16 Ward Close, Stratton, Bude, EX23 9BB

16 Ward Close is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Stratton, Bude, Bude (EX23 9BB). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1292 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe. The latest certificate (February 2016) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since February 2015. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since November 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 8.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £368,000 sits 323% above the 2001 sale of £87,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£67/sq ft) was about 62.8% below the postcode norm. At 120 m² the property is well over the postcode median (82 m² across 26 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2013. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.