What kind of home is Baring Cottage, EX20 4DP?

Baring Cottage, EX20 4DP is a detached house.

What did Baring Cottage, EX20 4DP sell for?

Baring Cottage, EX20 4DP last sold for £400,000 in June 2021, around 5 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for Baring Cottage, EX20 4DP?

The current EPC rating for Baring Cottage, EX20 4DP is E with a score of 44 out of 100, lodged in February 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a A. Source: EPC Register.

How big is Baring Cottage, EX20 4DP?

Baring Cottage, EX20 4DP has a recorded floor area of 182 m² (1,959 sq ft). That makes it about 65% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in EX20 4DP. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does Baring Cottage, EX20 4DP use?

The latest EPC at Baring Cottage, EX20 4DP records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Which area is Baring Cottage, EX20 4DP in?

Baring Cottage, EX20 4DP sits in Lewdown, Okehampton, Okehampton. It falls within the EX20 postcode district in Devon.

What is crime like near Baring Cottage, EX20 4DP?

Police records around Baring Cottage, EX20 4DP show an average of 1 reported crimes per month over the last 10 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 50% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near Baring Cottage, EX20 4DP?

The closest primary school to Baring Cottage, EX20 4DP is Lew Trenchard Church of England Primary School (63m).

How well connected is Baring Cottage, EX20 4DP?

The closest bus stop to Baring Cottage, EX20 4DP is Primary School, 76m away. In total there are 7 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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Baring Cottage, Cross Roads, Lewdown, Okehampton, EX20 4DP

Property type

Detached

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

182 m²

1959 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 44

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About Baring Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Baring Cottage is a detached house in Lewdown, Okehampton, Okehampton (EX20 4DP). It has a recorded floor area of 182 m² (around 1959 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (February 2021) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 92), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

Today's modelled estimate of £492,000 is 23% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£204/sq ft) was about 56% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold June 2021 for £400,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Baring Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

E44

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

11.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Baring Cottage, Cross Roads, Lewdown, Okehampton, EX20 4DP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Baring Cottage has no planning applications on record.

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£492,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2021)

£400,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

23 June 2021Most recent
£400,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in EX20 4DP: £250,000 (2024–1997).

Nearby sales in EX20 4DP

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Okehampton district page.

Full Okehampton report

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

Primary School — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

Lew Trenchard Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around EX20 4DP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.3dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for EX20 4DP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.2dB

Low

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70 dB

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