18 Higher Street, Hatherleigh, Okehampton, EX20 3JD

18 Higher Street is a two-bedroom detached house in Hatherleigh, Okehampton, Okehampton (EX20 3JD). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include notable views. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (February 2026) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 61). Main heating runs on electricity. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.

Held since October 2008 — that's 18 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. 10 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent and conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 1997–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £220,000 is 17.6% above the 2008 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£271/sq ft) was about 83.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 64 m² it's 28.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (89 m² median across 24 EPCs).