Highstead Bungalow, Bucks Cross, Bideford, EX39 5DX
About Highstead Bungalow
Highstead Bungalow is a detached house in Bucks Cross, Bideford, Bideford (EX39 5DX). It has a recorded floor area of 115 m² (around 1238 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2016) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in July 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 95), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg.
Last changed hands 9 years ago, in April 2017. Across 2004–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £514,000 is 32.6% above the 2017 sale price. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2015.
Energy performance
Highstead Bungalow's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Apr 2015RenovationFullIn report
Partial demolition of existing garage to extend structure to property boundary
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 1/0216/2015/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
£514,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.8% per year over 13 years.
£387,500
Growth on file: 2.8% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
27 April 2017Most recent
£387,500
+21.1%over 5 years2 May 2011
£320,000
+16.4%over 6 years14 September 2004
£275,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in EX39 5DX: £445,000 (2022–1995).
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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
0.4 km
Bucks Cross — bus stop.
Closest school
1.1 km
Atlantic Academy. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.0dB








