Fernbank, Station Road, Northlew, Okehampton, EX20 3BN

Fernbank is a four-bedroom detached house in Northlew, Okehampton, Okehampton (EX20 3BN). It has a recorded floor area of 139 m² (around 1496 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. Other recorded features include a conservatory. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position. The latest certificate (October 2014) shows an F (score 25), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since November 2010. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from October 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 139 m² the property is well over the postcode median (96 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in April 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years. Across 2003–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £360,000 is 35.8% above the 2015 sale price.