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The Old Surgery, Essington, North Tawton, EX20 2EX

1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
11
From EPC
Floor area
388 m²
4176 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 32
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About The Old Surgery

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

The Old Surgery is a semi-detached house in North Tawton (EX20 2EX). It has a recorded floor area of 388 m² (around 4176 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (February 2014) shows an F (score 32), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from February 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 388 m² the property is well over the postcode median (161 m² across 14 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. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2016. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.

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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.

The Old Surgery sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Feb 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F32
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
24.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

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

The Old Surgery has an approved single-storey extension on the planning record.

  1. Apr 2016
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey

    Householder application for the construction of first floor bedroom extension and associated works

    Documents
    6 docs on file
    Reference
    0464/16/HHO
    View planning record

What's in The Old Surgery, Essington, North Tawton, EX20 2EX's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and 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.

The Old Surgery has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

Current estimate

£610,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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No sales recorded with HM Land Registry

That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.

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.

The Old Surgery is notably below the street on epc rating.

EPC Rating

32 (F)

Street avg 63 (D)

Strongly below

Floor Area

388 m²

Street avg 180 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

24.0 t/year

Street avg 7.5 t/year

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

11 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£611k

1 Bouchers Hill

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EX20 2HU

3 bed2 bath
£394k

1 Brookside Cottage, Sticklepath

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£370k

1 Blangy Close

EX20 2GY

4 bed2 bath
£351k

1 Brook Close, Sampford Courtenay

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£351k

1 Dartmoor View, Sampford Courtenay

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£298k

1 Brights Cottages, South Zeal

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3 bed1 bath
£294k

1 Bridge Cottages, Bondleigh

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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.
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

0.2 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

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