2 Bickleton Cottages, Bickleton, Barnstaple, EX31 3GG

2 Bickleton Cottages is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Bickleton, Barnstaple, Barnstaple (EX31 3GG). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2023) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since January 2010. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 100), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 88 m² it sits well below the postcode median (197 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2003–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£480/sq ft) was about 346.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £455,000 in August 2023. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2017.