5 Barnshill Close, Cheriton Fitzpaine, Crediton, EX17 4LJ

5 Barnshill Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Cheriton Fitzpaine, Crediton, Crediton (EX17 4LJ). It has a recorded floor area of 132 m² (around 1421 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2015) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since February 2010. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from August 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since April 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2010. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £384,000 is 42.2% above the 2010 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£190/sq ft) was about 22% above the typical sold price in the postcode.