What kind of home is Old Smithy, Station Road, EX20 3BN?

Old Smithy, Station Road, EX20 3BN is a detached house.

What was the last sold price for Old Smithy, Station Road, EX20 3BN?

Old Smithy, Station Road, EX20 3BN last sold for £210,000 in May 2018, around 8 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £53,000 in November 1995. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has Old Smithy, Station Road, EX20 3BN appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between November 1995 and May 2018, Old Smithy, Station Road, EX20 3BN rose from £53,000 to £210,000, a change of £157,000. That works out to roughly +6.3% per year compounded over 22 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is Old Smithy, Station Road, EX20 3BN?

The current EPC rating for Old Smithy, Station Road, EX20 3BN is F with a score of 23 out of 100, lodged in November 2017. The assessor estimates the property could reach a D. Source: EPC Register.

How big is Old Smithy, Station Road, EX20 3BN?

Old Smithy, Station Road, EX20 3BN has a recorded floor area of 113 m² (1,216 sq ft). That makes it about 16% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in EX20 3BN. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does Old Smithy, Station Road, EX20 3BN use?

The latest EPC at Old Smithy, Station Road, EX20 3BN records lpg as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Which area is Old Smithy, Station Road, EX20 3BN in?

Old Smithy, Station Road, EX20 3BN sits in Northlew, Okehampton, Okehampton. It falls within the EX20 postcode district in Devon.

How safe is the area around Old Smithy, Station Road, EX20 3BN?

Police records around Old Smithy, Station Road, EX20 3BN 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.

What schools are near Old Smithy, Station Road, EX20 3BN?

The closest primary school to Old Smithy, Station Road, EX20 3BN is Northlew and Ashbury Parochial Church of England Primary School (289m).

What is the nearest station to Old Smithy, Station Road, EX20 3BN?

The closest bus stop to Old Smithy, Station Road, EX20 3BN is Square, 291m away. In total there are 3 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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Old Smithy, Station Road, Northlew, Okehampton, EX20 3BN

3 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

113 m²

1216 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 23

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About Old Smithy

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

Old Smithy is a detached house in Northlew, Okehampton, Okehampton (EX20 3BN). It has a recorded floor area of 113 m² (around 1216 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1983-1990. The latest certificate (November 2017) shows an F (score 23), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 67), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg.

At 113 m² it's 17.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (96 m² median across 15 EPCs). 8 years since the last transfer (May 2018). Across 1995–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £296,000 is 41% above the 2018 sale price.

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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.

Old Smithy's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

F23

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Very Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

6.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Old Smithy, Station Road, Northlew, Okehampton, EX20 3BN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Old Smithy has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

2applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1995.

Current estimate

£296,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 22 years.

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Last sold (2018)

£210,000

Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 22 years.

Sales timeline

14 May 2018Most recent
£210,000
+236.0%over 21 years
18 November 1996
£62,500
+17.9%over 12 months
24 November 1995
£53,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in EX20 3BN: £265,000 (2020–2015).

Nearby sales in EX20 3BN

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On the street

Versus other Station Road homes

Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Old Smithy is notably below the street on price per m².

Price per m²

£1,858

Street avg £2,023

Strongly below

Floor Area

113 m²

Street avg 104 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

6.9 t/year

Street avg 7.5 t/year

On par

Comparables

Similar properties nearby

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

£300k

1 Crowden Road, Northlew

EX20 3NW

£301k

1 Clinton Gardens, Merton

EX20 3DP

4 bed1 bath

£302k

1 Crossways, Northlew

EX20 3NN

3 bed2 bath

£307k

1 Clarkes Lane, Merton

EX20 3EF

2 bed2 bath

£285k

1 Elmfield Meadow, Station Road, Northlew

EX20 3BN

3 bed1 bath

£316k

1 Beckamoor Gardens, Hatherleigh

EX20 3FP

£318k

1 Elmfield Barns, Station Road, Northlew

EX20 3NP

3 bed3 bath

£275k

1 Comer Close, Exbourne

EX20 3RZ

3 bed1 bath

Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Okehampton district page.

Full Okehampton 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

0.3 km

Square — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Northlew and Ashbury Parochial Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around EX20 3BN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

42.9dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for EX20 3BN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.6dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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