18 Fore Street, Moretonhampstead, Newton Abbot, TQ13 8LL

18 Fore Street is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Moretonhampstead, Newton Abbot, Newton Abbot (TQ13 8LL). It has a recorded floor area of 122 m² (around 1313 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Other recorded features include outbuildings and a loft. The latest certificate (February 2023) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in November 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump.

It hasn't traded since January 2004, a hold of 22 years that's notably long for the area. Today's modelled estimate of £379,000 sits 61.3% above the 2004 sale of £235,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£179/sq ft) was about 53.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs).