Fleet, Goats Hill Road, Northam, Bideford, EX39 1AJ
About Fleet
Fleet is a four-bedroom detached house in Northam, Bideford, Bideford (EX39 1AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 203 m² (around 2185 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. Other recorded features include a balcony, notable views and outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The latest certificate (July 2016) shows an F (score 33), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Across 1996–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,044,000 is 10.2% below the 2025 sale of £1,162,500, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£532/sq ft) was about 229.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It changed hands recently, sold September 2025 for £1,162,500. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2026. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- BalconyYes
- OutbuildingsYes
- Notable viewsYes
- Swimming poolYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Fleet's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jan 2026ExtensionFullIn report
Extension and alterations to main house and pool house and partial garage conversion
- Documents
- 23 docs on file
- Reference
- 1/0869/2025/FUL
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Fleet
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Fleet was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,044,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.3% per year over 29 years.
£1,162,500
Growth on file: 5.3% per year over 29 years.
Sales timeline
9 September 2025Most recent
£1,162,500
+338.7%over 28 years13 December 1996
£265,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX39 1AJ: £540,000 (2024–2017).
Nearby sales in EX39 1AJ
Steepholm, Goats Hill Road, Northam, Bideford, EX39 1AJ
Sold Dec 2024
£875,000Treharrock, Goats Hill Road, Northam, Bideford, EX39 1AJ
Sold Jul 2020
£540,000Higher Bay Cottage, Goats Hill Road, Northam, Bideford, EX39 1AJ
Sold Nov 2017
£521,000Old Pastures, Goats Hill Road, Northam, Bideford, EX39 1AJ
Sold May 2017
£800,000Foxholes, Goats Hill Road, Northam, Bideford, EX39 1AJ
Sold Jan 2017
£275,000
Versus other Goats Hill Road homes
Fleet outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,727
Street avg £2,231
Floor Area
203 m²
Street avg 300 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
14.0 t/year
Street avg 8.1 t/year
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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
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Swimming Pool — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
St Margaret's Church of England Junior School. 7 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.9dB








