17 Century Drive, Northam, Bideford, EX39 1BG
About 17 Century Drive
17 Century Drive is a two-bedroom detached house in Northam, Bideford, Bideford (EX39 1BG). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2015) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since March 2013. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 85 m² it sits well below the postcode median (129 m² across 20 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs). 11 years since the last transfer (June 2015). Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1995–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £366,000 is 30.7% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£306/sq ft) was about 31.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2014.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Apr 2025
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Roof insulation improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Planning history
- Apr 2014RenovationFullIn report
To provide a hard standing to the front of the property to allow two cars to park. The work requires the removal of part of the front of the garden and the repositioning of a rock faced block wall.
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 1/0103/2014/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1995.
£366,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 20 years.
£280,000
Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
17 June 2015Most recent
£280,000
-1.8%over 8 years15 October 2006
£285,000
+142.6%over 6 years11 February 2000
£117,500
+65.5%over 4 years24 April 1995
£71,000
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
17 Century Drive is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£3,294
Street avg £3,136
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 144 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 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








