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Edge Hill Cottage, Bay View Road, Northam, Bideford, EX39 1BJ

4 sales on record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
89 m²
963 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 59
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Edge Hill Cottage

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

Edge Hill Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Northam, Bideford, Bideford (EX39 1BJ). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 963 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (February 2012) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The latest certificate is from February 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 89 m² it sits well below the postcode median (142 m² across 53 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 11 years since the last transfer (September 2015). Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1998–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £353,000 is 35.8% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£270/sq ft) was about 48.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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

  • Bedrooms3
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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.

Edge Hill Cottage's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Feb 2022

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D59
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Edge Hill Cottage, Bay View Road, Northam, Bideford, EX39 1BJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Edge Hill Cottage has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

2applications of note in the surrounding area

Before you offer

We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Edge Hill Cottage

Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.

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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 Edge Hill Cottage has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.

Current estimate

£353,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.4% per year over 17 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2015)

£260,000

Growth on file: 9.4% per year over 17 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 3 September 2015Most recent

    £260,000

    +25.3%over 3 years

  2. 3 April 2012

    £207,500

    +72.9%over 9 years

  3. 4 June 2002

    £120,000

    +108.3%over 3 years

  4. 4 December 1998

    £57,600

Median price across the last 5 sales in EX39 1BJ: £550,000 (2025–2024).

On the street

Versus other Bay View Road homes

Four headline reads against 39 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Edge Hill Cottage is notably below the street on floor area.

Price per m²

£2,907

Street avg £2,537

Above

Floor Area

89 m²

Street avg 199 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

4.6 t/year

Street avg 6.0 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Edge Hill Cottage

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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£370k

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1 Broadlands, Northam

EX39 1ST

3 bed1 bath
£385k

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3 bed2 bath
£400k

1 Bassetts Close, Northam

EX39 1SZ

3 bed
£426k

1 Blyth Court, Westward Ho

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3 bed2 bath
£275k

1 Burrough Road, Northam

EX39 1BU

3 bed1 bath
£468k

1 Admirals Court, Northam

EX39 1SX

3 bed
£263k

1 Aysha House, Golf Links Road, Westward Ho

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3 bed1 bath
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.
Full Bideford report

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

0.2 km

Kingsley Road — bus stop.

Closest school

1.3 km

St Margaret's Church of England Junior School. 6 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 1BJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for EX39 1BJ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.3dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for EX39 1BJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.0dB

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 Edge Hill Cottage, Bay View Road, Northam, Bideford, EX39 1BJ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.