The Old Tearoom, Millook, Poundstock, Bude, EX23 0DQ

The Old Tearoom is a detached house in Poundstock, Bude, Bude (EX23 0DQ). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 420 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1996-2002. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since May 2011. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 109), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on dual fuel.

Today's modelled estimate of £190,000 is 90.5% below the 2021 sale of £2,000,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£4,764/sq ft) was about 808.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 39 m² it sits well below the postcode median (132 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold October 2021 for £2,000,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.