49 Benson Drive, Northam, Bideford, EX39 1UY

49 Benson Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Northam, Bideford, Bideford (EX39 1UY). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1098 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2020) returns a high B (score 85), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. Earlier certificates rated it A (March 2015); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Good to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Very Good to Average.

At 102 m² the property is well over the postcode median (70 m² across 29 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 90% of similar EPCs). Across 2004–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £375,000 is 31.6% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£260/sq ft) was about 53.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: September 2020 at £285,000.