Glenhaven, Catshole Lane, Bideford, EX39 3DQ

Glenhaven is a four-bedroom detached house in Bideford (EX39 3DQ). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 896 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2010) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 59). The latest certificate is from October 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 83 m² it sits well below the postcode median (139 m² across 21 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1998–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £279,000 is 34.8% above the 2013 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£231/sq ft) was about 33.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in March 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 2 refused.