1 Brights Cottages, South Zeal, Okehampton, EX20 2JZ
About 1 Brights Cottages
1 Brights Cottages is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in South Zeal, Okehampton, Okehampton (EX20 2JZ). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 855 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2011) shows an F (score 32), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from July 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Sold December 2021 for £312,500. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2002–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.2% per year.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenFront and rear
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Heating systemElectric
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
1 Brights Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Jul 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Brights Cottages has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£298,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.2% per year over 19 years.
£312,500
Growth on file: 3.2% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
3 December 2021Most recent
£312,500
+25.0%over 8 years29 October 2013
£250,000
-9.7%over 6 years6 June 2007
£277,000
+61.0%over 4 years31 October 2002
£172,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX20 2JZ: £299,000 (2021–2006).
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Versus the street
Floor Area for 1 Brights Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
32 (F)
Street avg 32 (F)
Floor Area
79 m²
Street avg 92 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.1 t/year
Street avg 9.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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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
0.1 km
Cawsand View — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
South Tawton Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.1dB