Bracken House, Kingsley Road, Westward Ho, Bideford, EX39 1JA
About Bracken House
Bracken House is a four-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Westward Ho, Bideford, Bideford (EX39 1JA). It has a recorded floor area of 160 m² (around 1722 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2013) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). The latest certificate is from October 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views and a self-contained annexe.
At 160 m² the property is well over the postcode median (66 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
Energy performance
Bracken House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Oct 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history at Bracken House is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Oct 2016Tree WorksTreesIn report
Area 1 - clearance of undergrowth which overhangs Kingsley Road to a height of 5.05m Area 2 - clearance of branches up to the height of the lights on the 2 lamp posts in Fosketh HillArea 3 - removal of larger overhanging branches to give clearance of 5.05m above Fosketh Hill
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 1/0892/2016/TRE
- Jan 2015Tree WorksTreesIn report
Fell 4x sycamore and prune 3x sycamore
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 1/1264/2014/TPO
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Bracken House has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£397,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX39 1JA: £180,000 (2021–2015).
Nearby sales in EX39 1JA
Barnet House, Flat 3, Kingsley Road, Westward Ho, Bideford, EX39 1JA
Sold Mar 2021
£180,000Cairn 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
£285,000
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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.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.6dB








