Top Flat, 19 Torrington Street, Bideford, EX39 4DP
About Top Flat
Top Flat is a mid-terrace house in Bideford (EX39 4DP). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in September 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 60 m² it's 21.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (76 m² median across 26 EPCs).
Energy performance
Top Flat's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system upgraded to a more efficient system
Heating controls changed
Hot water system changed
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Top Flat has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at Top Flat
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.
- Larger development activity nearby
- Environmental risk flagged
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Sales history & valuation
Top Flat has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£139,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX39 4DP: £165,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in EX39 4DP
41 Torrington Street, Bideford, EX39 4DP
Sold Jun 2025
£165,00018b, Torrington Street, Bideford, EX39 4DP
Sold May 2024
£118,00043 Torrington Street, Bideford, EX39 4DP
Sold Jul 2022
£200,00047 Torrington Street, Bideford, EX39 4DP
Sold Feb 2022
£240,000The Old Gasworks Stores, Torrington Street, Bideford, EX39 4DP
Sold Jul 2021
£230,000
Versus other Torrington Street homes
Top Flat is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
EPC Rating
41 (E)
Street avg 49 (E)
Floor Area
60 m²
Street avg 50 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.1 t/year
Street avg 3.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Royal Hotel — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
East-the-Water Community Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.0dB








