2 Fairlea Crescent, Northam, Bideford, EX39 1BD
About 2 Fairlea Crescent
2 Fairlea Crescent is a two-bedroom detached house in Northam, Bideford, Bideford (EX39 1BD). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2015) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 102), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 98 m² it's 22.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (80 m² median across 21 EPCs). Across 2015–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£422/sq ft) was about 72.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: January 2024 at £445,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- DrivewayYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 May 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
2 Fairlea Crescent has an approved single-storey extension on the planning record.
- May 2021ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey
Certificate of proposed lawful development for a single storey extension
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 1/0363/2021/CPL
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Sales history & valuation
2 Fairlea Crescent saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£420,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 8 years.
£445,000
Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
30 January 2024Most recent
£445,000
+33.2%over 2 years10 February 2021
£334,000
+23.7%over 5 years13 August 2015
£270,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX39 1BD: £440,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in EX39 1BD
38 Fairlea Crescent, Northam, Bideford, EX39 1BD
Sold Sept 2024
£440,00011 Fairlea Crescent, Northam, Bideford, EX39 1BD
Sold Nov 2023
£395,00032 Fairlea Crescent, Northam, Bideford, EX39 1BD
Sold Oct 2022
£460,0005 Fairlea Crescent, Northam, Bideford, EX39 1BD
Sold Sept 2022
£497,0003 Fairlea Crescent, Northam, Bideford, EX39 1BD
Sold Sept 2022
£390,000
Versus other Fairlea Crescent homes
2 Fairlea Crescent is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
Price per m²
£4,541
Street avg £3,642
Floor Area
98 m²
Street avg 88 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 3.4 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
0.6 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
49.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.1dB








