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

Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
2
Floor area
78 m²
840 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 61
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Oldfield

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

Oldfield is a two-bedroom detached house in Westward Ho, Bideford, Bideford (EX39 1HH). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2021) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.

Across 1997–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £364,000 is 14.6% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£378/sq ft) was about 99.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 78 m² it's 20.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (98 m² median across 18 EPCs). Most recent transfer: May 2021 at £317,500. 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
  • Utility roomYes

Outside

  • Private gardenSouth-west-facing
  • GarageYes
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Oldfield

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

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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.

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

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D61
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Oldfield, Golf Links Road, Westward Ho, Bideford, EX39 1HH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Oldfield 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 Oldfield

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.

Price for Oldfield has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.

Current estimate

£364,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.6% per year over 24 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£317,500

Growth on file: 6.6% per year over 24 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 20 May 2021Most recent

    £317,500

    +366.9%over 24 years
  2. 21 April 1997

    £68,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in EX39 1HH: £425,000 (2025–2020).

On the street

Versus other Golf Links Road homes

Four headline reads against 18 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², Oldfield stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£4,071

Street avg £2,590

Strongly above

Floor Area

78 m²

Street avg 108 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

3.6 t/year

Street avg 4.9 t/year

Strongly above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Oldfield

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
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.

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

Aysha Gardens — bus stop.

Closest school

1.1 km

St George's CofE Infant and Nursery School. 4 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 1HH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for EX39 1HH

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for EX39 1HH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.9dB

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

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Oldfield, Golf Links Road, Westward Ho, Bideford, EX39 1HH. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.