Flat 2, 1 Cross Street, Northam, Bideford, EX39 1BS

Flat 2 is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Northam, Bideford, Bideford (EX39 1BS). It has a recorded floor area of 35 m² (around 377 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 35 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (35–78 m²). The home occupies a cul-de-sac position. The latest certificate (August 2018) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in January 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77).

At 35 m² it sits well below the postcode median (75 m² across 44 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2019–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 22.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £152,000 is 12.6% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£358/sq ft) was about 107.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £135,000 in July 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.