3 Bickleton Cottages, Bickleton, Barnstaple, EX31 3GG
About 3 Bickleton Cottages
3 Bickleton Cottages is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Bickleton, Barnstaple, Barnstaple (EX31 3GG). It has a recorded floor area of 174 m² (around 1873 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since May 2011. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Held since October 1997 — that's 29 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 £520,000 sits 447.4% above the 1997 sale of £95,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£51/sq ft) was about 70% below the postcode norm.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Energy performance
3 Bickleton Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
3 Bickleton Cottages has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
5applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 3 Bickleton Cottages
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
3 Bickleton Cottages's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£520,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£95,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 October 1997Most recent
£95,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX31 3GG: £485,000 (2024–2017).
Nearby sales in EX31 3GG
The Barn, Bickleton, Barnstaple, EX31 3GG
Sold Oct 2024
£486,100Manor Cottage, Bickleton, Barnstaple, EX31 3GG
Sold Jun 2024
£485,0002 Bickleton Cottages, Bickleton, Barnstaple, EX31 3GG
Sold Aug 2023
£455,000Crawfordton, Bickleton, Barnstaple, EX31 3GG
Sold Nov 2018
£487,500Barn 23, Bickleton, Barnstaple, EX31 3GG
Sold Sept 2017
£185,000
Everything we know about 3 Bickleton Cottages, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus the street
3 Bickleton Cottages is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£546
Street avg £2,843
Floor Area
174 m²
Street avg 165 m²
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 5.5 t/year
Years Held
29 years
Street avg 6 years
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.1 km
Yelland Road — bus stop.
Closest school
1.5 km
Fremington Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
41.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.3dB