25 Windmill Lane, Northam, Bideford, EX39 1BZ

25 Windmill Lane is a four-bedroom detached house in Northam, Bideford, Bideford (EX39 1BZ). It has a recorded floor area of 149 m² (around 1604 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in May 2019 the rating was F, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 88). Main heating runs on electricity. The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include notable views and a self-contained annexe. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

Most recent transfer was March 2025 at £510,000 — fresh data. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2020. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 149 m² it's 26.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (118 m² median across 25 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 84% of similar EPCs). Across 2020–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 13% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £578,000 is 13.3% above the 2025 sale price.