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Get startedBowden House is a detached house in Stratton, Bude, Bude (EX23 9BH). It has a recorded floor area of 138 m² (around 1485 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2017) shows an F (score 35), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since June 2010. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Very Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 68), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 7% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£387/sq ft) was about 75.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 138 m² the property is well over the postcode median (82 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs). Sold January 2024 for £575,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Bowden House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Extension: Side of property
Extensions and alterations to existing building. Proposed balcony on the east elevation
Latest sale on Bowden House was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£552,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 25 years.
£575,000
Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 25 years.
Bowden House is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
Price per m²
£4,167
Street avg £2,784
Floor Area
138 m²
Street avg 91 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Bottom of Union Hill — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.2dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
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26 January 2024Most recent
£575,000
+45.6%over 3 years26 August 2020
£395,000
+22.3%over 16 years12 May 2004
£323,000
+203.3%over 5 years4 March 1999
£106,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX23 9BH: £210,000 (2025–2021).
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 4.8 t/year
Closest school
0.4 km
Stratton Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.4dB
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