5 New Road, Folly Gate, Okehampton, EX20 3AB
About 5 New Road
5 New Road is a detached house in Folly Gate, Okehampton, Okehampton (EX20 3AB). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2024) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2007. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 72 m² it's 19% larger than the typical home in the postcode (61 m² median across 16 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% of similar EPCs). Across 2003–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £249,000 is 10.7% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£290/sq ft) was about 91.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in March 2016, so it's been off the market for around 10 years.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 New Road has an approved extension on the planning record.
- Sept 2007ConservatoryFullIn report
CLOPD for the erection of a conservatory
Extension- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 10712/2007/OKE
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 5 New Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£249,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.2% per year over 12 years.
£225,000
Growth on file: 4.2% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
28 March 2016Most recent
£225,000
+8.2%over 8 years12 July 2007
£208,000
+54.1%over 3 years14 November 2003
£135,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX20 3AB: £119,000 (2023–2001).
Nearby sales in EX20 3AB
12 New Road, Folly Gate, Okehampton, EX20 3AB
Sold Jun 2023
£160,00014 New Road, Folly Gate, Okehampton, EX20 3AB
Sold Aug 2019
£179,9504 New Road, Folly Gate, Okehampton, EX20 3AB
Sold Mar 2014
£119,0006 New Road, Folly Gate, Okehampton, EX20 3AB
Sold Dec 2001
£76,50016 New Road, Folly Gate, Okehampton, EX20 3AB
Sold Dec 1995
£41,000
Everything we know about 5 New Road, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other New Road homes
Price per m² for 5 New Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,125
Street avg £2,010
Floor Area
72 m²
Street avg 61 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 4.1 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
0.1 km
Parish Hall — bus stop.
Closest school
2.3 km
Okehampton Primary School and Foundation Unit. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.4dB