2 Fore Street, Northam, Bideford, EX39 1AW
About 2 Fore Street
2 Fore Street is a mid-terrace house in Northam, Bideford, Bideford (EX39 1AW). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2021) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in January 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 88).
Last sale on file: £175,000 in November 2019. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 91 m² it's 15.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (79 m² median across 42 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 79% of similar EPCs). Across 1999–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £210,000 is 20% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£179/sq ft) was about 24.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Planning history
2 Fore Street has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1999.
£210,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 20 years.
£175,000
Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
22 November 2019Most recent
£175,000
+18.2%over 5 years27 March 2014
£148,000
-10.3%over 6 years2 May 2007
£165,000
+103.7%over 4 years4 July 2002
£81,000
+39.7%over 2 years9 September 1999
£58,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX39 1AW: £180,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in EX39 1AW
3 Fore Street, Northam, Bideford, EX39 1AW
Sold Oct 2025
£170,000Flat 2, 9 Fore Street, Northam, Bideford, EX39 1AW
Sold Apr 2024
£117,70026 Fore Street, Northam, Bideford, EX39 1AW
Sold Mar 2023
£550,00020 Fore Street, Northam, Bideford, EX39 1AW
Sold Aug 2022
£280,000Flat 2, 12 Fore Street, Northam, Bideford, EX39 1AW
Sold Apr 2022
£180,000
Versus other Fore Street homes
On epc rating, 2 Fore Street stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£1,923
Street avg £1,992
Floor Area
91 m²
Street avg 94 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.8 t/year
Street avg 5.1 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
0.1 km
Library — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
St Margaret's Church of England Junior School. 6 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.7dB








