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

19 St Marys Flats is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Bideford (EX39 2AY). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 420 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 39 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (39–58 m²). The building's EPC ratings span G to C across 17 units on file. Other recorded features include notable views. The latest certificate (December 2014) shows an F (score 25), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since February 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 58), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from December 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since November 2000, a hold of 26 years that's notably long for the area. At 39 m² it's 25% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (52 m² median across 16 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1997–2000, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £116,000 sits 346.2% above the 2000 sale of £26,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£62/sq ft) was about 42.9% below the postcode norm.