What kind of home is 21 Portledge Place, EX39 5AW?

21 Portledge Place, EX39 5AW is a 3-bedroom detached house.

When did 21 Portledge Place, EX39 5AW last change hands?

21 Portledge Place, EX39 5AW last sold for £335,000 in March 2025, around 1 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £269,950 in December 2009. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 21 Portledge Place, EX39 5AW appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between December 2009 and March 2025, 21 Portledge Place, EX39 5AW rose from £269,950 to £335,000, a change of £65,050. That works out to roughly +1.4% per year compounded over 15 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 21 Portledge Place, EX39 5AW have?

The current EPC rating for 21 Portledge Place, EX39 5AW is E with a score of 48 out of 100, lodged in February 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 21 Portledge Place, EX39 5AW?

21 Portledge Place, EX39 5AW has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (1,141 sq ft), around 35 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 16% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in EX39 5AW. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 21 Portledge Place, EX39 5AW use?

The latest EPC at 21 Portledge Place, EX39 5AW records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 21 Portledge Place, EX39 5AW?

21 Portledge Place, EX39 5AW is in council tax band D.

Which area is 21 Portledge Place, EX39 5AW in?

21 Portledge Place, EX39 5AW sits in Fairy Cross, Bideford, Bideford. It falls within the EX39 postcode district in Devon.

Is 21 Portledge Place, EX39 5AW in a safe area?

Police records around 21 Portledge Place, EX39 5AW show an average of 4 reported crimes per month over the last 10 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 81% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What is the nearest station to 21 Portledge Place, EX39 5AW?

The closest bus stop to 21 Portledge Place, EX39 5AW is Portledge Gatehouse, 71m away. In total there are 5 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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

3 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

106 m²

1141 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 48

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 21 Portledge Place

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

21 Portledge Place is a three-bedroom detached house in Fairy Cross, Bideford, Bideford (EX39 5AW). It has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (around 1141 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since September 2009. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

Most recent transfer was March 2025 at £335,000 — fresh data. At 106 m² it's 17.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (91 m² median across 12 EPCs). Across 2009–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£294/sq ft) was about 75.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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
Bathrooms2

Before you decide

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

21 Portledge Place's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Feb 2020

EPC Rating

E48

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

6.4 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 21 Portledge Place, Fairy Cross, Bideford, EX39 5AW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

21 Portledge Place has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications of note in the surrounding area

Before you offer

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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 21 Portledge Place was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£359,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.4% per year over 15 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£335,000

Growth on file: 1.4% per year over 15 years.

Sales timeline

5 March 2025Most recent
£335,000
+36.7%over 4 years
30 October 2020
£245,000
-9.2%over 10 years
18 December 2009
£269,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in EX39 5AW: £255,000 (2019–2013).

Nearby sales in EX39 5AW

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 years held, 21 Portledge Place runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,160

Street avg £1,968

Strongly above

Floor Area

106 m²

Street avg 94 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

6.4 t/year

Street avg 5.3 t/year

Below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

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

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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

0.1 km

Portledge Gatehouse — bus stop.

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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· 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

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