23 Century Drive, Northam, Bideford, EX39 1BG
About 23 Century Drive
23 Century Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in Northam, Bideford, Bideford (EX39 1BG). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2014) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 83 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). 5 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £415,000 is 45.6% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£319/sq ft) was about 39.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in February 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Aug 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
23 Century Drive has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Jun 2019ExtensionFullIn report
Extension to existing garage & creation of improved pedestrian access to dwelling
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 1/0376/2019/FUH
- Aug 2016ConditionsIn report
Discharge of condition 3 of application 1/0733/2015/FUL
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 1/0740/2016/DIS
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Sales history & valuation
23 Century Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£415,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£285,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
12 February 2015Most recent
£285,000
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 23 Century Drive lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,434
Street avg £3,128
Floor Area
83 m²
Street avg 145 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 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








