Old Rectory Drive, Meadow View, Bridge Hill, St Columb, TR9 6BY
About Old Rectory Drive
Old Rectory Drive is an end-of-terrace house in St Columb (TR9 6BY). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1976-1982. The latest certificate (July 2024) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in March 2018 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Held since November 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 65 m² it sits well below the postcode median (105 m² across 30 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2000–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 25.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £251,000 is 25.5% above the 2006 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£286/sq ft) was about 140% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Jun 2019Tree WorksTreesIn report
Application for works to a tree subject to a tree preservation order - Felling of a Sycamore (T1).
- Agent
- Jason Bellenger Tree Surgery
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- PA19/03332
- Apr 2003
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Sales history & valuation
Old Rectory Drive has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2000.
£251,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 25.1% per year over 7 years.
£200,000
Growth on file: 25.1% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
24 November 2006Most recent
£200,000
+201.9%over 5 years29 August 2001
£66,250
+47.4%over 1 year24 March 2000
£44,950
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
On floor area, Old Rectory Drive runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,077
Street avg £2,527
Floor Area
65 m²
Street avg 133 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 5.5 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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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.3dB







