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Grooms Cottage, Windmill Lane, Northam, Bideford, EX39 1BZ

Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
100 m²
1080 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 52
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Grooms Cottage

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

Grooms Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Northam, Bideford, Bideford (EX39 1BZ). It has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (around 1080 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2008) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 62). The latest certificate is from October 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.

Held since May 2011 — that's 15 years off the open market, well above the local norm. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 76% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £492,000 is 43.9% above the 2011 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£317/sq ft) was about 15.9% 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

  • Bedrooms4

Outside

  • GarageYes

Building

  • Period featuresYes
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Grooms Cottage

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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.

Grooms Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Oct 2018

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E52
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
8.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Grooms Cottage, Windmill Lane, Northam, Bideford, EX39 1BZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Grooms 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 Grooms 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.

Grooms Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£492,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2011)

£342,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 31 May 2011Most recent

    £342,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in EX39 1BZ: £499,950 (2025–2023).

On the street

Versus other Windmill Lane homes

Four headline reads against 25 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

CO₂ Emissions for Grooms Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,407

Street avg £3,407

On par

Floor Area

100 m²

Street avg 123 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

8.8 t/year

Street avg 5.3 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Grooms 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.
£469k

1 Century Drive, Northam

EX39 1BG

4 bed
£468k

1 Admirals Court, Northam

EX39 1SX

3 bed
£426k

1 Blyth Court, Westward Ho

EX39 1XF

3 bed2 bath
£400k

1 Bassetts Close, Northam

EX39 1SZ

3 bed
£385k

1 Armada Way, Westward Ho

EX39 1XB

3 bed2 bath
£370k

1 Bosuns Court, Tomouth Road, Appledore

EX39 1WH

3 bed2 bath
£327k

1 Broadlands, Northam

EX39 1ST

3 bed1 bath
£275k

1 Burrough Road, Northam

EX39 1BU

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

Swimming Pool — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

St Margaret's Church of England Junior School. 5 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 1BZ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for EX39 1BZ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for EX39 1BZ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.7dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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