4 Popham Close, East Brent, Highbridge, TA9 4RY

4 Popham Close is a five-bedroom detached house in East Brent, Highbridge, Highbridge (TA9 4RY). It has a recorded floor area of 152 m² (around 1636 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2013) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (November 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since December 2009, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 4.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £464,000 sits 56% above the 2009 sale of £297,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£182/sq ft) was about 19.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 152 m² it's 23.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (123 m² median across 5 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: a garage conversion approved in 2001. Past consents include a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.