Old Rectory Drive, Beech Tree House, Bridge Hill, St Columb, TR9 6BY
About Old Rectory Drive
Old Rectory Drive is a detached house in St Columb (TR9 6BY). It has a recorded floor area of 439 m² (around 4725 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1996-2002. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in April 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. Main heating runs on oil.
Held since May 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 439 m² the property is well over the postcode median (102 m² across 30 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 77% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £925,000 sits 92.7% above the 2009 sale of £480,000. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
Old Rectory Drive's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Planning history at Old Rectory Drive is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Apr 2022Tree WorksTreesIn report
Works to trees subject to a tree preservation order (TPO), works to include, T1 (Lime) - reduce specific limbs as annotated in images 001 and 002, removing approximately 4/5m on different limbs and removing any deadwood, and T2 (Beech) - reduce heavy lateral limbs, limbs A and B (see photo 003) will be reduced by approx 2/3m leaving no cuts more than 100mm.
- Agent
- Arb-Sense Ltd
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- PA22/01482
- May 2017Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 Lime - large mature tree to the front right and within the boundary of Beech Tree House. Remove deadwood with diameter >10cm and reduce the largest lowest limb growing over the highway back to upright due to large cavity.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- PA17/02484
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale fell during the post-2008 dip, often a low-water mark in price comparisons.
£925,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£480,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
31 May 2009Most recent
£480,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TR9 6BY: £380,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in TR9 6BY
6 Old Rectory Drive, Bridge Hill, St Columb, TR9 6BY
Sold Jan 2024
£737,000Town Mills, Bridge Hill, St Columb, TR9 6BY
Sold Dec 2021
£900,000Bridge Barn, Bridge Hill, St Columb, TR9 6BY
Sold Jun 2021
£380,000Toll House, Bridge Hill, St Columb, TR9 6BY
Sold Jan 2021
£241,5001a, Bridge Hill, St Columb, TR9 6BY
Sold Nov 2020
£330,000
Versus other Bridge Hill homes
Floor Area for Old Rectory Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,093
Street avg £2,626
Floor Area
439 m²
Street avg 121 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 5.2 t/year
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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
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.6 km
St Columb Major By-pass North — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
St Columb Major Academy. 1 school nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.3dB







