What type of property is 3a, North Street, EX39 1DH?

3a, North Street, EX39 1DH is a 2-bedroom detached house.

What did 3a, North Street, EX39 1DH sell for?

3a, North Street, EX39 1DH last sold for £215,000 in November 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £66,000 in December 1997. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 3a, North Street, EX39 1DH?

Across 3 sales between December 1997 and November 2022, 3a, North Street, EX39 1DH rose from £66,000 to £215,000, a change of £149,000. That works out to roughly +4.8% per year compounded over 25 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 3a, North Street, EX39 1DH?

The current EPC rating for 3a, North Street, EX39 1DH is D with a score of 65 out of 100, lodged in November 2022. It has dropped from a C recorded in October 2008. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 3a, North Street, EX39 1DH?

3a, North Street, EX39 1DH has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (840 sq ft), around 39 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 11% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in EX39 1DH. Source: EPC Register.

How is 3a, North Street, EX39 1DH heated?

The latest EPC at 3a, North Street, EX39 1DH records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 3a, North Street, EX39 1DH?

3a, North Street, EX39 1DH is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is 3a, North Street, EX39 1DH located?

3a, North Street, EX39 1DH sits in Northam, Bideford, Bideford. It falls within the EX39 postcode district in Devon.

Is 3a, North Street, EX39 1DH in a safe area?

Police records around 3a, North Street, EX39 1DH show an average of 4 reported crimes per month over the last 10 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 81% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 3a, North Street, EX39 1DH?

The closest primary school to 3a, North Street, EX39 1DH is St Margaret's Church of England Junior School (367m), one of 4 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Bideford College (2.8km).

How well connected is 3a, North Street, EX39 1DH?

The closest bus stop to 3a, North Street, EX39 1DH is Diddywell Road, 152m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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3a, North Street, Northam, Bideford, EX39 1DH

3 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

78 m²

840 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 65

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 3a

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

3a is a two-bedroom detached house in Northam, Bideford, Bideford (EX39 1DH). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2022) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (October 2008); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, main heating went from Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Across 1997–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £247,000 is 14.9% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£256/sq ft) was about 46% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 78 m² it's 21.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (99 m² median across 31 EPCs). Last sale on file: £215,000 in November 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1

Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 3a

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Nov 2022

EPC Rating

D65

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

4.8 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Nov 2022from Oct 2008

EPC improved fromC69toD65

Wall Insulation

Uninsulated StoneInsulated Stone

Wall insulation upgraded

Low Energy Lighting

75%54%

Low energy lighting percentage decreased

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 3a, North Street, Northam, Bideford, EX39 1DH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

3a has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

2applications of note in the surrounding area

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We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 3a

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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.

3a has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.

Current estimate

£247,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.8% per year over 25 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£215,000

Growth on file: 4.8% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

28 November 2022Most recent
£215,000
+168.8%over 16 years
15 August 2006
£80,000
+21.2%over 8 years
12 December 1997
£66,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in EX39 1DH: £290,000 (2025–2023).

Nearby sales in EX39 1DH

On the street

Versus other North Street homes

Four headline reads against 31 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On habitable rooms, 3a runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,756

Street avg £2,709

On par

Floor Area

78 m²

Street avg 102 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

4.8 t/year

Street avg 5.2 t/year

On par

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Everything you need to know about 3a

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Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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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

Diddywell Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

St Margaret's Church of England Junior School. 5 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around EX39 1DH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.6dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for EX39 1DH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.5dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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