Puffin Court, Flat 2, Bay View Road, Northam, Bideford, EX39 1AF

Puffin Court is a two-bedroom detached house in Northam, Bideford, Bideford (EX39 1AF). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band B. At 98 m² this is the 12th smallest of 14 units on EPC record in Puffin Court, where floor areas span 41–112 m². The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (72 versus a best of 85). Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows a C (score 72). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since March 2013. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average.

It hasn't traded since October 2005, a hold of 21 years that's notably long for the area. At 98 m² the property is well over the postcode median (63 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2003–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at -35.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £259,000 is 48% above the 2005 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£166/sq ft) was about 35.2% below the postcode norm.