9 Brightland Apartments, Maer Lane, Bude, EX23 9EE

9 Brightland Apartments is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Bude (EX23 9EE). It has a recorded floor area of 20 m² (around 215 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. At 20 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (20–50 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since July 2015. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Main heating runs on electricity.

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 2.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £123,000 sits 56.1% above the 2021 sale of £78,800. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£366/sq ft) was about 87.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 20 m² it sits well below the postcode median (50 m² across 24 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Most recent transfer: December 2021 at £78,800. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.