What type of property is 17 Gostwyck Close, EX20 2HR?

17 Gostwyck Close, EX20 2HR is a 2-bedroom detached house.

When did 17 Gostwyck Close, EX20 2HR last change hands?

17 Gostwyck Close, EX20 2HR last sold for £365,000 in August 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £205,000 in January 2007, so prices have been rising over 16 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 17 Gostwyck Close, EX20 2HR changed over time?

Across 2 sales between January 2007 and August 2022, 17 Gostwyck Close, EX20 2HR rose from £205,000 to £365,000, a change of £160,000. That works out to roughly +3.8% per year compounded over 16 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 17 Gostwyck Close, EX20 2HR have?

The current EPC rating for 17 Gostwyck Close, EX20 2HR is C with a score of 71 out of 100, lodged in June 2022. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 17 Gostwyck Close, EX20 2HR?

17 Gostwyck Close, EX20 2HR has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (1,066 sq ft), around 50 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 9% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in EX20 2HR. Source: EPC Register.

How is 17 Gostwyck Close, EX20 2HR heated?

The latest EPC at 17 Gostwyck Close, EX20 2HR records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does 17 Gostwyck Close, EX20 2HR have?

17 Gostwyck Close, EX20 2HR has council approval for front extension granted in April 2018 under ref. 0650/18/HHO. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is 17 Gostwyck Close, EX20 2HR?

17 Gostwyck Close, EX20 2HR is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is 17 Gostwyck Close, EX20 2HR located?

17 Gostwyck Close, EX20 2HR sits in North Tawton. It falls within the EX20 postcode district in Devon.

How safe is the area around 17 Gostwyck Close, EX20 2HR?

Police records around 17 Gostwyck Close, EX20 2HR 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.

Which schools serve 17 Gostwyck Close, EX20 2HR?

The closest primary school to 17 Gostwyck Close, EX20 2HR is North Tawton Community Primary School and Nursery (460m).

What is the nearest station to 17 Gostwyck Close, EX20 2HR?

The closest bus stop to 17 Gostwyck Close, EX20 2HR is Barkers Way, 157m away. In total there are 7 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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17 Gostwyck Close, North Tawton, EX20 2HR

1 planning record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

99 m²

1066 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 71

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 17 Gostwyck Close

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

17 Gostwyck Close is a two-bedroom detached house in North Tawton (EX20 2HR). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows a C (score 71). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2018. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2007–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£343/sq ft) was about 78.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2022 at £365,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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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
Bathrooms2

Energy

Energy performance

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

EPC Rating

C71

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

3.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Gostwyck Close, North Tawton, EX20 2HR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 Gostwyck Close has an approved front extension on the planning record.

Apr 2018
PorchFull
In report
Extension: Front of property
Householder application for construction of new front porch to front entrance
Extension
Documents
17 docs on file
Reference
0650/18/HHO
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What's in 17 Gostwyck Close, North Tawton, EX20 2HR'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.

Latest sale on 17 Gostwyck Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£350,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.8% per year over 16 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£365,000

Growth on file: 3.8% per year over 16 years.

Sales timeline

8 August 2022Most recent
£365,000
+78.0%over 15 years
18 January 2007
£205,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in EX20 2HR: £230,000 (2024–2017).

Nearby sales in EX20 2HR

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On the street

Versus other Gostwyck Close homes

Four headline reads against 16 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 17 Gostwyck Close stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£3,687

Street avg £2,307

Strongly above

Floor Area

99 m²

Street avg 110 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.5 t/year

Street avg 4.9 t/year

Strongly above

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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

0.2 km

Barkers Way — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 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 2HR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.5dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for EX20 2HR

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.4dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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