2 West View Avenue, Bideford, EX39 4AL
About 2 West View Avenue
2 West View Avenue is a semi-detached house in Bideford (EX39 4AL). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2018) shows a G (score 18), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it B (April 2016); the latest reading is 5 bands lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 90 m² it's 21.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (115 m² median across 13 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £254,000 is 41.1% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£186/sq ft) was about 15.8% below the postcode norm. Last sale on file: £180,000 in February 2019.
Energy performance
2 West View Avenue sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls changed
Hot water system changed
Planning history
2 West View Avenue has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
£254,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£180,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
21 February 2019Most recent
£180,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX39 4AL: £380,000 (2021–2017).
Nearby sales in EX39 4AL
Englyn, West View Avenue, Bideford, EX39 4AL
Sold Sept 2021
£390,000The Elms, West View Avenue, Bideford, EX39 4AL
Sold Jan 2021
£445,000Salamander, West View Avenue, Bideford, EX39 4AL
Sold Oct 2019
£380,000Beech House, West View Avenue, Bideford, EX39 4AL
Sold Dec 2018
£334,0003 West View Avenue, Bideford, EX39 4AL
Sold Sept 2015
£190,000
Versus other West View Avenue homes
On epc rating, 2 West View Avenue runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,000
Street avg £2,376
Floor Area
90 m²
Street avg 116 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.4 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Salterns Terrace — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
East-the-Water Community Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.4dB








