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15 Highfield, Northam, Bideford, EX39 1BB

3 sales on record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
147 m²
1582 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 68
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 15 Highfield

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

15 Highfield is a four-bedroom detached house in Northam, Bideford, Bideford (EX39 1BB). It has a recorded floor area of 147 m² (around 1582 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74).

Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in March 2009. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 147 m² the property is well over the postcode median (103 m² across 38 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2000–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £500,000 sits 75.4% above the 2009 sale of £285,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£180/sq ft) was about 21.3% below the postcode norm.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 15 Highfield

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
  • Beautiful Places, source of nearby scenic places
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D68
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
4.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 15 Highfield, Northam, Bideford, EX39 1BB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

15 Highfield has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

2applications of note in the surrounding area

Before you offer

We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 15 Highfield

Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

15 Highfield's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2000).

Current estimate

£500,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.8% per year over 9 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2009)

£285,000

Growth on file: 7.8% per year over 9 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 13 March 2009Most recent

    £285,000

  2. 21 February 2007

    £285,000

    +96.6%over 6 years

  3. 26 March 2000

    £145,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in EX39 1BB: £415,000 (2025–2024).

On the street

Versus other Highfield homes

Four headline reads against 38 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

15 Highfield outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,939

Street avg £3,093

Strongly below

Floor Area

147 m²

Street avg 102 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.8 t/year

Street avg 3.3 t/year

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Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 15 Highfield

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby
£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
  • Beautiful Places, source of nearby scenic places
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£469k

1 Century Drive, Northam

EX39 1BG

4 bed
£468k

1 Admirals Court, Northam

EX39 1SX

3 bed
£426k

1 Blyth Court, Westward Ho

EX39 1XF

3 bed2 bath
£400k

1 Bassetts Close, Northam

EX39 1SZ

3 bed
£385k

1 Armada Way, Westward Ho

EX39 1XB

3 bed2 bath
£370k

1 Bosuns Court, Tomouth Road, Appledore

EX39 1WH

3 bed2 bath
£327k

1 Broadlands, Northam

EX39 1ST

3 bed1 bath
£275k

1 Burrough Road, Northam

EX39 1BU

3 bed1 bath
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Bideford district page.
Full Bideford report

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

0.4 km

Library — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

St Margaret's Church of England Junior School. 6 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around EX39 1BB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for EX39 1BB

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for EX39 1BB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.5dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 15 Highfield, Northam, Bideford, EX39 1BB. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.