What kind of home is 8 Toms Lane, EX39 5BU?

8 Toms Lane, EX39 5BU is a 2-bedroom detached house.

What did 8 Toms Lane, EX39 5BU sell for?

8 Toms Lane, EX39 5BU last sold for £75,000 in August 1995, around 31 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 8 Toms Lane, EX39 5BU have?

The current EPC rating for 8 Toms Lane, EX39 5BU is E with a score of 48 out of 100, lodged in October 2024. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 8 Toms Lane, EX39 5BU?

8 Toms Lane, EX39 5BU has a recorded floor area of 113 m² (1,216 sq ft), around 57 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 38% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in EX39 5BU. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 8 Toms Lane, EX39 5BU use?

The latest EPC at 8 Toms Lane, EX39 5BU records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 8 Toms Lane, EX39 5BU?

8 Toms Lane, EX39 5BU is in council tax band D.

Which area is 8 Toms Lane, EX39 5BU in?

8 Toms Lane, EX39 5BU sits in Fairy Cross, Bideford, Bideford. It falls within the EX39 postcode district in Devon.

Is 8 Toms Lane, EX39 5BU in a safe area?

Police records around 8 Toms Lane, EX39 5BU 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 schools are near 8 Toms Lane, EX39 5BU?

The closest primary school to 8 Toms Lane, EX39 5BU is St Helen's Church of England School (2.5km).

How well connected is 8 Toms Lane, EX39 5BU?

The closest bus stop to 8 Toms Lane, EX39 5BU is Tom's Lane, 24m away. In total there are 8 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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8 Toms Lane, Fairy Cross, Bideford, EX39 5BU

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

113 m²

1216 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 48

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 8 Toms Lane

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

8 Toms Lane is a two-bedroom detached house in Fairy Cross, Bideford, Bideford (EX39 5BU). It has a recorded floor area of 113 m² (around 1216 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2024) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot.

Held since August 1995 — that's 31 years off the open market, well above the local norm. 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 £378,000 sits 404% above the 1995 sale of £75,000.

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

OutbuildingsYes
LandYes

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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.

8 Toms Lane's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

E48

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

6.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Toms Lane, Fairy Cross, Bideford, EX39 5BU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Toms Lane has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications of note in the surrounding area

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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.

8 Toms Lane's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1995).

Current estimate

£378,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (1995)

£75,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

10 August 1995Most recent
£75,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in EX39 5BU: £475,000 (2025–2022).

Nearby sales in EX39 5BU

On the street

Versus the street

Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

8 Toms Lane is notably below the street on epc rating.

EPC Rating

48 (E)

Street avg 54 (E)

Strongly below

Floor Area

113 m²

Street avg 161 m²

On par

CO₂ Emissions

6.7 t/year

Street avg 7.2 t/year

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par

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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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3 bed

£300k

1 Auction Way, Woolsery

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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

0.0 km

Tom's Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

2.5 km

St Helen's Church of England School. 1 school nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around EX39 5BU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.0dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for EX39 5BU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.4dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4

FAQ

Common questions

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