Dove Cottage, Belstone, Okehampton, EX20 1RD
About Dove Cottage
Dove Cottage is a detached house in Belstone, Okehampton, Okehampton (EX20 1RD). It has a recorded floor area of 227 m² (around 2443 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Untraded for 24 years, with the last transfer in November 2002. At 227 m² the property is well over the postcode median (70 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £656,000 sits 90.1% above the 2002 sale of £345,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£141/sq ft) was about 63.9% below the postcode norm.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Dove Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Dove Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
Dove Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£656,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£345,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
11 November 2002Most recent
£345,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX20 1RD: £615,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in EX20 1RD
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Sold Mar 2025
£700,000Skaigh Garden Cottage, Belstone, Okehampton, EX20 1RD
Sold Oct 2023
£365,000Springfield, Belstone, Okehampton, EX20 1RD
Sold Oct 2023
£582,500The Retreat, Belstone, Okehampton, EX20 1RD
Sold Jul 2019
£695,000St Anthonys, Belstone, Okehampton, EX20 1RD
Sold Jan 2019
£615,000
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Versus the street
EPC Rating for Dove Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
44 (E)
Street avg 24 (F)
Floor Area
227 m²
Street avg 221 m²
CO₂ Emissions
14.0 t/year
Street avg 17.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
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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
0.5 km
Car Park — bus stop.
Closest school
2.5 km
South Tawton Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.5dB