Barnet House, Flat 3, Kingsley Road, Westward Ho, Bideford, EX39 1JA
About Barnet House
Barnet House is an end-of-terrace house in Westward Ho, Bideford, Bideford (EX39 1JA). It has a recorded floor area of 166 m² (around 1787 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows an F (score 33), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since May 2010. Between certificates, main heating went from Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 3-band jump.
At 166 m² the property is well over the postcode median (66 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £314,000 sits 74.4% above the 2021 sale of £180,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£101/sq ft) was about 24.2% below the postcode norm. Sold March 2021 for £180,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Barnet House sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Replaced storage heaters with gas boiler
Connected to mains gas supply
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Planning history
Barnet House has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£314,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£180,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
4 March 2021Most recent
£180,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX39 1JA: £147,500 (2020–2014).
Nearby sales in EX39 1JA
Cairn Cross, Flat 3, Kingsley Road, Westward Ho, Bideford, EX39 1JA
Sold Jul 2020
£120,000Barnet House, Flat 2, Kingsley Road, Westward Ho, Bideford, EX39 1JA
Sold Mar 2019
£190,000The Priory, Flat 2, Kingsley Road, Westward Ho, Bideford, EX39 1JA
Sold Dec 2017
£199,950Old Coach House, Kingsley Road, Westward Ho, Bideford, EX39 1JA
Sold Oct 2012
£285,000Cairn Cross, Flat 2, Kingsley Road, Westward Ho, Bideford, EX39 1JA
Sold Sept 2012
£121,000
Versus other Kingsley Road homes
Barnet House is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,084
Street avg £1,611
Floor Area
166 m²
Street avg 61 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
14.0 t/year
Street avg 2.6 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
Kingsley Road — bus stop.
Closest school
1.5 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
46.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.6dB








