Great Potheridge House, Merton, Okehampton, EX20 3DN
About Great Potheridge House
Great Potheridge House is a detached house in Merton, Okehampton, Okehampton (EX20 3DN). It has a recorded floor area of 523 m² (around 5630 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (January 2019) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 523 m² the property is well over the postcode median (116 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 2 refused.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Great Potheridge House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
A recent planning application at Great Potheridge House was refused — worth checking the council file.
- Aug 2022FullIn report
Temporary permission for one static caravan for staff accommodation
- Documents
- 42 docs on file
- Reference
- 1/0764/2021/FUL
- Aug 2022AmendmentIn report
Certificate of Existing Lawfulness for siting of 1no. mobile home for staff accommodation, ancillary to the use of Great Potheridge House
Retrospective- Documents
- 45 docs on file
- Reference
- 1/0120/2022/CPE
We flagged 2 things worth checking at Great Potheridge House
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
- A planning decision worth checking
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Sales history & valuation
Great Potheridge House has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£817,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX20 3DN: £270,000 (2015–2002).
Everything we know about Great Potheridge House, 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
- A planning decision worth checking

Versus the street
On floor area, Great Potheridge House stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
47 (E)
Street avg 51 (E)
Floor Area
523 m²
Street avg 119 m²
CO₂ Emissions
25.0 t/year
Street avg 6.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 5 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
1.6 km
Yarde Cottages — bus stop.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.4dB