Flat 2, 134 Bay View Road, Northam, Bideford, EX39 1BJ

Flat 2 is a one-bedroom detached house in Northam, Bideford, Bideford (EX39 1BJ). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 52 m² this is the 5th smallest of 7 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 32–71 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (66 versus a worst of 39). Other recorded features include notable views. The latest certificate (February 2015) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). The latest certificate is from February 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 52 m² it sits well below the postcode median (142 m² across 53 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2016–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£299/sq ft) was about 65.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: February 2022 at £167,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.