Marina, Golf Links Road, Westward Ho, Bideford, EX39 1HH

Marina is a five-bedroom detached house in Westward Ho, Bideford, Bideford (EX39 1HH). It has a recorded floor area of 195 m² (around 2099 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in April 2016 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe.

At 195 m² the property is well over the postcode median (95 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Most recent transfer was March 2025 at £650,000 — fresh data. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2016. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2016–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£310/sq ft) was about 63.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.