The Retreat, College Close, Westward Ho, Bideford, EX39 1BL
About The Retreat
The Retreat is a five-bedroom detached house in Westward Ho, Bideford, Bideford (EX39 1BL). It has a recorded floor area of 160 m² (around 1722 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1996-2002. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows a C (score 72). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).
At 160 m² the property is well over the postcode median (98 m² across 27 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Most recent transfer: April 2024 at £610,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2001–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£354/sq ft) was about 97.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
Outside
- GarageDouble
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Energy performance
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Planning history
The Retreat has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
The Retreat has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2001.
£597,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.4% per year over 23 years.
£610,000
Growth on file: 4.4% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
29 April 2024Most recent
£610,000
+6.1%over 1 year7 December 2022
£575,000
+47.4%over 16 years21 September 2006
£390,000
+71.4%over 5 years15 July 2001
£227,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX39 1BL: £550,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in EX39 1BL
29 College Close, Westward Ho, Bideford, EX39 1BL
Sold Dec 2024
£380,0007 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
£595,000Coast House, College Close, Westward Ho, Bideford, EX39 1BL
Sold Jun 2021
£686,250
Versus other College Close homes
On habitable rooms, The Retreat stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,813
Street avg £2,864
Floor Area
160 m²
Street avg 133 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 4.0 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