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2 Old Road, Shepherds Meadow, Abbotsham, Bideford, EX39 5BP

3 sales on record
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
109 m²
1173 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 29
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 2 Old Road

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

2 Old Road is a detached house in Abbotsham, Bideford, Bideford (EX39 5BP). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1173 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2015) shows an F (score 29), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 61), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg. The latest certificate is from June 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since October 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 109 m² it's 16.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (131 m² median across 12 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 1998–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £356,000 is 42.5% above the 2006 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£213/sq ft) was about 15.4% below the postcode norm.

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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 Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Jun 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F29
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 2 Old Road, Shepherds Meadow, Abbotsham, Bideford, EX39 5BP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

2 Old Road 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 2 Old Road

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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.

2 Old Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1998.

Current estimate

£356,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.7% per year over 8 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2006)

£249,805

Growth on file: 12.7% per year over 8 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 24 October 2006Most recent

    £249,805

    +123.0%over 6 years

  2. 25 January 2000

    £112,000

    +20.4%over 1 year

  3. 12 July 1998

    £93,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in EX39 5BP: £400,000 (2024–2014).

On the street

Versus other Shepherds Meadow homes

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

Years Held for 2 Old Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,292

Street avg £2,821

Below

Floor Area

109 m²

Street avg 131 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

5.4 t/year

Street avg 6.5 t/year

Above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 2 Old Road

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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£350k

1 Castle Cottages, Buckland Brewer

EX39 5LP

5 bed
£338k

1 Buckland View, Buckland Brewer

EX39 5LN

3 bed
£383k

1 Barton Close, Parkham

EX39 5NZ

£325k

1 Belle View, Whitehall

EX39 5HF

£305k

1 Beuvron Close, Woolsery

EX39 5SR

3 bed1 bath
£304k

1 Arthurs Lea, Abbotsham

EX39 5AN

3 bed1 bath
£304k

1 Castle Meadow, Buckland Brewer

EX39 5XA

3 bed
£300k

1 Auction Way, Woolsery

EX39 5TT

3 bed
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

0.2 km

Church — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

St Helen's Church of England School. 3 schools nearby.

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for EX39 5BP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.5dB

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 2 Old Road, Shepherds Meadow, Abbotsham, Bideford, EX39 5BP. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.