Old Pottery House, Combrew Lane, Bickington, Barnstaple, EX31 2ND

Old Pottery House is a six-bedroom detached house in Bickington, Barnstaple, Barnstaple (EX31 2ND). It has a recorded floor area of 444 m² (around 4779 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (February 2015) returns a high B (score 87), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. When first surveyed in April 2010 the rating was C, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Good to Very Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 93). The latest certificate is from February 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe.

At 444 m² the property is well over the postcode median (127 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs). 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. 5 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2010–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,120,000 is 28% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£183/sq ft) was about 42.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2018 at £875,000.