16 St Marys Flats, Buttgarden Street, Bideford, EX39 2AY
About 16 St Marys Flats
16 St Marys Flats is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Bideford (EX39 2AY). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 40 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 17 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 39–58 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C across 17 units on file. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The latest certificate (November 2021) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Today's modelled estimate of £109,000 is 22.5% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£207/sq ft) was about 230.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 40 m² it's 23.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (52 m² median across 16 EPCs). Most recent transfer: July 2022 at £89,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Building
- Heating systemElectric
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
16 St Marys Flats has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
5applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£109,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£89,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
14 July 2022Most recent
£89,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX39 2AY: £70,000 (2022–2017).
Nearby sales in EX39 2AY
1 St Marys Flats, Buttgarden Street, Bideford, EX39 2AY
Sold Nov 2022
£90,0005 St Marys Flats, Buttgarden Street, Bideford, EX39 2AY
Sold Nov 2022
£110,0009 St Marys Flats, Buttgarden Street, Bideford, EX39 2AY
Sold Aug 2018
£70,00015 St Marys Flats, Buttgarden Street, Bideford, EX39 2AY
Sold Mar 2017
£69,6004 St Marys Flats, Buttgarden Street, Bideford, EX39 2AY
Sold Jun 2011
£68,500
Versus other Buttgarden Street homes
16 St Marys Flats outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,225
Street avg £1,035
Floor Area
40 m²
Street avg 51 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 3.8 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
50.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.3dB








