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About Lower Portington Farm
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Lower Portington Farm is a detached house in Lamerton, Tavistock, Tavistock (PL19 8QY). It has a recorded floor area of 172 m² (around 1851 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2024) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in July 2019 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Main heating runs on oil.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 19.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£397/sq ft) was about 139.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 172 m² the property is well over the postcode median (112 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. A recent sale: £735,000 in January 2025. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Lower Portington Farm's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 3)
May 2024
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D59
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
7.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Lower Portington Farm, Lamerton, Tavistock, PL19 8QY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Lower Portington Farm has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- May 2022ExtensionFullGranted
Extension: Rear of property
Householder application for two storey extension on the rear of Lower Portington to create a kitchen dining area with two bedrooms above(re-submission of planning application 2754/21/HHO).
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Sale price has at least doubled since 2020.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£699,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 19.7% per year over 4 years.
Last sold (2025)
£735,000
Growth on file: 19.7% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
Versus the street
Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Lower Portington Farm is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£4,273
Street avg £3,571
Floor Area
172 m²
Street avg 146 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Tavistock district page.
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
0.5 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PL19 8QY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.0dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 14 points of interest in total.
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