17 Higher Gunstone, Bideford, EX39 2DG

17 Higher Gunstone is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Bideford (EX39 2DG). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (September 2025) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in January 2009 the rating was G, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.

Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in October 2010. At 49 m² it sits well below the postcode median (80 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2010–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £159,000 is 40.7% above the 2010 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£214/sq ft) was about 51.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.