10 Century Drive, Northam, Bideford, EX39 1BG
About 10 Century Drive
10 Century Drive is a five-bedroom detached house in Northam, Bideford, Bideford (EX39 1BG). It has a recorded floor area of 174 m² (around 1873 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2018) shows a C (score 71).
It hasn't traded since March 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 174 m² the property is well over the postcode median (121 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 1997–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 19.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £563,000 sits 53% above the 2007 sale of £368,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£196/sq ft) was about 21.1% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
10 Century Drive has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Apr 2015ApplicationIn report
Amendment to 1/1067/2014/FUL
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 1/0009/2015/NMAT
- Nov 2014ExtensionFullIn report
Extension to balcony
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 1/1067/2014/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
10 Century Drive has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£563,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 19.1% per year over 10 years.
£368,000
Growth on file: 19.1% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
1 March 2007Most recent
£368,000
+466.2%over 9 years3 April 1997
£65,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX39 1BG: £500,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in EX39 1BG
5 Century Drive, Northam, Bideford, EX39 1BG
Sold Nov 2024
£385,00022 Century Drive, Northam, Bideford, EX39 1BG
Sold Nov 2024
£500,00012 Century Drive, Northam, Bideford, EX39 1BG
Sold Jun 2023
£745,0002 Century Drive, Northam, Bideford, EX39 1BG
Sold May 2022
£560,0009 Century Drive, Northam, Bideford, EX39 1BG
Sold Jun 2021
£480,000
Versus other Century Drive homes
10 Century Drive outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,115
Street avg £3,198
Floor Area
174 m²
Street avg 140 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 4.6 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
0.5 km
Swanswood Gardens — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
St Margaret's Church of England Junior School. 5 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.6dB








