25a, Cross Street, Northam, Bideford, EX39 1BS
About 25a
25a is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Northam, Bideford, Bideford (EX39 1BS). It has a recorded floor area of 34 m² (around 366 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since January 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). Main heating runs on electricity.
At 34 m² it sits well below the postcode median (75 m² across 44 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £134,000 is 44.1% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£254/sq ft) was about 44.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in November 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years. One planning record on file: subdivision refused in 2015.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
Energy performance
25a's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Hot water system upgraded
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
- Apr 2015SubdivisionAmendmentIn report
Use of property as 2 seperate dwellings
- Documents
- 17 docs on file
- Reference
- 1/0124/2015/CPE
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Sales history & valuation
£134,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£93,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
12 November 2015Most recent
£93,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX39 1BS: £190,000 (2024–2023).
Nearby sales in EX39 1BS
4 Cross Street, Northam, Bideford, EX39 1BS
Sold Dec 2024
£165,00016 Cross Street, Northam, Bideford, EX39 1BS
Sold Nov 2024
£190,0001b, Cross Street, Northam, Bideford, EX39 1BS
Sold Jun 2024
£125,00014a, Cross Street, Northam, Bideford, EX39 1BS
Sold Jan 2024
£245,0004a, Cross Street, Northam, Bideford, EX39 1BS
Sold Sept 2023
£232,000
Versus other Cross Street homes
25a is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£2,735
Street avg £2,319
Floor Area
34 m²
Street avg 85 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
0.6 t/year
Street avg 3.9 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
0.1 km
Square — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 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
49.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.7dB








