1 Searle Terrace, Northam, Bideford, EX39 1DD
About 1 Searle Terrace
1 Searle Terrace is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Northam, Bideford, Bideford (EX39 1DD). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 806 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (July 2010) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 56). The latest certificate is from July 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Most recent transfer: November 2019 at £150,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). Across 2002–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £206,000 is 37.3% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£186/sq ft) was about 18% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2024.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
1 Searle Terrace's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Jul 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jun 2024RenovationFullIn report
Retrospective application for the installation of a sliding door with vertical timber cladding
Retrospective- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 1/0349/2024/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2002.
£206,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.1% per year over 17 years.
£150,000
Growth on file: 5.1% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
26 November 2019Most recent
£150,000
26 February 2016
£150,000
+44.2%over 12 years23 October 2003
£104,000
+65.1%over 1 year15 August 2002
£63,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX39 1DD: £245,000 (2023–2018).
Nearby sales in EX39 1DD
8 Searle Terrace, Northam, Bideford, EX39 1DD
Sold Aug 2023
£245,0002 Searle Terrace, Northam, Bideford, EX39 1DD
Sold May 2022
£296,0009 Searle Terrace, Northam, Bideford, EX39 1DD
Sold Dec 2021
£235,00010 Searle Terrace, Northam, Bideford, EX39 1DD
Sold Jul 2021
£260,0004 Searle Terrace, Northam, Bideford, EX39 1DD
Sold Nov 2016
£175,000
Versus other Searle Terrace homes
On floor area, 1 Searle Terrace runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,002
Street avg £2,456
Floor Area
75 m²
Street avg 94 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 4.7 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
Swimming Pool — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.3dB








