Burrows Cottage, Broad Lane, Appledore, Bideford, EX39 1ND
About Burrows Cottage
Burrows Cottage is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Appledore, Bideford, Bideford (EX39 1ND). It has a recorded floor area of 133 m² (around 1432 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2014) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in July 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and window efficiency went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 133 m² the property is well over the postcode median (59 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2003–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £408,000 sits 52.5% above the 2012 sale of £267,500. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2013. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 14 years since the last transfer (November 2012).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 Sept 2024
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
Wall insulation improved
Roof insulation improved
Planning history
Burrows Cottage has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- May 2013ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single-storey ground-floor extension to rear of building
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 1/0263/2013/CPL
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Sales history & valuation
Burrows Cottage saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£408,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.2% per year over 10 years.
£267,500
Growth on file: 5.2% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
8 November 2012Most recent
£267,500
+10.8%over 4 years3 August 2008
£241,500
+46.8%over 5 years10 April 2003
£164,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX39 1ND: £166,500 (2022–2018).
Nearby sales in EX39 1ND
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£335,0007 Cherry Park, Broad Lane, Appledore, Bideford, EX39 1ND
Sold Nov 2019
£163,0001 Cherry Park, Broad Lane, Appledore, Bideford, EX39 1ND
Sold Jul 2018
£165,5009 Cherry Park, Broad Lane, Appledore, Bideford, EX39 1ND
Sold Aug 2006
£122,950
Versus other Broad Lane homes
CO₂ Emissions for Burrows Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,011
Street avg £2,765
Floor Area
133 m²
Street avg 105 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 2.4 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
0.3 km
Football Ground — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Appledore 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
37.3dB








