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Get startedBrookfield Cottage is an end-of-terrace house in Lympstone, Exmouth, Exmouth (EX8 5EY). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2024) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since September 2013. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 91), a 2-band jump.
At 50 m² it sits well below the postcode median (94 m² across 17 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Remove existing render on north, south and east elevations and re-render with lime based plaster
Brookfield Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£234,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
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.
Floor Area for Brookfield Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
63 (D)
Street avg 59 (D)
Floor Area
50 m²
Street avg 94 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.6 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Lympstone Village Rail Station — railway station.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.0dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Roof insulation improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
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Replacement of ceilings, flooring, plaster and joists, installation of new plumbing and central heating system, replacement windows and rear roof
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX8 5EY: £587,500 (2021–2017).
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
EX8 5NG
Closest school
0.4 km
Lympstone Church of England Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
Flood risk
High
From the Environment Agency.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.5dB