Flat 2, 16 Sticklepath Hill, Sticklepath, Barnstaple, EX31 2BS

Flat 2 is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Sticklepath, Barnstaple, Barnstaple (EX31 2BS). It has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (around 441 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 41 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (41–51 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (53 versus a best of 61). Other recorded features include notable views. The latest certificate (October 2014) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 41 m² it's 25.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (55 m² median across 32 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 2002–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £144,000 is 15.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£283/sq ft) was about 109.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2021 for £125,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.