5 Ballards Crescent, West Yelland, Barnstaple, EX31 3EU

5 Ballards Crescent is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in West Yelland, Barnstaple, Barnstaple (EX31 3EU). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2023) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since February 2009. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.

Across 2009–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at -0.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £256,000 sits 77.8% above the 2018 sale of £144,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£135/sq ft) was about 46.4% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2023. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 99 m² it's 22.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (81 m² median across 37 EPCs). Most recent transfer: December 2018 at £144,000.