York Place, Apartment 1, Northam Road, Bideford, EX39 3LA
About York Place
York Place is a semi-detached house in Bideford (EX39 3LA). It has a recorded floor area of 161 m² (around 1729 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. At 161 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across York Place (50–161 m²). The building's EPC ratings span G to C across 14 units on file. The latest certificate (March 2010) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 56). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from March 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 161 m² the property is well over the postcode median (81 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £239,000 is 49.4% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£93/sq ft) was about 16.1% below the postcode norm. On the market in July 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years.
Energy performance
York Place's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Mar 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jul 2021RenovationHeritageIn report
Replace window with door on ground floor south elevation
New Windows- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 1/0412/2021/LBC
- Jun 2021RenovationFullIn report
Replace window with door on ground floor south elevation
New Windows- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 1/0411/2021/FUL
We flagged 2 things worth checking at York Place
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- Larger development activity nearby
- Environmental risk flagged
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Sales history & valuation
York Place valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£239,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£160,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
17 July 2017Most recent
£160,000
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
£165,000York Cottage, Northam Road, Bideford, EX39 3LA
Sold Jan 2022
£315,000
Versus other Northam Road homes
York Place outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£996
Street avg £1,514
Floor Area
161 m²
Street avg 79 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.8 t/year
Street avg 4.0 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
0.2 km
The Sports Ground — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
St Mary's CofE Primary School. 7 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.8dB








