Myrtle Cottage Farm, Alverdiscott, Barnstaple, EX31 3PS
About Myrtle Cottage Farm
Myrtle Cottage Farm is a semi-detached house in Alverdiscott, Barnstaple, Barnstaple (EX31 3PS). It has a recorded floor area of 144 m² (around 1550 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (January 2025) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in August 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 98), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in July 2010. Across 2004–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £595,000 sits 52.6% above the 2010 sale of £390,000. 6 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential, 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
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Myrtle Cottage Farm has been through 6 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- May 2022ConversionFullIn report
Conversion of redundant outbuilding into one unit of holiday accommodation
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 1/0305/2022/FUL
- Sept 2021MixedFullIn report
Proposed conversion of barn to dwelling and demolition of barn and erection of holiday unit (Resubmission of application 1/0307/2020/FUL)
- Documents
- 21 docs on file
- Reference
- 1/0760/2021/FUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Myrtle Cottage Farm was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£595,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.4% per year over 6 years.
£390,000
Growth on file: 2.4% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
1 July 2010Most recent
£390,000
-8.8%over 5 years4 April 2005
£427,500
+27.6%over 1 year13 February 2004
£335,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX31 3PS: £285,000 (2021–2014).
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- 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
1.5 km
All Saints' Church — bus stop.
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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
44.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.0dB