York Place, Apartment 3, Northam Road, Bideford, EX39 3LA
About York Place
York Place is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Bideford (EX39 3LA). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 721 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. At 67 m² this is the 6th smallest of 14 units on EPC record in York Place, where floor areas span 50–161 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C across 14 units on file. The latest certificate (October 2022) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77).
It hasn't traded since June 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 2001–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 15.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £133,000 is 12.7% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£164/sq ft) was about 52.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. At 67 m² it's 17.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (82 m² median across 20 EPCs).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
- StudyYes
Outside
- ParkingAllocated
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Listed buildingYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jul 2021FullIn report
Installation of a gas meter on the outside flat wall, within a private shared courtyard
- Documents
- 20 docs on file
- Reference
- 1/0346/2021/FUL
- Jun 2021HeritageIn report
Installation of a gas meter on the outside flat wall, within a private shared courtyard
- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- 1/0347/2021/LBC
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Sales history & valuation
York Place has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2001.
£133,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 15.5% per year over 6 years.
£118,000
Growth on file: 15.5% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
7 June 2007Most recent
£118,000
+140.8%over 6 years29 April 2001
£49,000
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
On habitable rooms, York Place runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,761
Street avg £1,469
Floor Area
67 m²
Street avg 84 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 4.4 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
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.8dB








