4 Combrew Cottages, Combrew Lane, Bickington, Barnstaple, EX31 2ND
About 4 Combrew Cottages
4 Combrew Cottages is a semi-detached house in Bickington, Barnstaple, Barnstaple (EX31 2ND). It has a recorded floor area of 137 m² (around 1475 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a G (score 8), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot.
Held since June 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1996–2001, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £335,000 sits 176.9% above the 2001 sale of £121,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£82/sq ft) was about 55.2% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
4 Combrew Cottages sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
4 Combrew Cottages has an approved extension on the planning record.
- Mar 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Extensions to dwelling
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 72554
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 1996.
£335,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 14.5% per year over 5 years.
£121,000
Growth on file: 14.5% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
4 June 2001Most recent
£121,000
+101.7%over 5 years29 March 1996
£60,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX31 2ND: £225,000 (2018–2005).
Everything we know about 4 Combrew 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
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Combrew Lane homes
EPC Rating for 4 Combrew Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
8 (G)
Street avg 67 (D)
Floor Area
137 m²
Street avg 211 m²
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 6.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
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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
0.3 km
Muddlebridge — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Roundswell Community Primary Academy. 4 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.3dB