Chelfham Barton, Chelfham, Barnstaple, EX31 4RP
About Chelfham Barton
Chelfham Barton is a detached house in Chelfham, Barnstaple, Barnstaple (EX31 4RP). It has a recorded floor area of 133 m² (around 1432 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows an F (score 27), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 96), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot. The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Today's modelled estimate of £452,000 is 24.7% below the 2019 sale of £600,000, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£419/sq ft) was about 117.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 10 planning records sit against the property, 8 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 133 m² it's 25.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (179 m² median across 3 EPCs). Sold March 2019 for £600,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Chelfham Barton's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Mar 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
Chelfham Barton has multiple listed-building consents on file — alterations need formal heritage approval.
- Mar 2025FullIn report
Part retrospective application for the erection of a roofing structure to cover existing loafing yard area
Retrospective- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 79682
- Jul 2024FullIn report
Conversion of threshing barn to dwelling & rebuilding of stone walls and change of use of land to provide garden (amended form, plans and certificates)
- Documents
- 62 docs on file
- Reference
- 76420
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
£452,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£600,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
8 March 2019Most recent
£600,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX31 4RP: £495,000 (2023–2000).
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- Larger development activity nearby

Versus the street
Chelfham Barton is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
27 (F)
Street avg 59 (D)
Floor Area
133 m²
Street avg 241 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.3 t/year
Street avg 9.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 8 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
0.6 km
Loxhore Cross — bus stop.
Closest school
2.6 km
Goodleigh Church of England Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB