12 Abbots Drive, Bideford, EX39 4DB

12 Abbots Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Bideford (EX39 4DB). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2014) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in May 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from February 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

11 years since the last transfer (August 2015). Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Across 2006–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £220,000 is 38.8% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£202/sq ft) was about 20.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.