3a, Buttgarden Street, Bideford, EX39 2AU
About 3a
3a is a mid-terrace house in Bideford (EX39 2AU). It has a recorded floor area of 254 m² (around 2734 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.
At 254 m² the property is well over the postcode median (65 m² across 37 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £526,000 sits 630.6% above the 2017 sale of £71,995. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£26/sq ft) was about 76.2% below the postcode norm. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in December 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 8 years.
Energy performance
3a's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
3a has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Mar 2015Change of UseHeritageIn report
Change of use from shop to dwelling
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 1/0067/2015/LBC
- Mar 2015Change of UseFullIn report
Change of use from shop to dwelling
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 1/0066/2015/FUL
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 3a
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
3a's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (2017).
£526,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£71,995
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
21 December 2017Most recent
£71,995
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
£250,0002a, Buttgarden Street, Bideford, EX39 2AU
Sold Nov 2021
£170,000
Versus other Buttgarden Street homes
Price per m² for 3a lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£283
Street avg £1,747
Floor Area
254 m²
Street avg 157 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.6 t/year
Street avg 7.1 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








