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About Oak Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Oak Cottage is a detached house in Mary Tavy, Tavistock, Tavistock (PL19 9PE). It has a recorded floor area of 115 m² (around 1236 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2009) shows a G (score 17), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to E (score 46), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since December 2010 — that's 15 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £446,000 sits 63.7% above the 2010 sale of £272,500. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Oak Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Mar 2019
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Oak Cottage's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1999).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£446,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 11 years.
Last sold (2010)
£272,500
Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Bal Lane homes
Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Oak Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,373
Street avg £2,721
Floor Area
115 m²
Street avg 143 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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
0.2 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PL19 9PE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.6dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 16 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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Common questions
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