38 Fairlea Crescent, Northam, Bideford, EX39 1BD

38 Fairlea Crescent is a three-bedroom detached house in Northam, Bideford, Bideford (EX39 1BD). It has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (around 1141 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2018) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in July 2016 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

At 106 m² the property is well over the postcode median (80 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last sale on file: £440,000 in September 2024. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2003. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2016–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£386/sq ft) was about 58.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.