4 Churchfield, Appledore, Bideford, EX39 1RL
About 4 Churchfield
4 Churchfield is an end-of-terrace house in Appledore, Bideford, Bideford (EX39 1RL). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 581 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (October 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 3-band jump.
At 54 m² it sits well below the postcode median (78 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2004–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £294,000 is 17.6% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£430/sq ft) was about 51.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £249,950 in December 2019.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
4 Churchfield has an approved single-storey extension on the planning record.
- Oct 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Ground floor extension and internal alterations to Minnow Cottage - Revised Application of 1/0316/2021/FUL
- Documents
- 18 docs on file
- Reference
- 1/0927/2021/FUL
- May 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Removal of existing single storey extension to allow for ground floor extension with balcony over and internal alterations
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 1/0316/2021/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
4 Churchfield valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£294,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.9% per year over 16 years.
£249,950
Growth on file: 3.9% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
17 December 2019Most recent
£249,950
+51.5%over 14 years17 July 2005
£165,000
+20.4%over 1 year11 March 2004
£137,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX39 1RL: £275,000 (2024–2016).
Nearby sales in EX39 1RL
2 Churchfield, Appledore, Bideford, EX39 1RL
Sold Jun 2024
£310,000Churchfield Cottage, Churchfield, Appledore, Bideford, EX39 1RL
Sold Nov 2020
£390,0003 Churchfield, Appledore, Bideford, EX39 1RL
Sold Mar 2016
£217,0001 Churchfield, Appledore, Bideford, EX39 1RL
Sold Aug 2005
£167,9505 Churchfield, Appledore, Bideford, EX39 1RL
Sold Apr 2002
£55,000
Versus other Churchfield homes
Price per m² for 4 Churchfield runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,629
Street avg £3,444
Floor Area
54 m²
Street avg 90 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 5.0 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
Seagate Hotel — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Appledore School. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.6dB








