5 Ashtons Row, Buckland Brewer, Bideford, EX39 5LW

5 Ashtons Row is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Buckland Brewer, Bideford, Bideford (EX39 5LW). It has a recorded floor area of 163 m² (around 1755 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (July 2012) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in August 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from July 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in April 2010. At 163 m² the property is well over the postcode median (78 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1997–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £444,000 is 41% above the 2010 sale price.