10 Rickards Green, Abbotsham, Bideford, EX39 5BB
About 10 Rickards Green
10 Rickards Green is a three-bedroom detached house in Abbotsham, Bideford, Bideford (EX39 5BB). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2022 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2022) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in April 2013 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Good to Very Good, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and window efficiency went from Good to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff.
On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Sold August 2021 for £425,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2002–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£482/sq ft) was about 90% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
10 Rickards Green ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Replaced storage heaters with gas boiler
Hot water system upgraded
High performance glazing installed
Wall insulation improved
Roof insulation improved
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Dec 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Single storey side extension to dwelling together with internal alterations
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 1/1225/2021/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 10 Rickards Green was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£410,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.7% per year over 19 years.
£425,000
Growth on file: 5.7% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
9 August 2021Most recent
£425,000
+70.0%over 7 years23 October 2013
£250,000
+22.0%over 8 years25 February 2005
£205,000
+36.7%over 2 years29 August 2002
£150,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX39 5BB: £250,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in EX39 5BB
6 Rickards Green, Abbotsham, Bideford, EX39 5BB
Sold Jun 2025
£350,0004 Rickards Green, Abbotsham, Bideford, EX39 5BB
Sold Jan 2021
£250,0007 Rickards Green, Abbotsham, Bideford, EX39 5BB
Sold Jan 2020
£172,0008 Rickards Green, Abbotsham, Bideford, EX39 5BB
Sold Oct 2017
£180,0005 Rickards Green, Abbotsham, Bideford, EX39 5BB
Sold Oct 2012
£217,000
Versus other Rickards Green homes
On price per m², 10 Rickards Green stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£5,183
Street avg £3,221
Floor Area
82 m²
Street avg 73 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.3 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
Years Held
5 years
Street avg 7 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
0.2 km
The Big Sheep — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
St Helen's Church of England School. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.0dB








