Flat 6, 17 Castle Street, Barnstaple, EX31 1DR

Flat 6 is a semi-detached house in Barnstaple (EX31 1DR). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 581 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 54 m² this is the 6th smallest of 7 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 33–59 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (71 versus a worst of 57). The latest certificate (August 2025) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in August 2015 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Average.

At 54 m² it's 24.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (43 m² median across 8 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £152,000 is 21.6% above the 2022 sale price. Last sale on file: £125,000 in January 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.