12 St Marys Flats, Buttgarden Street, Bideford, EX39 2AY

12 St Marys Flats is a semi-detached house in Bideford (EX39 2AY). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (December 2025) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in February 2012 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition. At 57 m² this is the 14th smallest of 17 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 39–58 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C across 17 units on file.

Held since November 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £119,000 sits 221.6% above the 2001 sale of £37,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£60/sq ft) was about 29.7% below the postcode norm.