Essington House, Essington, North Tawton, EX20 2EX
About Essington House
Essington House is a semi-detached house in North Tawton (EX20 2EX). It has a recorded floor area of 369 m² (around 3972 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2024) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).
Held since July 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 369 m² the property is well over the postcode median (161 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 7 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 1998–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 22.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £586,000 is 48.4% above the 2005 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£99/sq ft) was about 29.6% below the postcode norm.
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Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Essington House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Essington House has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
- Aug 2023Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1: Copper Beech - Crown lift to 3m above ground level
- Council
- West Devon
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 2287/23/TCA
- Aug 2022Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1: Ash - Fell to ground level, tree is badly infected with Hymenoscphyus fraxineus and close of open phase low voltage powerlines
- Council
- West Devon
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 2373/22/TCA
What's in Essington House, Essington, North Tawton, EX20 2EX's planning history?
5 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Essington House has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
£586,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 22.6% per year over 7 years.
£395,000
Growth on file: 22.6% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
11 July 2005Most recent
£395,000
+107.9%over 4 years9 March 2001
£190,000
+90.0%over 2 years12 October 1998
£100,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX20 2EX: £252,500 (2023–2017).
Nearby sales in EX20 2EX
4 Court Green, Essington, North Tawton, EX20 2EX
Sold Nov 2023
£367,5007 Essington, North Tawton, EX20 2EX
Sold Jul 2022
£252,500The Old Rectory, Essington, North Tawton, EX20 2EX
Sold Jun 2021
£935,0001 Devonshire House, Essington, North Tawton, EX20 2EX
Sold Apr 2019
£187,75013 Essington, North Tawton, EX20 2EX
Sold Apr 2017
£250,000
Everything we know about Essington House, 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 Essington homes
Essington House is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,070
Street avg £2,154
Floor Area
369 m²
Street avg 182 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
17.0 t/year
Street avg 8.0 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
Clock Tower — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 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
43.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB