37 Benson Drive, Northam, Bideford, EX39 1UY

37 Benson Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Northam, Bideford, Bideford (EX39 1UY). It has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (around 1195 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a C (score 73). The rating has held steady at C across 3 certificates since January 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 111 m² the property is well over the postcode median (70 m² across 29 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It changed hands recently, sold March 2025 for £395,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2015. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2000–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£331/sq ft) was about 94.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.