Hollowtree Court, Fore Street, North Tawton, EX20 2DT

Hollowtree Court is a four-bedroom detached house in North Tawton (EX20 2DT). It has a recorded floor area of 140 m² (around 1507 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2024) returns a high B (score 86), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. When first surveyed in April 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 93). The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include outbuildings. The home occupies a corner plot.

It hasn't traded since June 2009, a hold of 17 years that's notably long for the area. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 140 m² the property is well over the postcode median (92 m² across 46 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. Across 2002–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £410,000 sits 69.4% above the 2009 sale of £242,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£161/sq ft) was about 25.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.