Lower Lodge, Golf Links Road, Westward Ho, Bideford, EX39 1LH
About Lower Lodge
Lower Lodge is a four-bedroom detached house in Westward Ho, Bideford, Bideford (EX39 1LH). It has a recorded floor area of 191 m² (around 2059 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2011) shows a G (score 18), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to E (score 47), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a balcony. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 191 m² the property is well over the postcode median (98 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. 5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 11 years ago, in June 2015. Today's modelled estimate of £522,000 is 39.2% above the 2015 sale price.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- ParkingOff road
- BalconyYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Lower Lodge sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 May 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
Lower Lodge has an approved single-storey extension on the planning record.
- May 2025FullIn report
Erection of double garage and widening of existing access in connection with an existing dwelling (Amended red edge and certificate)
- Documents
- 31 docs on file
- Reference
- 1/0057/2025/FUL
- Aug 2017ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
First floor extension
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 1/0571/2017/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
Lower Lodge valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£522,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£375,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
21 June 2015Most recent
£375,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX39 1LH: £275,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in EX39 1LH
15 Surf Cottages, Golf Links Road, Westward Ho, Bideford, EX39 1LH
Sold Nov 2025
£258,0002 Surf Cottages, Golf Links Road, Westward Ho, Bideford, EX39 1LH
Sold Sept 2025
£275,000Ocean Swell, Golf Links Road, Westward Ho, Bideford, EX39 1LH
Sold Mar 2021
£277,00011 Surf Cottages, Golf Links Road, Westward Ho, Bideford, EX39 1LH
Sold Jul 2019
£199,950The Nook, Golf Links Road, Westward Ho, Bideford, EX39 1LH
Sold Sept 2018
£1,313,052
Versus other Golf Links Road homes
Lower Lodge is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£1,961
Street avg £3,082
Floor Area
191 m²
Street avg 105 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
20.0 t/year
Street avg 3.7 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
Car Park — bus stop.
Closest school
1.5 km
St George's CofE Infant and Nursery School. 5 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.2dB








