5 Honestone Street, Bideford, EX39 2DL
About 5 Honestone Street
5 Honestone Street is a five-bedroom mid-terrace house in Bideford (EX39 2DL). It has a recorded floor area of 153 m² (around 1647 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2023) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in September 2012 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85).
At 153 m² the property is well over the postcode median (55 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 78% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Most recent transfer: May 2024 at £300,000. Across the public record there are 8 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: new windows approved in 2017. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£182/sq ft) was about 193.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- May 2017RenovationHeritageIn report
Reinstatement of timber windows in lieu of existing UVPC windows
New Windows- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 1/0351/2017/LBC
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 5 Honestone Street was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£319,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.0% per year over 24 years.
£300,000
Growth on file: 6.0% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
29 May 2024Most recent
£300,000
-7.7%over 2 years1 March 2022
£325,000
+25.0%over 3 years15 August 2018
£260,000
+10.6%over 12 months21 August 2017
£235,000
+21.1%over 3 years17 October 2013
£194,000
-16.6%over 7 years16 December 2005
£232,500
+29.2%over 1 year3 January 2004
£179,950
+146.5%over 4 years20 December 1999
£73,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX39 2DL: £82,000 (2021–2010).
Nearby sales in EX39 2DL
3 Honestone Street, Bideford, EX39 2DL
Sold Jun 2021
£83,0009 Honestone Street, Bideford, EX39 2DL
Sold May 2018
£82,0009b, Honestone Street, Bideford, EX39 2DL
Sold Apr 2007
£111,5001 Honestone Street, Bideford, EX39 2DL
Sold Jan 2002
£141,000Flat 2, 3 Honestone Street, Bideford, EX39 2DL
Sold May 2001
£28,000
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Meddon Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
West Croft School. 6 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.3dB








