Kings Arms Hotel, Flat 2, The Square, Hartland, Bideford, EX39 6BL

Kings Arms Hotel is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Hartland, Bideford, Bideford (EX39 6BL). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band A. The latest certificate (April 2019) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in January 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Very Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. Main heating runs on electricity. At 42 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 4 units on EPC record in Kings Arms Hotel, where floor areas span 39–74 m². On EPC score it ranks last in the building (61 versus a best of 63).

Held since February 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. 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 £165,000 sits 81.3% above the 1998 sale of £91,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£201/sq ft) was about 15.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 42 m² it sits well below the postcode median (95 m² across 18 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 6 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential and subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.