What was the last sold price for Old Ships, EX39 5DR?

Old Ships, EX39 5DR last sold for £485,000 in September 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £85,500 in October 1998. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has Old Ships, EX39 5DR appreciated in value?

Across 4 sales between October 1998 and September 2022, Old Ships, EX39 5DR rose from £85,500 to £485,000, a change of £399,500. That works out to roughly +7.5% per year compounded over 24 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

Which area is Old Ships, EX39 5DR in?

Old Ships, EX39 5DR sits in Bucks Cross, Bideford, Bideford. It falls within the EX39 postcode district.

What is crime like near Old Ships, EX39 5DR?

Police records around Old Ships, EX39 5DR 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 Old Ships, EX39 5DR?

The closest primary school to Old Ships, EX39 5DR is Woolsery Primary School (2.4km). The closest secondary is Atlantic Academy (920m).

What transport links are near Old Ships, EX39 5DR?

The closest bus stop to Old Ships, EX39 5DR is Bucks Cross, 191m away. In total there are 11 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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Old Ships, Bucks Cross, Bideford, EX39 5DR

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About Old Ships

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

Old Ships is a property in Bucks Cross, Bideford, Bideford (EX39 5DR).

Last sale on file: £485,000 in September 2022. 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. Across 1998–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.5% per year.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Old Ships, Bucks Cross, Bideford, EX39 5DR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Old Ships has no planning applications on record.

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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.

Price for Old Ships has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.

Last sold (2022)

£485,000

Growth on file: 7.5% per year over 24 years.

Sales timeline

1 September 2022Most recent
£485,000
+84.4%over 1 year
12 November 2020
£263,000
+76.5%over 19 years
23 October 2001
£149,000
+74.3%over 3 years
11 October 1998
£85,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in EX39 5DR: £520,000 (2024–2021).

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Area

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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

Bucks Cross — bus stop.

Closest school

0.9 km

Atlantic Academy. 2 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.3dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for EX39 5DR

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.5dB

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