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3 sales on record
About The Old Forge
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
The Old Forge is a two-bedroom detached house in Stratton, Bude, Bude (EX23 9BU). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (December 2018) shows an F (score 33), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 4-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 10% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £254,000 is 21% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£331/sq ft) was about 59.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 59 m² it sits well below the postcode median (108 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Sold June 2021 for £210,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Utility roomYes
Outside
- Parking
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
The Old Forge sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F33
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The Old Forge has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£254,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.0% per year over 26 years.
Last sold (2021)
£210,000
Growth on file: 10.0% per year over 26 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Howells Road homes
Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m² for The Old Forge runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,559
Street avg £2,313
Floor Area
59 m²
Street avg 157 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Bude district page.
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
0.1 km
Tree Inn — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around EX23 9BU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.0dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 35 points of interest in total.
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Common questions
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