Little Speccott Lodge, Merton, Okehampton, EX20 3DN
About Little Speccott Lodge
Little Speccott Lodge is a detached house in Merton, Okehampton, Okehampton (EX20 3DN). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. The latest certificate (October 2014) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 99), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from October 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 74 m² it sits well below the postcode median (116 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 1 refused.
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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 Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Oct 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Oct 2025AmendmentIn report
Certificate of existing lawful use in breach of condition 1 of planning approval 1/2035/2002
Retrospective- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 1/0794/2025/CPE
- Nov 2004FullIn report
Amendment and extension of existing planning permission 1/0363/2003 for the temporary siting of a mobile home
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 1/1746/2004/FUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Little Speccott Lodge has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£318,000
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).
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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 the street
Little Speccott Lodge is notably below the street on floor area.
EPC Rating
59 (D)
Street avg 50 (E)
Floor Area
74 m²
Street avg 183 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 9.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 6 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.
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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