1 Acre Road, Horns Cross, Bideford, EX39 5EB
About 1 Acre Road
1 Acre Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Horns Cross, Bideford, Bideford (EX39 5EB). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2018) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 101), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include a conservatory. The home occupies a corner plot.
At 98 m² the property is well over the postcode median (61 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2015–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £234,000 is 33.7% above the 2018 sale price. Sold September 2018 for £175,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenWrap around
- ParkingAllocated
- Corner plotYes
Building
- Heating systemElectric
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
1 Acre Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Acre Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 1 Acre Road was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£234,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.0% per year over 3 years.
£175,000
Growth on file: 3.0% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
27 September 2018Most recent
£175,000
+9.4%over 3 years15 September 2015
£159,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX39 5EB: £270,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in EX39 5EB
The Forge, Acre Road, Horns Cross, Bideford, EX39 5EB
Sold Jul 2024
£500,000Meadow View, Acre Road, Horns Cross, Bideford, EX39 5EB
Sold Mar 2022
£390,000Homestead, Acre Road, Horns Cross, Bideford, EX39 5EB
Sold Mar 2021
£255,000Tamara, Acre Road, Horns Cross, Bideford, EX39 5EB
Sold May 2019
£270,000Moor View, Acre Road, Horns Cross, Bideford, EX39 5EB
Sold Aug 2007
£365,000
Versus other Acre Road homes
1 Acre Road outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
51 (E)
Street avg 64 (D)
Floor Area
98 m²
Street avg 76 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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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
0.1 km
Acre Road — bus stop.
Closest school
2.0 km
Parkham Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.0dB








