24 Barnstaple Street, Bideford, EX39 4AE
About 24 Barnstaple Street
24 Barnstaple Street is a semi-detached house in Bideford (EX39 4AE). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 667 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in June 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good, lighting went from Good to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump.
It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). Across 1998–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£265/sq ft) was about 92% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold October 2021 for £177,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Upgraded to gas central heating
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
24 Barnstaple Street has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
24 Barnstaple Street has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
£160,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 23 years.
£177,000
Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
10 October 2021Most recent
£177,000
+41.6%over 10 years21 October 2010
£125,000
+220.5%over 12 years21 July 1998
£39,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX39 4AE: £146,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in EX39 4AE
27 Barnstaple Street, Bideford, EX39 4AE
Sold Aug 2025
£146,00025 Barnstaple Street, Bideford, EX39 4AE
Sold Mar 2025
£140,00017 Barnstaple Street, Bideford, EX39 4AE
Sold Apr 2024
£120,00026 Barnstaple Street, Bideford, EX39 4AE
Sold Mar 2024
£175,0003 Barnstaple Street, Bideford, EX39 4AE
Sold Jul 2022
£160,000
Versus other Barnstaple Street homes
24 Barnstaple Street is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,855
Street avg £1,749
Floor Area
62 m²
Street avg 91 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Clarence Wharf — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
East-the-Water Community Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.8dB








