Englyn, West View Avenue, Bideford, EX39 4AL
About Englyn
Englyn is a three-bedroom detached house in Bideford (EX39 4AL). It has a recorded floor area of 115 m² (around 1238 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2017) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since March 2011. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).
Sold September 2021 for £390,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1998–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£315/sq ft) was about 64.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Aug 2022DemolitionFullIn report
Demolition of existing conservatory / porch and erection of new front and rear extensions.
Extension- Documents
- 24 docs on file
- Reference
- 1/0663/2022/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
Englyn has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
£416,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.2% per year over 23 years.
£390,000
Growth on file: 7.2% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
16 September 2021Most recent
£390,000
+16.4%over 4 years2 July 2017
£335,000
+17.5%over 1 year14 December 2015
£285,000
+5.6%over 1 year29 June 2014
£269,950
+250.6%over 16 years26 March 1998
£77,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX39 4AL: £334,000 (2021–2015).
Nearby sales in EX39 4AL
The Elms, West View Avenue, Bideford, EX39 4AL
Sold Jan 2021
£445,000Salamander, West View Avenue, Bideford, EX39 4AL
Sold Oct 2019
£380,0002 West View Avenue, Bideford, EX39 4AL
Sold Feb 2019
£180,000Beech 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
Price per m² for Englyn runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,391
Street avg £2,221
Floor Area
115 m²
Street avg 114 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 4.9 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








