2 Bellaire Cottages, Bellaire, Barnstaple, EX31 1RG
About 2 Bellaire Cottages
2 Bellaire Cottages is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Barnstaple (EX31 1RG). It has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (around 1184 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2018) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.
Held since December 1996 — that's 29 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. Today's modelled estimate of £328,000 sits 368.9% above the 1996 sale of £69,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£59/sq ft) was about 56.9% below the postcode norm.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- StudyYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
2 Bellaire Cottages has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
9applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
2 Bellaire Cottages's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£328,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£69,950
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
23 December 1996Most recent
£69,950
Median price across the last 3 sales in EX31 1RG: £245,000 (2007–1995).
Nearby sales in EX31 1RG
Everything we know about 2 Bellaire Cottages, 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
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
Northfield Park — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Pilton Bluecoat Church of England Academy. 11 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.8dB