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18 Portledge Place, Fairy Cross, Bideford, EX39 5AW

Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
101 m²
1087 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 51
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 18 Portledge Place

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

18 Portledge Place is a two-bedroom detached house in Fairy Cross, Bideford, Bideford (EX39 5AW). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2025) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

Untraded for 31 years, with the last transfer in September 1995. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £339,000 sits 298.8% above the 1995 sale of £85,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£78/sq ft) was about 59.1% below the postcode norm.

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

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • ParkingYes
  • Cul-de-sacYes
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 18 Portledge Place

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

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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E51
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 18 Portledge Place, Fairy Cross, Bideford, EX39 5AW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

18 Portledge Place has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications of note in the surrounding area

Before you offer

We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 18 Portledge Place

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.

18 Portledge Place's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1995).

Current estimate

£339,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (1995)

£85,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 11 September 1995Most recent

    £85,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in EX39 5AW: £259,950 (2025–2017).

On the street

Versus other Portledge Place homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 18 Portledge Place runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£842

Street avg £2,200

Strongly below

Floor Area

101 m²

Street avg 94 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

5.3 t/year

Street avg 5.4 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 18 Portledge Place

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
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.

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

Portledge Gatehouse — bus stop.

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 5AW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for EX39 5AW

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for EX39 5AW

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.1dB

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 18 Portledge Place, Fairy Cross, Bideford, EX39 5AW. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.