Old Pastures, Goats Hill Road, Northam, Bideford, EX39 1AJ
About Old Pastures
Old Pastures is a four-bedroom detached house in Northam, Bideford, Bideford (EX39 1AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 282 m² (around 3035 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (September 2015) shows a G (score 12), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 64), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from September 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe and attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 282 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 bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £1,143,000 is 42.9% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£264/sq ft) was about 65.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in May 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble
- LandYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Old Pastures sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Sept 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Apr 2022Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 Copper Beech. Remove lower limb, originating at 2 meters.
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 1/0176/2022/TRE
- May 2019Tree WorksTreesIn report
Works to copper beech (TPO/0058/2015) removal of three lower limbs and pruning of fourth lower limb to allow access for high sided vehicles.
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 1/0237/2019/TRE
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Sales history & valuation
Old Pastures valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£1,143,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£800,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
30 May 2017Most recent
£800,000
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
£521,000Foxholes, Goats Hill Road, Northam, Bideford, EX39 1AJ
Sold Jan 2017
£275,000
Versus other Goats Hill Road homes
Old Pastures is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,837
Street avg £2,520
Floor Area
282 m²
Street avg 293 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
28.0 t/year
Street avg 6.8 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.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.9dB








