1a, Beechfield Road, Fremington, Barnstaple, EX31 3DD

1a is a semi-detached house in Fremington, Barnstaple, Barnstaple (EX31 3DD). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2023 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2023) returns a high B (score 85), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. When first surveyed in April 2018 the rating was C, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Very Good, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and window efficiency went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 99). Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff.

Held since January 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 73 m² it's 18% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (89 m² median across 12 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 18.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £253,000 is 33.2% above the 2005 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£242/sq ft) was about 96% above the typical sold price in the postcode.