Maddox Down Farm, East Down, Barnstaple, EX31 4NA
About Maddox Down Farm
Maddox Down Farm is a mid-terrace house in East Down, Barnstaple, Barnstaple (EX31 4NA). It has a recorded floor area of 145 m² (around 1561 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (April 2018) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 98), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 145 m² the property is well over the postcode median (87 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 13 planning records sit against the property, 9 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential and 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
Maddox Down Farm's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Maddox Down Farm has been through 9 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Dec 2018ApplicationIn report
TEMPORARY SITING OF ONE MOBILE HOME TO PROVIDE A DWELLING FOR A RURAL WORKER
- Council
- NOR
- Reference
- 65368
- Apr 2017ConversionOutlineIn report
PRIOR APPROVAL FOR CONVERSION OF BARN TO DWELLING (CLASS QA&B)
- Council
- NOR
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 62587
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Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Maddox Down Farm has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£450,000
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 5 sales in EX31 4NA: £331,000 (2023–2006).
Nearby sales in EX31 4NA
2, East Down, Barnstaple, EX31 4NA
Sold Jan 2023
£385,0001, East Down, Barnstaple, EX31 4NA
Sold Aug 2019
£228,500Combe Cottage, East Down, Barnstaple, EX31 4NA
Sold Jun 2015
£331,000Broadpark, East Down, Barnstaple, EX31 4NA
Sold Jun 2009
£340,000Roderic Cottage, East Down, Barnstaple, EX31 4NA
Sold May 1997
£55,000
Everything we know about Maddox Down Farm, 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 the street
Maddox Down Farm outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
63 (D)
Street avg 46 (E)
Floor Area
145 m²
Street avg 84 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.6 t/year
Street avg 7.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 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
1.9 km
Ford Cross — bus stop.
Closest school
2.0 km
Kentisbury Primary School. 1 school 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
42.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.5dB