2 Lake Cottage, Ladywell, Barnstaple, EX31 1QS

2 Lake Cottage is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Barnstaple (EX31 1QS). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility. The latest certificate (August 2014) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 101 m² it's 24.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (81 m² median across 15 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs). Across 2002–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. Most recent transfer: March 2023 at £278,000.