2 Coxleigh Cottages, Shirwell, Barnstaple, EX31 4JL
About 2 Coxleigh Cottages
2 Coxleigh Cottages is a mid-terrace house in Shirwell, Barnstaple, Barnstaple (EX31 4JL). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2021) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since March 2011. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, lighting went from Good to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on biomass.
Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 70% of similar EPCs).
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Valuation
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Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Hot water system changed
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
2 Coxleigh Cottages has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
4applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
2 Coxleigh Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£228,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 1 sales in EX31 4JL: £799,995 (2023–2023).
Nearby sales in EX31 4JL
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What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus the street
2 Coxleigh Cottages is notably below the street on habitable rooms.
EPC Rating
58 (D)
Street avg 58 (D)
Floor Area
77 m²
Street avg 96 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.6 t/year
Street avg 1.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 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
1.7 km
Hillsdale — bus stop.
Closest school
1.7 km
Goodleigh Church of England Primary School. 6 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
41.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.5dB