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Get started1 Church Cottages is a five-bedroom mid-terrace house in Poughill, Bude, Bude (EX23 9ER). It has a recorded floor area of 221 m² (around 2379 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2024) returns an A (score 93), the top energy band on the EPC scale. When first surveyed in December 2014 the rating was G, the property has climbed 6 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Very Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good. Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff. The property has solar panels and underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal.
It changed hands recently, sold November 2024 for £800,000. At 221 m² it's 29.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (171 m² median across 3 EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £1,003,000 is 25.4% above the 2024 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£336/sq ft) was about 37.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2020.
1 Church Cottages's carbon output is low for the local stock.
Pre application advice for the renovation and full decoration of the cottage, creation of car parking space in the front garden
Latest sale on 1 Church Cottages was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,003,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£800,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
1 Church Cottages outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
93 (A)
Street avg 63 (D)
Floor Area
221 m²
Street avg 158 m²
CO₂ Emissions
0.2 t/year
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
0.1 km
Bus Shelter — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.3dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system upgraded to a more efficient system
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls changed
Hot water system upgraded
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Hot water system changed
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Heat pump installed, significantly improving energy efficiency
Hot water system upgraded
High performance glazing installed
Cavity wall insulation installed
Floor insulation added or improved
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15 November 2024Most recent
£800,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX23 9ER: £480,000 (2025–2008).
Street avg 4.0 t/year
EX23 9JT
Closest school
1.2 km
Stratton Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.4dB
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