Old Post Office, Belstone, Okehampton, EX20 1RA
About Old Post Office
Old Post Office is a detached house in Belstone, Okehampton, Okehampton (EX20 1RA). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1012 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2021) shows an F (score 25), near the bottom of the EPC scale. When first surveyed in April 2011 the rating was G, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 94 m² it sits well below the postcode median (137 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Sold October 2023 for £380,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1999–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£376/sq ft) was about 44.5% 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
Energy performance
Old Post Office's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
Planning history
Old Post Office has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
Old Post Office has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
£375,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 24 years.
£380,000
Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
8 October 2023Most recent
£380,000
+103.8%over 12 years21 August 2011
£186,500
+31.3%over 7 months5 January 2011
£142,000
+77.5%over 11 years2 August 1999
£80,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX20 1RA: £540,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in EX20 1RA
Tor Cottage, Belstone, Okehampton, EX20 1RA
Sold Oct 2024
£317,500Andrews Cottage, Belstone, Okehampton, EX20 1RA
Sold Oct 2022
£540,000Well Meadow, Belstone, Okehampton, EX20 1RA
Sold Oct 2022
£546,000Dartmoor House, Belstone, Okehampton, EX20 1RA
Sold Aug 2021
£680,000Perrymans Cottage, Belstone, Okehampton, EX20 1RA
Sold Mar 2021
£389,950
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Versus the street
Years Held for Old Post Office lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,043
Street avg £4,673
Floor Area
94 m²
Street avg 156 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
13.0 t/year
Street avg 9.9 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
Car Park — bus stop.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.5dB