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Essington House, Essington, North Tawton, EX20 2EX

3 sales on record7 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
10
From EPC
Floor area
369 m²
3972 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 58
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Essington House

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

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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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

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

Essington House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D58
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
17.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Essington House, Essington, North Tawton, EX20 2EX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Essington House has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.

  1. Aug 2023
    Tree WorksTrees
    In report

    T1: Copper Beech - Crown lift to 3m above ground level

    Council
    West Devon
    Documents
    8 docs on file
    Reference
    2287/23/TCA
    View planning record
  2. Aug 2022
    Tree WorksTrees
    In 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
    View planning record

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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Essington House has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.

Current estimate

£586,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 22.6% per year over 7 years.

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Last sold (2005)

£395,000

Growth on file: 22.6% per year over 7 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 11 July 2005Most recent

    £395,000

    +107.9%over 4 years
  2. 9 March 2001

    £190,000

    +90.0%over 2 years
  3. 12 October 1998

    £100,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in EX20 2EX: £252,500 (2023–2017).

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On the street

Versus other Essington homes

Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Essington House is notably below the street on price per m².

Price per m²

£1,070

Street avg £2,154

Strongly below

Floor Area

369 m²

Street avg 182 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

10 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

17.0 t/year

Street avg 8.0 t/year

Strongly below
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the North Tawton district page.

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.

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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.7dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for EX20 2EX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.1dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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