Goats Hill House, Goats Hill Road, Northam, Bideford, EX39 1AJ
About Goats Hill House
Goats Hill House is a five-bedroom detached house in Northam, Bideford, Bideford (EX39 1AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 1191 m² (around 12820 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2024 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (October 2024) returns a high B (score 89), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The rating has held steady at B across 2 certificates since March 2022. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff. Other recorded features include a balcony.
It hasn't traded since November 2005, a hold of 21 years that's notably long for the area. At 1191 m² the property is well over the postcode median (188 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 1996–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £2,410,000 sits 168% above the 2005 sale of £899,295. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£70/sq ft) was about 60.9% below the postcode norm. 5 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- BalconyYes
Energy performance
Goats Hill House ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Goats Hill House has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- May 2021FullIn report
Proposed earthworks to level garden (Affecting a Public Right of Way)
- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 1/0069/2021/FUL
- Feb 2021Demolition And RebuildFullIn report
Proposed replacement dwelling, to include the demolition of the existing dwelling (affecting a public right of way) (Variation of condition 2 of planning permission 1/0639/2020/FUL)
- Documents
- 59 docs on file
- Reference
- 1/1180/2020/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
Goats Hill House has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1996.
£2,410,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.9% per year over 9 years.
£899,295
Growth on file: 12.9% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
2 November 2005Most recent
£899,295
+199.8%over 9 years6 October 1996
£300,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX39 1AJ: £540,000 (2025–2017).
Nearby sales in EX39 1AJ
Fleet, Goats Hill Road, Northam, Bideford, EX39 1AJ
Sold Sept 2025
£1,162,500Steepholm, 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
£800,000
Versus other Goats Hill Road homes
Price per m² for Goats Hill House lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£755
Street avg £2,728
Floor Area
1191 m²
Street avg 210 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.6 t/year
Street avg 8.6 t/year
Years Held
21 years
Street avg 9 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
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.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.9dB








