The Launches, New Quay Street, Appledore, Bideford, EX39 1LU

The Launches is a detached house in Appledore, Bideford, Bideford (EX39 1LU). It has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (around 1184 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. The latest certificate (June 2018) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump.

Today's modelled estimate of £419,000 is 12.7% below the 2018 sale of £480,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£405/sq ft) was about 88.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 110 m² the property is well over the postcode median (74 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold September 2018 for £480,000.