17 Chapel Close, Petrockstow, Okehampton, EX20 3HR
About 17 Chapel Close
17 Chapel Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Petrockstow, Okehampton, Okehampton (EX20 3HR). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2021) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since January 2010. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 68). Main heating runs on lpg. Other recorded features include notable views and a conservatory. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2007. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£320/sq ft) was about 40.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: May 2021 at £310,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- ConservatoryYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDetached
- Notable viewsYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
17 Chapel Close has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Aug 2007ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension (garden room)
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 1/0710/2007/FUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
17 Chapel Close has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£334,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 25 years.
£310,000
Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
3 May 2021Most recent
£310,000
+76.2%over 18 years21 February 2003
£175,950
+170.7%over 6 years9 May 1996
£65,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX20 3HR: £260,000 (2025–2017).
Nearby sales in EX20 3HR
14 Chapel Close, Petrockstow, Okehampton, EX20 3HR
Sold Aug 2025
£295,0001 Chapel Close, Petrockstow, Okehampton, EX20 3HR
Sold Sept 2022
£312,0007 Chapel Close, Petrockstow, Okehampton, EX20 3HR
Sold Apr 2018
£245,0009 Chapel Close, Petrockstow, Okehampton, EX20 3HR
Sold Jun 2017
£245,00016 Chapel Close, Petrockstow, Okehampton, EX20 3HR
Sold Jan 2017
£235,000
Everything we know about 17 Chapel Close, 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 Chapel Close homes
CO₂ Emissions for 17 Chapel Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,444
Street avg £2,881
Floor Area
90 m²
Street avg 93 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 5.8 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
Chapel Close — bus stop.
Closest school
2.9 km
The Clinton Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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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
42.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.5dB