Broadlands Court, Flat 5, Broadlands, Bideford, EX39 4RE

Broadlands Court is a two-bedroom detached house in Bideford (EX39 4RE). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 495 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band A. At 46 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across Broadlands Court (46–62 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (49 versus a best of 78). The latest certificate (May 2023) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since March 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 46 m² it's 16.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (55 m² median across 5 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1998–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 16.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £142,000 is 19.3% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£240/sq ft) was about 43.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.