Letherens, Fore Street, North Tawton, EX20 2DT
About Letherens
Letherens is a detached house in North Tawton (EX20 2DT). It has a recorded floor area of 138 m² (around 1485 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2014) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 138 m² the property is well over the postcode median (92 m² across 46 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 72% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2001. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2001–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £439,000 is 20.9% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£244/sq ft) was about 87.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in January 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 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
Letherens'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Aug 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
Letherens has an approved front extension on the planning record.
- Sept 2001ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Front of property
Erection of conservatory to front elevation
Extension- Reference
- 1955/2001/OKE
What's in Letherens, Fore Street, North Tawton, EX20 2DT's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Letherens was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£439,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.5% per year over 15 years.
£363,000
Growth on file: 5.5% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
7 January 2016Most recent
£363,000
+120.0%over 14 years30 May 2001
£165,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX20 2DT: £157,500 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in EX20 2DT
56 Fore Street, North Tawton, EX20 2DT
Sold Sept 2025
£150,00024 Fore Street, North Tawton, EX20 2DT
Sold Feb 2025
£137,50015 Fore Street, North Tawton, EX20 2DT
Sold Jul 2024
£310,0003 Taw Close, Fore Street, North Tawton, EX20 2DT
Sold Jan 2024
£157,50012 Fore Street, North Tawton, EX20 2DT
Sold Dec 2022
£173,000
Everything we know about Letherens, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Fore Street homes
Letherens outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,630
Street avg £1,604
Floor Area
138 m²
Street avg 103 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.3 t/year
Street avg 5.1 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
0.2 km
The Square — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
North Tawton Community Primary School and Nursery. 1 school nearby.
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
43.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.4dB