16 Century Drive, Northam, Bideford, EX39 1BG
About 16 Century Drive
16 Century Drive is a five-bedroom detached house in Northam, Bideford, Bideford (EX39 1BG). It has a recorded floor area of 178 m² (around 1916 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include notable views. The latest certificate (July 2015) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). The latest certificate is from July 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 178 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. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in July 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years. Across 2003–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £671,000 is 38.4% above the 2016 sale price.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
- Solar panelsYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Jul 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
16 Century Drive has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Jan 2014ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Proposed extension and balcony to the rear
- Documents
- 24 docs on file
- Reference
- 1/1080/2013/FUL
- Sept 2012ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Proposed extension to rear of the property
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 1/0579/2012/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
16 Century Drive has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2003.
£671,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.2% per year over 13 years.
£485,000
Growth on file: 7.2% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
25 July 2016Most recent
£485,000
+32.9%over 11 years29 September 2004
£365,000
+82.5%over 11 months23 October 2003
£200,000
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
EPC Rating for 16 Century Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,725
Street avg £3,165
Floor Area
178 m²
Street avg 140 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 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








