What kind of home is Pottery Cottage, 5 The Square, EX20 2ER?

Pottery Cottage, 5 The Square, EX20 2ER is a 2-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What did Pottery Cottage, 5 The Square, EX20 2ER sell for?

Pottery Cottage, 5 The Square, EX20 2ER last sold for £120,000 in January 2006, around 20 years ago. Before that, it sold for £95,000 in January 2004, so prices have been rising over 2 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has Pottery Cottage, 5 The Square, EX20 2ER appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between January 2004 and January 2006, Pottery Cottage, 5 The Square, EX20 2ER rose from £95,000 to £120,000, a change of £25,000. That works out to roughly +12.6% per year compounded over 2 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does Pottery Cottage, 5 The Square, EX20 2ER have?

The current EPC rating for Pottery Cottage, 5 The Square, EX20 2ER is E with a score of 54 out of 100, lodged in June 2019. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is Pottery Cottage, 5 The Square, EX20 2ER?

Pottery Cottage, 5 The Square, EX20 2ER has a recorded floor area of 158 m² (1,701 sq ft), around 79 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 67% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in EX20 2ER. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does Pottery Cottage, 5 The Square, EX20 2ER use?

The latest EPC at Pottery Cottage, 5 The Square, EX20 2ER records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for Pottery Cottage, 5 The Square, EX20 2ER?

Pottery Cottage, 5 The Square, EX20 2ER is in council tax band A. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is Pottery Cottage, 5 The Square, EX20 2ER in?

Pottery Cottage, 5 The Square, EX20 2ER sits in North Tawton. It falls within the EX20 postcode district in Devon.

Is Pottery Cottage, 5 The Square, EX20 2ER in a safe area?

Police records around Pottery Cottage, 5 The Square, EX20 2ER show an average of 1 reported crimes per month over the last 10 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 50% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near Pottery Cottage, 5 The Square, EX20 2ER?

The closest primary school to Pottery Cottage, 5 The Square, EX20 2ER is North Tawton Community Primary School and Nursery (235m).

How well connected is Pottery Cottage, 5 The Square, EX20 2ER?

The closest bus stop to Pottery Cottage, 5 The Square, EX20 2ER is Clock Tower, 44m away. In total there are 6 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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Pottery Cottage, 5 The Square, North Tawton, EX20 2ER

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Floor area

158 m²

1701 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 54

Council tax

Band A

Overview

About Pottery Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Pottery Cottage is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in North Tawton (EX20 2ER). It has a recorded floor area of 158 m² (around 1701 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (June 2019) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump.

It hasn't traded since January 2006, a hold of 20 years that's notably long for the area. Across 2004–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £187,000 sits 55.8% above the 2006 sale of £120,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£71/sq ft) was about 15.5% below the postcode norm. At 158 m² it's 25.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (126 m² median across 6 EPCs).

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

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Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Pottery Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

E54

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

8.1 t/year

Occupancy

—

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Pottery Cottage, 5 The Square, North Tawton, EX20 2ER, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Pottery Cottage has no planning applications on record.

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Pottery Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£187,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.6% per year over 2 years.

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Last sold (2006)

£120,000

Growth on file: 12.6% per year over 2 years.

Sales timeline

20 January 2006Most recent
£120,000
+26.3%over 1 year
30 January 2004
£95,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in EX20 2ER: £110,500 (2025–2014).

Nearby sales in EX20 2ER

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Versus other The Square homes

Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m²

£759

Street avg £1,217

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Floor Area

158 m²

Street avg 163 m²

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Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

8.1 t/year

Street avg 8.7 t/year

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Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Full North Tawton report

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

0.0 km

Clock Tower — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

North Tawton Community Primary School and Nursery. 1 school nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around EX20 2ER from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.4dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for EX20 2ER

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.3dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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