Oakdene, Loxhore, Barnstaple EX31 4ST

Detached house · Built before 1900 · 81 m² · Owner-Occupied · Room heaters, electric

Upgrade Plan

FC for £21,550 · £7,183 a gradeGet upgrade quotes
MeasureGrantNet costSaving / yrPaybackGrade effect
Cavity wall insulation£900 – £1,500£2245.4 yrs+5.9 pts
High-retention storage heaters£2,400 – £4,800£5906.1 yrs+15.5 pts · reaches E
Floor insulation£5,000 – £10,000£29925.0 yrs+7.9 pts · reaches D
Solid wall insulation£7,500 – £11,000£32428.6 yrs+8.5 pts · reaches C
Solar photovoltaic panels(optional, beyond C)£8,000 – £10,000£27732.5 yrs+7.3 pts

Grants verified 20 August 2026. Costs are the register’s indicative ranges. Savings are restated at the fuel prices assumed in July 2026. Points per measure are estimated from 19.9 million certificates and rescaled to this home’s own certificate delta; the total is the register’s figure.

Running costs

£3,144
per year at grade F
£1,430
per year at grade C

The full plan saves £1,437 a year — a 6.7% annual return on £21,550.

Energy costs as modelled on the certificate, not a bill.

Sold prices

No sale recorded for this address since 1995.

Loxhore Cottages: 3 sales since 1995 · £549,975 average over 10 years

Schools nearby

The schools’ own performance — Progress 8 shows value added, not just raw results.

SchoolPhaseDistanceProgress
Shirwell Community Primary SchoolPrimary1.3 mi
Bratton Fleming Community Primary SchoolPrimary2.1 mi
Goodleigh Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary2.7 mi
Pilton Community CollegeSecondary4.4 miProgress 8 -0.23 · below average (2023/24)
The Park Community SchoolSecondary4.8 miProgress 8 -0.13 · average (2023/24)
South Molton Community CollegeSecondary10.3 miProgress 8 +0.01 · average (2023/24)

Schools from the DfE register, performance from the KS4 performance tables. Progress 8 is a GCSE measure, so primaries have none. Distance is straight-line from the postcode, not a catchment: admission is decided by the school, not by us.

Area context

Police-recorded crime for the wider neighbourhood, not this address. We grade homes, never neighbourhoods — so this is reported as a count, not a rating.

6.6
crimes a month
59
in the last 12 months
Violence and sexual offences
most common · 61% of the total

Police.uk street-level data for LSOA E01020088, to 2026-06. An LSOA holds about 1,500 people, so this covers far more than one street.

Loxhore Cottages

How this home sits against its street.

11
graded homes
38.6
average score
F
most common grade
-6.6
this home vs street
Energy data © Crown copyright, EPB Register© HM Land Registry, OGL v3We grade homes, never neighbourhoods.