages

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

20 Castle Cottages is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Okehampton (EX20 1JA). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 91).

Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 89% of similar EPCs). Across 2003–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £201,000 is 25.6% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£256/sq ft) was about 35% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £160,000 in September 2020.

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

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Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes

Outside

Private gardenFront and rear
DrivewayYes

Building

Heating systemGas

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Rating

C69

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

2.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 20 Castle Cottages, Castle Lane, Okehampton, EX20 1JA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

20 Castle Cottages has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£201,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.7% per year over 18 years.

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Last sold (2020)

£160,000

Growth on file: 3.7% per year over 18 years.

Sales timeline

9 September 2020Most recent
£160,000
+88.2%over 17 years
7 February 2003
£85,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in EX20 1JA: £162,800 (2022–2018).

Nearby sales in EX20 1JA

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On the street

Versus other Castle Lane homes

Four headline reads against 18 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 20 Castle Cottages runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,759

Street avg £2,177

Strongly above

Floor Area

58 m²

Street avg 67 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

2.5 t/year

Street avg 3.6 t/year

Strongly above

Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Okehampton district page.

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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

1/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.4 km

Moyses Meadow — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Okehampton College. 3 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around EX20 1JA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.2dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for EX20 1JA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.4dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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