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3 sales on record
About Shears Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Shears Cottage is a detached house in Bush, Bude, Bude (EX23 9LB). It has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (around 1129 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2011) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from February 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in November 2006. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 13.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £522,000 sits 54.4% above the 2006 sale of £338,000. One planning record on file: a garage conversion approved in 2004. Past consents include a garage conversion, 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.
Shears 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Feb 2021
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Shears Cottage, Bush, Bude, EX23 9LB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Dec 2004Garage ConversionFullGranted
Conversion of existing garage to holiday letting unit [ card 1336 bus ]
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1997.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£522,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 13.6% per year over 10 years.
Last sold (2006)
£338,000
Growth on file: 13.6% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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
Bush House — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around EX23 9LB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.8dB
Everything within walking distance
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