3 Seaview Cottages, Abbotsham, Bideford, EX39 5AS
About 3 Seaview Cottages
3 Seaview Cottages is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Abbotsham, Bideford, Bideford (EX39 5AS). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 989 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2010) shows an F (score 33), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 41). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from April 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views and outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
Held since June 2011 — that's 15 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. Across 2008–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 19% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £350,000 is 40% above the 2011 sale price.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- OutbuildingsYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
3 Seaview Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Apr 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Feb 2017FullIn report
Removal of Condition 2 of Planning Approval 1/0974/2011/FUL
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 1/1199/2016/FUL
- Nov 2011ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Rear extensions and remodelling to dwellings
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 1/0974/2011/FUL
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 3 Seaview Cottages
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
£350,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 19.0% per year over 3 years.
£250,000
Growth on file: 19.0% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
2 June 2011Most recent
£250,000
+56.3%over 2 years7 November 2008
£160,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in EX39 5AS: £485,000 (2023–2012).
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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
0.2 km
Church — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
St Helen's Church of England School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.8dB








