9 Benson Drive, Northam, Bideford, EX39 1UY
About 9 Benson Drive
9 Benson Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Northam, Bideford, Bideford (EX39 1UY). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. Other recorded features include a conservatory and outbuildings. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows a C (score 72). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85).
Held since March 2000 — that's 26 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £305,000 sits 332.6% above the 2000 sale of £70,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£76/sq ft) was about 55.5% below the postcode norm. At 86 m² it's 22.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (70 m² median across 29 EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2007.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- OutbuildingsYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
- May 2007OutbuildingFullIn report
Erection of attached single garage
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 1/0402/2007/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
9 Benson Drive's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (2000).
£305,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£70,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
30 March 2000Most recent
£70,500
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
£2,50051 Benson Drive, Northam, Bideford, EX39 1UY
Sold Apr 2021
£272,50027 Benson Drive, Northam, Bideford, EX39 1UY
Sold Mar 2021
£210,000
Versus other Benson Drive homes
Years Held for 9 Benson Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£820
Street avg £2,063
Floor Area
86 m²
Street avg 83 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.7 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
0.2 km
Swimming Pool — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
St Margaret's Church of England Junior School. 7 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.3dB








