York Cottage, Northam Road, Bideford, EX39 3LA
About York Cottage
York Cottage is a four-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Bideford (EX39 3LA). It has a recorded floor area of 132 m² (around 1421 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (June 2014) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 132 m² the property is well over the postcode median (81 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2015–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £351,000 is 11.4% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£222/sq ft) was about 107.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold January 2022 for £315,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Jun 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
York Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
4applications 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.
£351,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.2% per year over 7 years.
£315,000
Growth on file: 7.2% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
14 January 2022Most recent
£315,000
+57.5%over 6 years21 June 2015
£200,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX39 3LA: £145,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in EX39 3LA
York Place, Apartment 5, Northam Road, Bideford, EX39 3LA
Sold Jan 2025
£120,000York Place, Apartment 11, Northam Road, Bideford, EX39 3LA
Sold Jun 2023
£145,000Stanhope Lodge, Northam Road, Bideford, EX39 3LA
Sold Jun 2023
£170,000York Place, Apartment 15, Northam Road, Bideford, EX39 3LA
Sold Nov 2022
£165,000Causeway House, Flat 4, Northam Road, Bideford, EX39 3LA
Sold Aug 2019
£89,000
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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
0.2 km
The Sports Ground — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
St Mary's CofE Primary School. 7 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.8dB








