1 Bedford Cottages, Northlew, Okehampton, EX20 3NL
About 1 Bedford Cottages
1 Bedford Cottages is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Northlew, Okehampton, Okehampton (EX20 3NL). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 856 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2011) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from September 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since November 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 80 m² it's 29% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (112 m² median across 4 EPCs). Across 2001–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 17.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £240,000 is 23.1% above the 2006 sale price.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
Energy performance
1 Bedford Cottages's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Sept 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jan 2013ConditionsIn report
Discharge of conditions 3, 4 and 6 of Planning Application 03021/2012 - Householder Application for erection of porch including demolition of existing porch
- Reference
- 03280/2012
- Oct 2012PorchFullIn report
Householder Application for erection of porch including demolition of existing porch
Extension- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 03021/2012
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 1 Bedford Cottages was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£240,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 17.8% per year over 5 years.
£195,000
Growth on file: 17.8% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
14 November 2006Most recent
£195,000
+14.7%over 2 years10 June 2004
£170,000
+113.8%over 3 years20 May 2001
£79,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX20 3NL: £268,000 (2025–2013).
Everything we know about 1 Bedford Cottages, 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 the street
On years held, 1 Bedford Cottages stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,452
Street avg £3,870
Floor Area
80 m²
Street avg 110 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 6.1 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
Square — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Northlew and Ashbury Parochial Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.7dB