12 Port Mill Court, Mills Way, Barnstaple, EX31 1GW

12 Port Mill Court is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Barnstaple (EX31 1GW). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (February 2023) shows a C (score 80), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since March 2009. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). Main heating runs on electricity. At 40 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 53 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 38–78 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B across 53 units on file. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

Across 2007–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at -4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £128,000 is 23.1% below the 2009 sale of £166,450, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£387/sq ft) was about 22.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Held since May 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 40 m² it's 18.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (49 m² median across 52 EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.