Larkspur, Braunton Road, Barnstaple, EX31 1GA

Larkspur is a six-bedroom semi-detached house in Barnstaple (EX31 1GA). It has a recorded floor area of 129 m² (around 1389 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2016) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since September 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). The latest certificate is from March 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe.

6 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 129 m² it's 18.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (109 m² median across 9 EPCs). 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2004–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £508,000 is 35.5% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£270/sq ft) was about 38.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in August 2016, so it's been off the market for around 10 years.