9 Bouchiers Close, North Tawton, EX20 2DB

9 Bouchiers Close is a four-bedroom detached house in North Tawton (EX20 2DB). It has a recorded floor area of 174 m² (around 1873 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (September 2016) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in September 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 65). Main heating runs on lpg. The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe.

Held since May 2011 — that's 15 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 174 m² it's 23.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (141 m² median across 7 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £495,000 sits 59.7% above the 2011 sale of £310,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£166/sq ft) was about 15.9% below the postcode norm.