Flat 7, 17 Castle Street, Barnstaple, EX31 1DR

Flat 7 is a semi-detached house in Barnstaple (EX31 1DR). It has a recorded floor area of 38 m² (around 409 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 38 m² this is the 2nd 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. The latest certificate (January 2016) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in May 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and main heating went from Poor to Good. The latest certificate is from January 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 38 m² it's 20% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (48 m² median across 8 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £136,000 is 36% above the 2021 sale price. Last sale on file: £100,000 in January 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.