What type of property is Old Tobacco House, Buttgarden Street, EX39 2AU?

Old Tobacco House, Buttgarden Street, EX39 2AU is a 3-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What was the last sold price for Old Tobacco House, Buttgarden Street, EX39 2AU?

Old Tobacco House, Buttgarden Street, EX39 2AU last sold for £250,000 in December 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £74,000 in January 2001. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of Old Tobacco House, Buttgarden Street, EX39 2AU changed over time?

Across 3 sales between January 2001 and December 2021, Old Tobacco House, Buttgarden Street, EX39 2AU rose from £74,000 to £250,000, a change of £176,000. That works out to roughly +6% per year compounded over 21 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for Old Tobacco House, Buttgarden Street, EX39 2AU?

The current EPC rating for Old Tobacco House, Buttgarden Street, EX39 2AU is D with a score of 55 out of 100, lodged in October 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of Old Tobacco House, Buttgarden Street, EX39 2AU?

Old Tobacco House, Buttgarden Street, EX39 2AU has a recorded floor area of 145 m² (1,561 sq ft), around 48 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 123% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in EX39 2AU. Source: EPC Register.

How is Old Tobacco House, Buttgarden Street, EX39 2AU heated?

The latest EPC at Old Tobacco House, Buttgarden Street, EX39 2AU records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is Old Tobacco House, Buttgarden Street, EX39 2AU?

Old Tobacco House, Buttgarden Street, EX39 2AU is in council tax band A. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is Old Tobacco House, Buttgarden Street, EX39 2AU located?

Old Tobacco House, Buttgarden Street, EX39 2AU sits in Bideford. It falls within the EX39 postcode district in Devon.

How safe is the area around Old Tobacco House, Buttgarden Street, EX39 2AU?

Police records around Old Tobacco House, Buttgarden Street, EX39 2AU show an average of 4 reported crimes per month over the last 10 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 81% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve Old Tobacco House, Buttgarden Street, EX39 2AU?

The closest primary school to Old Tobacco House, Buttgarden Street, EX39 2AU is West Croft School (544m), one of 4 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Bideford College (923m).

How well connected is Old Tobacco House, Buttgarden Street, EX39 2AU?

The closest bus stop to Old Tobacco House, Buttgarden Street, EX39 2AU is Meddon Street, 157m away. The nearest ferry option is Bideford Ferry Landing, 351m away.

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Old Tobacco House, Buttgarden Street, Bideford, EX39 2AU

3 sales on record

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Floor area

145 m²

1561 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 55

Council tax

Band A

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About Old Tobacco House

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Old Tobacco House is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Bideford (EX39 2AU). It has a recorded floor area of 145 m² (around 1561 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since August 2011. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 145 m² the property is well over the postcode median (65 m² across 37 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2001–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£160/sq ft) was about 54.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £250,000 in December 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms3
Dining roomYes
EnsuiteYes
StudyYes

Outside

Private gardenYes

Building

Heating systemGas
Period featuresYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Old Tobacco House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Oct 2021

EPC Rating

D55

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Poor

CO2 Emissions

7.3 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Oct 2021from Aug 2011

Windows

SinglePartial Double

Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing

Low Energy Lighting

50%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Old Tobacco House, Buttgarden Street, Bideford, EX39 2AU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Old Tobacco House has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

5applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Old Tobacco House has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2001.

Current estimate

£268,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.0% per year over 21 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£250,000

Growth on file: 6.0% per year over 21 years.

Sales timeline

3 December 2021Most recent
£250,000
+42.9%over 13 years
20 March 2008
£175,000
+136.5%over 7 years
19 January 2001
£74,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in EX39 2AU: £197,500 (2025–2021).

Nearby sales in EX39 2AU

On the street

Versus other Buttgarden Street homes

Four headline reads against 16 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Old Tobacco House is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£1,724

Street avg £1,541

On par

Floor Area

145 m²

Street avg 164 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

7.3 t/year

Street avg 7.2 t/year

Below

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around EX39 2AU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.5dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for EX39 2AU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.3dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Common questions

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