51 Benson Drive, Northam, Bideford, EX39 1UY
About 51 Benson Drive
51 Benson Drive is a detached house in Northam, Bideford, Bideford (EX39 1UY). It has a recorded floor area of 108 m² (around 1163 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2015) returns an A (score 97), the top energy band on the EPC scale. The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 108 m² the property is well over the postcode median (70 m² across 29 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Most recent transfer: April 2021 at £272,500. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2004–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £347,000 is 27.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£234/sq ft) was about 39.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Energy performance
51 Benson Drive ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Mar 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
51 Benson Drive has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
51 Benson Drive changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£347,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.9% per year over 17 years.
£272,500
Growth on file: 1.9% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
22 April 2021Most recent
£272,500
-4.4%over 9 months16 July 2020
£285,000
+22.8%over 13 years20 July 2006
£232,000
+17.8%over 2 years1 July 2004
£197,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX39 1UY: £248,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in EX39 1UY
81 Benson Drive, Northam, Bideford, EX39 1UY
Sold Apr 2025
£229,95037 Benson Drive, Northam, Bideford, EX39 1UY
Sold Mar 2025
£395,0003 Benson Drive, Northam, Bideford, EX39 1UY
Sold Mar 2022
£2,50027 Benson Drive, Northam, Bideford, EX39 1UY
Sold Mar 2021
£210,00049 Benson Drive, Northam, Bideford, EX39 1UY
Sold Sept 2020
£285,000
Versus other Benson Drive homes
On epc rating, 51 Benson Drive stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,523
Street avg £1,989
Floor Area
108 m²
Street avg 82 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
0.3 t/year
Street avg 2.5 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
0.2 km
Swimming Pool — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
St Margaret's Church of England Junior School. 7 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.3dB








