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About April Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
April Cottage is a detached house in Stratton, Bude, Bude (EX23 9BH). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in September 2017 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 88).
On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £415,000 is 13.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£414/sq ft) was about 90.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £365,000 in February 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
April Cottage ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jul 2022
EPC Rating
A
B
C
C72
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
2.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against April Cottage, Bowden, Stratton, Bude, EX23 9BH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- May 2021MixedFullGranted
Proposed replacement dormer window and new balcony
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
See how we calculated this£415,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2021)
£365,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Bowden homes
Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
April Cottage outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,451
Street avg £2,755
Floor Area
82 m²
Street avg 96 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Bude district page.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Bottom of Union Hill — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around EX23 9BH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.2dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 35 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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