York Place, Apartment 12, Northam Road, Bideford, EX39 3LA

York Place is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Bideford (EX39 3LA). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 50 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across York Place (50–161 m²). The building's EPC ratings span G to C across 14 units on file. The latest certificate (July 2019) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in April 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 63). Main heating runs on electricity.

Untraded for 25 years, with the last transfer in March 2001. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £105,000 sits 169.2% above the 2001 sale of £39,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£72/sq ft) was about 34.3% below the postcode norm. At 50 m² it sits well below the postcode median (82 m² across 20 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.