2a, Buttgarden Street, Bideford, EX39 2AU
About 2a
2a is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Bideford (EX39 2AU). It has a recorded floor area of 141 m² (around 1518 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2017) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include notable views and a basement.
At 141 m² the property is well over the postcode median (65 m² across 37 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows and change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £224,000 is 31.8% above the 2021 sale price. Most recent transfer: November 2021 at £170,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- BasementYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- Notable viewsYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Oct 2022RenovationFullIn report
Alterations at rear including new bay windows at first and second floors
New Windows- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 1/0821/2022/FUL
- Oct 2021Change of UseFullIn report
Change of use from C2 (Residential Institution to C3 (Dwellinghouse )
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 1/0881/2021/FUL
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 2a
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£224,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£170,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
26 November 2021Most recent
£170,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX39 2AU: £250,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in EX39 2AU
Flat 2, 19 Buttgarden Street, Bideford, EX39 2AU
Sold Aug 2025
£96,00016 Buttgarden Street, Bideford, EX39 2AU
Sold Sept 2024
£197,5005 Buttgarden Street, Bideford, EX39 2AU
Sold Sept 2023
£365,000Old Tobacco House, Buttgarden Street, Bideford, EX39 2AU
Sold Dec 2021
£250,000Flat 1, 19 Buttgarden Street, Bideford, EX39 2AU
Sold Jan 2019
£81,500
Versus other Buttgarden Street homes
2a outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,206
Street avg £1,615
Floor Area
141 m²
Street avg 165 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 7.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Meddon Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
West Croft School. 5 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.3dB








