30 Lime Grove, Bideford, EX39 3JL

30 Lime Grove is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Bideford (EX39 3JL). It has a recorded floor area of 158 m² (around 1701 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since February 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

At 158 m² the property is well over the postcode median (98 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 77% of similar EPCs). Across 2007–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £266,000 is 10.8% above the 2021 sale price. Sold July 2021 for £240,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.