Strand Cottage, Braunton Road, Ashford, Barnstaple, EX31 4AU
About Strand Cottage
Strand Cottage is a five-bedroom property in Ashford, Barnstaple, Barnstaple (EX31 4AU). It has council tax band E. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
Held since June 1999 — that's 27 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. 6 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble
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
Multiple extension applications run across more than a decade of planning history at Strand Cottage.
- Dec 2023ExtensionFullIn report
Extension to dwelling
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 77737
- Jan 2007ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
FIRST FLOOR EXTENSION TO DWELLING
- Council
- BAC
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 43315
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Strand Cottage
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Strand Cottage has been held in the same hands since before 2000.
£170,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
15 June 1999Most recent
£170,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX31 4AU: £410,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in EX31 4AU
3 Ashford Inn Cottages, Braunton Road, Ashford, Barnstaple, EX31 4AU
Sold Mar 2025
£410,000Strand House, Braunton Road, Ashford, Barnstaple, EX31 4AU
Sold Jun 2022
£1,150,0002 Ashford Inn Cottages, Braunton Road, Ashford, Barnstaple, EX31 4AU
Sold Feb 2022
£247,500Riverside, Braunton Road, Ashford, Barnstaple, EX31 4AU
Sold Sept 2020
£550,0001 Ashford Inn Cottages, Braunton Road, Ashford, Barnstaple, EX31 4AU
Sold Apr 2018
£150,000
Everything we know about Strand 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
- 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
0.3 km
Garden Centre — bus stop.
Closest school
2.2 km
Pilton Community College. 5 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.4dB