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Ocean Swell, Golf Links Road, Westward Ho, Bideford, EX39 1LH

3 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
106 m²
1141 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 65
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Ocean Swell

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

Ocean Swell is a three-bedroom detached house in Westward Ho, Bideford, Bideford (EX39 1LH). It has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (around 1141 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2020) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2004. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 72% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £336,000 is 21.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£243/sq ft) was about 34% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2021 for £277,000. 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

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Ocean Swell

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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
D65
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

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

Ocean Swell has an approved single-storey extension on the planning record.

  1. Oct 2004
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey

    Proposed single storey extension

    Documents
    5 docs on file
    Reference
    1/1671/2004/FUL
    View planning record
Before you offer

We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Ocean Swell

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.

Ocean Swell has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.

Current estimate

£336,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.3% per year over 24 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£277,000

Growth on file: 7.3% per year over 24 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 30 March 2021Most recent

    £277,000

    +284.7%over 21 years

  2. 8 April 1999

    £72,000

    +39.8%over 1 year

  3. 29 May 1997

    £51,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in EX39 1LH: £275,000 (2025–2018).

On the street

Versus other Golf Links Road homes

Four headline reads against 17 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Years Held for Ocean Swell lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,613

Street avg £3,041

Above

Floor Area

106 m²

Street avg 110 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

3.5 t/year

Street avg 4.7 t/year

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Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Ocean Swell

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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£327k

1 Broadlands, Northam

EX39 1ST

3 bed1 bath
£370k

1 Bosuns Court, Tomouth Road, Appledore

EX39 1WH

3 bed2 bath
£385k

1 Armada Way, Westward Ho

EX39 1XB

3 bed2 bath
£400k

1 Bassetts Close, Northam

EX39 1SZ

3 bed
£275k

1 Burrough Road, Northam

EX39 1BU

3 bed1 bath
£426k

1 Blyth Court, Westward Ho

EX39 1XF

3 bed2 bath
£263k

1 Aysha House, Golf Links Road, Westward Ho

EX39 1HH

3 bed1 bath
£468k

1 Admirals Court, Northam

EX39 1SX

3 bed
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.
Full Bideford report

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.

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 1LH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for EX39 1LH

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for EX39 1LH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.2dB

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 Ocean Swell, Golf Links Road, Westward Ho, Bideford, EX39 1LH. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.