Place Cottage, Tavistock Road, Okehampton, EX20 4LR

Place Cottage is a detached house in Okehampton (EX20 4LR). It has a recorded floor area of 161 m² (around 1733 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2018) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in September 2014 the rating was G, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Today's modelled estimate of £415,000 sits 155.8% above the 2015 sale of £162,250. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£94/sq ft) was about 32.7% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs). Last changed hands 11 years ago, in May 2015.