Torrdale, Flat 2, Glentorr Road, Bideford, EX39 2LS

Torrdale is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Bideford (EX39 2LS). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 721 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 67 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across Torrdale (52–67 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (76 versus a worst of 53). The latest certificate (April 2025) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in September 2024 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good.

Held since January 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £151,000 sits 208.2% above the 2002 sale of £49,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£68/sq ft) was about 40.4% below the postcode norm. At 67 m² it's 26.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (92 m² median across 14 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 86% of similar EPCs).