Combe Cottage, Challacombe, Barnstaple, EX31 4TT
About Combe Cottage
Combe Cottage is a detached house in Challacombe, Barnstaple, Barnstaple (EX31 4TT). It has a recorded floor area of 149 m² (around 1603 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2010) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
On the market in December 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 8 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2000–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £602,000 is 22.9% above the 2017 sale price.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Combe Cottage's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Mar 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
Combe Cottage has an approved extension on the planning record.
- Jun 2021ConservatoryFullIn report
Proposed replacement of uPVC conservatory with oak framed extension.
Extension- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- 62/13/21/002
- Apr 2013ConservatoryIn report
Proposed conservatory.
Extension- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 62/13/13/001
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Combe Cottage has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2000.
£602,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.9% per year over 18 years.
£490,000
Growth on file: 7.9% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
8 December 2017Most recent
£490,000
+28.9%over 5 years8 October 2012
£380,000
+137.5%over 10 years28 March 2002
£160,000
+24.0%over 1 year27 April 2000
£129,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX31 4TT: £400,000 (2024–2017).
Nearby sales in EX31 4TT
Bickfont House, Challacombe, Barnstaple, EX31 4TT
Sold Jun 2024
£595,000Lilac Cottage, Challacombe, Barnstaple, EX31 4TT
Sold Sept 2019
£260,000Sunnycot, Challacombe, Barnstaple, EX31 4TT
Sold Jan 2018
£275,000Twitchen Farm, Challacombe, Barnstaple, EX31 4TT
Sold Oct 2017
£1,125,000New House Farm, Challacombe, Barnstaple, EX31 4TT
Sold Aug 2017
£400,000
Everything we know about Combe 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
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.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.2dB