Chilcotts Farm, Combrew Lane, Bickington, Barnstaple, EX31 2ND

Chilcotts Farm is a detached house in Bickington, Barnstaple, Barnstaple (EX31 2ND). It has a recorded floor area of 172 m² (around 1851 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2014) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in October 2010 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on dual fuel. The latest certificate is from October 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 172 m² the property is well over the postcode median (127 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2013. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.