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1 planning record
About Preachers Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Preachers Cottage is a detached house in Eastcott, Bude, Bude (EX23 9PL). It has a recorded floor area of 179 m² (around 1927 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in May 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 67). Main heating runs on electricity.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 13.8% per year against 0.3% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£309/sq ft) was about 67.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It changed hands recently, sold August 2025 for £595,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2019. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Preachers Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 4)
Jun 2025
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E46
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
6.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Preachers Cottage, Eastcott, Bude, EX23 9PL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Feb 2019ExtensionFullGranted
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
Side two-storey extension and rear single-storey extension.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Sale price has at least doubled since 2018.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£553,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 13.8% per year over 7 years.
Last sold (2025)
£595,000
Growth on file: 13.8% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
Versus the street
Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for Preachers Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,324
Street avg £3,222
Floor Area
179 m²
Street avg 160 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 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
0.6 km
Eastcott Cross — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around EX23 9PL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.1dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 11 points of interest in total.
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