Chichester Cottage, Arlington, Barnstaple, EX31 4NE
About Chichester Cottage
Chichester Cottage is a detached house in Arlington, Barnstaple, Barnstaple (EX31 4NE). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2019) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 103), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 99 m² it's 21.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (126 m² median across 5 EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Chichester Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Chichester Cottage 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
Chichester Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£381,000
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.
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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
On habitable rooms, Chichester Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
42 (E)
Street avg 41 (E)
Floor Area
99 m²
Street avg 148 m²
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 9.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 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
0.9 km
Ford Cross — bus stop.
Closest school
1.6 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
42.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.4dB