The Gables, Flat 3, 36 Meeting Street, Appledore, Bideford, EX39 1RJ

The Gables is a detached house in Appledore, Bideford, Bideford (EX39 1RJ). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 68 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 4 units on EPC record in The Gables, where floor areas span 64–75 m². On EPC score it ranks last in the building (70 versus a best of 74). The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a C (score 70). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since June 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor.

Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in December 2009. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. One planning record on file: new windows approved in 2021. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 68 m² it's 16% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (81 m² median across 29 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs). Across 2003–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £218,000 is 35.8% above the 2009 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£219/sq ft) was about 17.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.