Medina Cottage, Bull Hill, Barnstaple, EX31 1QR
About Medina Cottage
Medina Cottage is a property in Barnstaple (EX31 1QR). It has council tax band E.
Held since November 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent and conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
No EPC on record
This property doesn't have an Energy Performance Certificate yet. An EPC is required to sell or let — and unlocks our automated valuation.
Planning history
Medina Cottage has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
- Dec 2024Tree WorksTreesIn report
Notification of works to trees in a conservation area in respect of crown reduction of 1x Bay Tree (T1)
Conservation Area- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 79428
- Oct 2001
We flagged 2 things worth checking at Medina Cottage
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Medina Cottage has been held in the same hands since before 2000.
£140,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
27 November 1998Most recent
£140,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX31 1QR: £167,500 (2023–2007).
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Everything we know about Medina Cottage, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Church — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Pilton Infants' Academy. 12 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.3dB