Rose Cottage, Belstone, Okehampton, EX20 1RA
About Rose Cottage
Rose Cottage is a detached house in Belstone, Okehampton, Okehampton (EX20 1RA). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2015) shows an F (score 31), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from May 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 66 m² it sits well below the postcode median (137 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £309,000 is 31.5% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£331/sq ft) was about 61.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in January 2016, so it's been off the market for around 10 years.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Rose Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 May 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Oct 2020ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of rear first floor extension and rebuilding of existing workshop/store/garage
- Documents
- 21 docs on file
- Reference
- 0407/20
- Aug 2020ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of rear first floor extension to provide new bedroom and rebuilding of workshop/store/garage
- Documents
- 25 docs on file
- Reference
- 0304/20
What's in Rose Cottage, Belstone, Okehampton, EX20 1RA's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
£309,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£235,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
22 January 2016Most recent
£235,000
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
£317,500Old Post Office, Belstone, Okehampton, EX20 1RA
Sold Oct 2023
£380,000Andrews 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
£680,000
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Versus the street
Rose Cottage is notably below the street on habitable rooms.
Price per m²
£3,561
Street avg £4,753
Floor Area
66 m²
Street avg 159 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.4 t/year
Street avg 10.5 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.
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
42.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.5dB