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6 sales on record
About The Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
The Cottage is a semi-detached house in Bush, Bude, Bude (EX23 9JZ). It has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (around 1076 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (July 2015) shows an F (score 28), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 96), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on house coal. The latest certificate is from July 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 9.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£302/sq ft) was about 163.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 100 m² it sits well below the postcode median (215 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Most recent transfer: March 2022 at £325,000. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
The Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Jul 2025
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against The Cottage, Bush, Bude, EX23 9JZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Council records include a two-storey extension at The Cottage.
- Oct 2022ExtensionFullGranted
Extension, refurbishment and new vehicular/pedestrian access with associated parking to single family dwelling
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The Cottage has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£346,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.8% per year over 25 years.
Last sold (2022)
£325,000
Growth on file: 9.8% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
Versus the street
Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m²
£3,250
Street avg £1,800
Floor Area
100 m²
Street avg 194 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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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
Bush House — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around EX23 9JZ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.2dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 34 points of interest in total.
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