Flat 3, 5 Buttgarden Street, Bideford, EX39 2AU

Flat 3 is a mid-terrace house in Bideford (EX39 2AU). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 420 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. At 39 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (39–198 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (60 versus a best of 78). The latest certificate (November 2012) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). The latest certificate is from November 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 28 years, with the last transfer in October 1998. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £110,000 sits 331.4% above the 1998 sale of £25,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£61/sq ft) was about 45.2% below the postcode norm. At 39 m² it sits well below the postcode median (65 m² across 37 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.