1 The Bays, Horns Cross, Bideford, EX39 5EA
About 1 The Bays
1 The Bays is a semi-detached house in Horns Cross, Bideford, Bideford (EX39 5EA). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (July 2023) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in February 2023 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and main heating went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 77 m² the property is well over the postcode median (53 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode.
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Energy performance
1 The Bays ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
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Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Fuel source changed
Hot water efficiency improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Planning history
1 The Bays has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
1 The Bays has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£281,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX39 5EA: £385,000 (2022–2011).
Nearby sales in EX39 5EA
Peppercombe Barn, Horns Cross, Bideford, EX39 5EA
Sold Nov 2022
£640,000Sea View Cottage, Horns Cross, Bideford, EX39 5EA
Sold Dec 2018
£385,000Barley Hayes, Horns Cross, Bideford, EX39 5EA
Sold Nov 2018
£590,000Higher Worthygate, Horns Cross, Bideford, EX39 5EA
Sold Apr 2011
£300,0002 Northway Cottages, Horns Cross, Bideford, EX39 5EA
Sold Apr 2009
£340,000
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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
0.5 km
Hoops Inn — bus stop.
Closest school
1.8 km
Atlantic Academy. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.5dB