18 Century Drive, Northam, Bideford, EX39 1BG
About 18 Century Drive
18 Century Drive is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Northam, Bideford, Bideford (EX39 1BG). It has a recorded floor area of 221 m² (around 2379 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2014) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Untraded for 23 years, with the last transfer in January 2003. At 221 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 2002–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 17% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £494,000 sits 205.9% above the 2003 sale of £161,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£68/sq ft) was about 72.7% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2011. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
18 Century Drive's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Feb 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
18 Century Drive has an approved extension on the planning record.
- Apr 2011ExtensionFullIn report
Proposed extension to form garden room
- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 1/0143/2011/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
18 Century Drive's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2002).
£494,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 17.0% per year over 1 year.
£161,500
Growth on file: 17.0% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
14 January 2003Most recent
£161,500
+17.0%over 7 months30 June 2002
£138,000
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
18 Century Drive is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£731
Street avg £3,270
Floor Area
221 m²
Street avg 138 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.5 t/year
Street avg 4.4 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








