70 Fore Street, North Tawton, EX20 2ED
About 70 Fore Street
70 Fore Street is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in North Tawton (EX20 2ED). It has a recorded floor area of 115 m² (around 1238 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2019) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 3-band jump.
At 115 m² the property is well over the postcode median (69 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £288,000 is 15.2% above the 2021 sale price. Most recent transfer: April 2021 at £250,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2006.
Know exactly what you're buying at 70 Fore Street
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
70 Fore Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Mar 2006New BuildFullIn report
Outline application for erection of dwelling
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 8475/2006/OKE
What's in 70 Fore Street, North Tawton, EX20 2ED's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
70 Fore Street has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£288,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 24 years.
£250,000
Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
28 April 2021Most recent
£250,000
-8.8%over 14 years16 February 2007
£274,000
+398.2%over 10 years11 December 1996
£55,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX20 2ED: £212,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in EX20 2ED
The Retreat, Fore Street, North Tawton, EX20 2ED
Sold Nov 2025
£325,00078 Fore Street, North Tawton, EX20 2ED
Sold Aug 2021
£155,0009 Dartmoor View, Fore Street, North Tawton, EX20 2ED
Sold Jun 2021
£212,000Waterloo Cottage, Fore Street, North Tawton, EX20 2ED
Sold Jun 2021
£225,00074 Fore Street, North Tawton, EX20 2ED
Sold Oct 2020
£165,000
Everything we know about 70 Fore Street, 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
On co₂ emissions, 70 Fore Street runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,174
Street avg £1,895
Floor Area
115 m²
Street avg 86 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.7 t/year
Street avg 3.4 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
Barkers Way — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 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
43.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB