4 College Close, Westward Ho, Bideford, EX39 1BL
About 4 College Close
4 College Close is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Westward Ho, Bideford, Bideford (EX39 1BL). It has a recorded floor area of 202 m² (around 2174 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (March 2018) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump.
It hasn't traded since February 2002, a hold of 24 years that's notably long for the area. At 202 m² the property is well over the postcode median (98 m² across 27 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £582,000 sits 232.6% above the 2002 sale of £175,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£80/sq ft) was about 55.6% below the postcode norm.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- Swimming poolYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
4 College Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
4 College Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
4 College Close's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2002).
£582,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£175,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
1 February 2002Most recent
£175,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX39 1BL: £550,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in EX39 1BL
29 College Close, Westward Ho, Bideford, EX39 1BL
Sold Dec 2024
£380,000The Retreat, College Close, Westward Ho, Bideford, EX39 1BL
Sold Apr 2024
£610,0007 College Close, Westward Ho, Bideford, EX39 1BL
Sold Sept 2022
£440,00038 College Close, Westward Ho, Bideford, EX39 1BL
Sold May 2022
£550,0001 College Close, Westward Ho, Bideford, EX39 1BL
Sold May 2022
£595,000
Versus other College Close homes
4 College Close is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£866
Street avg £3,028
Floor Area
202 m²
Street avg 130 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 3.6 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
0.2 km
Francis Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
1.6 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
46.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.1dB








