Ford House, Flat 4, Rowe Close, Bideford, EX39 5XX

Ford House is a two-bedroom detached house in Bideford (EX39 5XX). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Period features are noted in the property record. At 83 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 6 units on EPC record in Ford House, where floor areas span 77–124 m². The latest certificate (May 2023) shows a C (score 74). The rating has held steady at C across 3 certificates since March 2010. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).

At 83 m² it sits well below the postcode median (128 m² across 29 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £231,000 is 21.6% above the 2024 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£213/sq ft) was about 23.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £190,000 in July 2024.