20 Century Drive, Northam, Bideford, EX39 1BG
About 20 Century Drive
20 Century Drive is a five-bedroom detached house in Northam, Bideford, Bideford (EX39 1BG). It has a recorded floor area of 150 m² (around 1615 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2021) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in April 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77).
Across 1995–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £460,000 sits 52.1% above the 2013 sale of £302,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£187/sq ft) was about 25.4% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2015. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 150 m² it's 24.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (121 m² median across 20 EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. 13 years since the last transfer (July 2013).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Window efficiency improved
Cavity wall insulation installed
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- May 2015Tree WorksTreesIn report
Coppice previously coppiced small trees and pollard 4 previously pollarded sycamores
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 1/0398/2015/TPO
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 20 Century Drive has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.
£460,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.7% per year over 18 years.
£302,500
Growth on file: 9.7% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
10 July 2013Most recent
£302,500
+8.8%over 8 years15 July 2004
£278,000
+383.5%over 8 years20 July 1995
£57,500
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
On habitable rooms, 20 Century Drive stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,017
Street avg £3,203
Floor Area
150 m²
Street avg 141 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.9 t/year
Street avg 4.5 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








