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5 Fairlea Crescent, Northam, Bideford, EX39 1BD

Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
4
Floor area
143 m²
1539 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 76
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 5 Fairlea Crescent

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

5 Fairlea Crescent is a four-bedroom detached house in Northam, Bideford, Bideford (EX39 1BD). It has a recorded floor area of 143 m² (around 1539 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2017) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85).

At 143 m² the property is well over the postcode median (80 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 86% of similar EPCs). Across 2018–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£323/sq ft) was about 26.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £497,000 in September 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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
  • Bathrooms4
  • Dining roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • GarageDouble

Building

  • Heating systemGas fired
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 5 Fairlea Crescent

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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
C76
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Fairlea Crescent, Northam, Bideford, EX39 1BD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 Fairlea Crescent 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 5 Fairlea Crescent

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.

Latest sale on 5 Fairlea Crescent was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£511,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 5 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£497,000

Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 5 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 14 September 2022Most recent

    £497,000

    +32.5%over 4 years
  2. 9 February 2018

    £375,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in EX39 1BD: £440,000 (2024–2022).

On the street

Versus other Fairlea Crescent homes

Four headline reads against 21 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

5 Fairlea Crescent outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,476

Street avg £3,701

On par

Floor Area

143 m²

Street avg 86 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

3.8 t/year

Street avg 3.5 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 5 Fairlea Crescent

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
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.

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.

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 1BD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for EX39 1BD

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for EX39 1BD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.1dB

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 5 Fairlea Crescent, Northam, Bideford, EX39 1BD. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.