20 Bay View Road, Northam, Bideford, EX39 1AY
About 20 Bay View Road
20 Bay View Road is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Northam, Bideford, Bideford (EX39 1AY). It has a recorded floor area of 170 m² (around 1830 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. Earlier certificates rated it C (November 2008); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Other recorded features include a balcony and notable views. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 170 m² the property is well over the postcode median (95 m² across 43 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2009–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£260/sq ft) was about 24.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: November 2022 at £475,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- BalconyYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
20 Bay View Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
- Sept 2008ConditionsIn report
Discharge of conditions 1/0256/2008/FUL
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 1/0033/2008/DIS
- Apr 2008SubdivisionFullIn report
Conversion of 3 flats to form 2 new dwellings, construction of one new bungalow and associated works
- Documents
- 31 docs on file
- Reference
- 1/0256/2008/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£470,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.2% per year over 14 years.
£475,000
Growth on file: 4.2% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
28 November 2022Most recent
£475,000
+74.3%over 13 years16 April 2009
£272,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX39 1AY: £390,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in EX39 1AY
36 Bay View Road, Northam, Bideford, EX39 1AY
Sold Jun 2024
£405,0007 Bay View Road, Northam, Bideford, EX39 1AY
Sold Jun 2024
£345,00018 Bay View Road, Northam, Bideford, EX39 1AY
Sold Apr 2024
£420,000Trelyon Apartments, 12, 28 Bay View Road, Northam, Bideford, EX39 1AY
Sold Mar 2024
£390,00023 Bay View Road, Northam, Bideford, EX39 1AY
Sold Dec 2022
£361,000
Versus other Bay View Road homes
On co₂ emissions, 20 Bay View Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,794
Street avg £2,595
Floor Area
170 m²
Street avg 138 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.9 t/year
Street avg 5.4 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
Memorial — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 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
49.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.8dB








