5 Chichester Close, Instow, Bideford, EX39 4JT
About 5 Chichester Close
5 Chichester Close is a detached house in Instow, Bideford, Bideford (EX39 4JT). It has a recorded floor area of 208 m² (around 2239 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (November 2014) returns a B (score 83), comfortably above the UK average. The latest certificate is from November 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since December 2004 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £708,000 is 46% above the 2004 sale price.
Energy performance
5 Chichester Close's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 Nov 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Chichester Close has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Mar 2015ConditionsIn report
VARIATION OF CONDITION 2 (LANDSCAPING / BOUNDARY TREATMENT DETAILS) ATTACHED TO PLANNING PERMISSION 50903
- Council
- SOU
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 56939
- Oct 2010ExtensionFullIn report
EXTENSION TO DWELLING
- Council
- BAC
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 50903
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Sales history & valuation
5 Chichester Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£708,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£485,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
17 December 2004Most recent
£485,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX39 4JT: £481,000 (2025–2006).
Versus other Chichester Close homes
5 Chichester Close outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,332
Street avg £3,279
Floor Area
208 m²
Street avg 238 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.0 t/year
Street avg 3.4 t/year
Years Held
21 years
Street avg 3 years
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.1 km
Down Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Instow Community Primary and Pre-School. 4 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.2dB








