Torridon, Braunton Road, Barnstaple, EX31 1GH

Torridon is a five-bedroom detached house in Barnstaple (EX31 1GH). It has a recorded floor area of 172 m² (around 1851 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in August 2018 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).

At 172 m² the property is well over the postcode median (104 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2002–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £466,000 sits 55.3% above the 2018 sale of £300,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£162/sq ft) was about 28.4% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Most recent transfer: November 2018 at £300,000.