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20 Century Drive, Northam, Bideford, EX39 1BG

3 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
5
Floor area
150 m²
1615 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 63
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 20 Century Drive

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

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).

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms5
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 20 Century Drive

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
  • Beautiful Places, source of nearby scenic places
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Nov 2021

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D63
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Mar 2014from Apr 2013
EPC improved fromE50toD61
Heating Controls
Prog + TRVsFull

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Hot Water
Main (No Stat)Main System

Hot water system upgraded

Low Energy Lighting
77%33%

Low energy lighting percentage decreased

Nov 2021from Mar 2014
Windows
AverageGood

Window efficiency improved

Wall Insulation
UninsulatedInsulated Cavity

Cavity wall insulation installed

Low Energy Lighting
33%94%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 20 Century Drive, Northam, Bideford, EX39 1BG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. May 2015
    Tree WorksTrees
    In report

    Coppice previously coppiced small trees and pollard 4 previously pollarded sycamores

    Documents
    8 docs on file
    Reference
    1/0398/2015/TPO
    View planning record
Before you offer

We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 20 Century Drive

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Price for 20 Century Drive has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.

Current estimate

£460,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.7% per year over 18 years.

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Last sold (2013)

£302,500

Growth on file: 9.7% per year over 18 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 10 July 2013Most recent

    £302,500

    +8.8%over 8 years
  2. 15 July 2004

    £278,000

    +383.5%over 8 years
  3. 20 July 1995

    £57,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in EX39 1BG: £500,000 (2024–2021).

On the street

Versus other Century Drive homes

Four headline reads against 20 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On habitable rooms, 20 Century Drive stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£2,017

Street avg £3,203

Strongly below

Floor Area

150 m²

Street avg 141 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

5.9 t/year

Street avg 4.5 t/year

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Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 20 Century Drive

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby
£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
  • Beautiful Places, source of nearby scenic places
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Bideford district page.

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.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around EX39 1BG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for EX39 1BG

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for EX39 1BG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.6dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 20 Century Drive, Northam, Bideford, EX39 1BG. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.