40 Lime Grove, Bideford, EX39 3JL
About 40 Lime Grove
40 Lime Grove is a detached house in Bideford (EX39 3JL). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.
It hasn't traded since July 2000, a hold of 26 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £245,000 sits 512.5% above the 2000 sale of £40,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£48/sq ft) was about 62.4% below the postcode norm. At 78 m² it's 23.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (103 m² median across 22 EPCs).
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
40 Lime Grove has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
4applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
40 Lime Grove's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (2000).
£245,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£40,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
26 July 2000Most recent
£40,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX39 3JL: £215,000 (2024–2022).
Versus other Lime Grove homes
Price per m² for 40 Lime Grove lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£513
Street avg £1,714
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 119 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 5.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Hospital — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Bideford College. 7 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.7dB








