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20 Abbots Drive, Bideford, EX39 4DB

6 sales on record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
69 m²
743 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 51
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 20 Abbots Drive

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

20 Abbots Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in Bideford (EX39 4DB). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since April 2019. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 60). Main heating runs on electricity.

It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Across 1995–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £267,000 is 18.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£303/sq ft) was about 80.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £225,000 in June 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1
  • Open-plan layoutYes
  • Dining roomYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • GarageYes

Building

  • RefurbishedYes
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 20 Abbots Drive

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
  • Beautiful Places, source of nearby scenic places
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
May 2022

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E51
F
G
Main Heating
Electric & Gas
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

May 2022from Apr 2019
Heating System
Storage HeatersGas Boiler

Replaced storage heaters with gas boiler

Heating Controls
ManualFull

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Hot Water
Very PoorPoor

Hot water efficiency improved

Walls
AverageGood

Wall insulation improved

Roof
AverageGood

Roof insulation improved

Renewable Energy
NoneSolar PV

Solar PV panels (40 kWp) installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 20 Abbots Drive, Bideford, EX39 4DB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

20 Abbots Drive has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

2applications of note in the surrounding area

Before you offer

We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 20 Abbots Drive

Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 20 Abbots Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£267,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.6% per year over 26 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£225,000

Growth on file: 6.6% per year over 26 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 22 June 2021Most recent

    £225,000

    +56.3%over 16 years

  2. 30 September 2004

    £144,000

    +14.3%over 6 months

  3. 19 March 2004

    £126,000

    +34.5%over 1 year

  4. 20 August 2002

    £93,700

    +146.6%over 5 years

  5. 17 October 1996

    £38,000

    -9.5%over 1 year

  6. 8 May 1995

    £42,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in EX39 4DB: £166,950 (2020–2016).

On the street

Versus other Abbots Drive homes

Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 20 Abbots Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,261

Street avg £1,846

Strongly above

Floor Area

69 m²

Street avg 76 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

3.9 t/year

Street avg 3.8 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 20 Abbots Drive

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby
£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
  • Beautiful Places, source of nearby scenic places
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£212k

1 Abbots Drive

EX39 4DB

3 bed1 bath
£200k

1 Brecon Close

EX39 4DD

3 bed
£176k

1 Brookfield Street

EX39 4ER

3 bed
£425k

1 Bridge Cottages, Instow

EX39 4JB

3 bed1 bath
£274k

1 Chandlers Court, Instow

EX39 4RN

2 bed1 bath
£152k

1 Chubb Road

EX39 4HF

3 bed
£187k

1 Chapel Park Close

EX39 4FD

2 bed1 bath
£256k

1 Blackgate Cottages, Westleigh

EX39 4NS

Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Bideford district page.
Full Bideford report

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

0.0 km

Clivenden Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

East-the-Water Community Primary School. 4 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around EX39 4DB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for EX39 4DB

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for EX39 4DB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.3dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 20 Abbots Drive, Bideford, EX39 4DB. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.