96 Bay View Road, Northam, Bideford, EX39 1BH
About 96 Bay View Road
96 Bay View Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Northam, Bideford, Bideford (EX39 1BH). It has a recorded floor area of 259 m² (around 2788 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (May 2020) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in January 2016 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). Period features are noted in the property record.
At 259 m² the property is well over the postcode median (151 m² across 40 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 13 planning records sit against the property, 10 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include an extension, partial demolition and tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £942,000 is 20.8% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£280/sq ft) was about 31.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £780,000 in February 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
96 Bay View Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
A tree works application was refused at 96 Bay View Road in 2023.
- Nov 2023Tree WorksTreesIn report
Felling of partially fallen tree covered by TPO/0038/2015
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 1/1084/2023/TRE5
- Aug 2017ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey
Single storey sun lounge flat roof extension
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 1/0658/2017/HPD
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 96 Bay View Road
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£942,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£780,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
16 February 2022Most recent
£780,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX39 1BH: £675,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in EX39 1BH
53 Bay View Road, Northam, Bideford, EX39 1BH
Sold Oct 2025
£395,000Ashley Cottage, Bay View Road, Northam, Bideford, EX39 1BH
Sold Apr 2025
£675,00051 Bay View Road, Northam, Bideford, EX39 1BH
Sold Aug 2024
£675,00060 Bay View Road, Northam, Bideford, EX39 1BH
Sold May 2022
£805,00090a, Bay View Road, Northam, Bideford, EX39 1BH
Sold Sept 2021
£885,000
Versus other Bay View Road homes
CO₂ Emissions for 96 Bay View Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,012
Street avg £2,874
Floor Area
259 m²
Street avg 171 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.8 t/year
Street avg 5.8 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
0.9 km
St Margaret's Church of England Junior School. 7 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.4dB








