What type of property is 1 Southwood Meadows, EX39 5LJ?

1 Southwood Meadows, EX39 5LJ is a 4-bedroom detached house.

What did 1 Southwood Meadows, EX39 5LJ sell for?

1 Southwood Meadows, EX39 5LJ last sold for £275,000 in June 2024, around 2 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 1 Southwood Meadows, EX39 5LJ have?

The current EPC rating for 1 Southwood Meadows, EX39 5LJ is E with a score of 50 out of 100, lodged in January 2024. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 1 Southwood Meadows, EX39 5LJ?

1 Southwood Meadows, EX39 5LJ has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (807 sq ft), around 19 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 27% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in EX39 5LJ. Source: EPC Register.

How is 1 Southwood Meadows, EX39 5LJ heated?

The latest EPC at 1 Southwood Meadows, EX39 5LJ records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Where is 1 Southwood Meadows, EX39 5LJ located?

1 Southwood Meadows, EX39 5LJ sits in Buckland Brewer, Bideford, Bideford. It falls within the EX39 postcode district in Devon.

What is crime like near 1 Southwood Meadows, EX39 5LJ?

Police records around 1 Southwood Meadows, EX39 5LJ 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.

Which schools serve 1 Southwood Meadows, EX39 5LJ?

The closest primary school to 1 Southwood Meadows, EX39 5LJ is Buckland Brewer Primary School (263m).

How well connected is 1 Southwood Meadows, EX39 5LJ?

The closest bus stop to 1 Southwood Meadows, EX39 5LJ is Church, 107m away. In total there are 4 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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1 Southwood Meadows, Buckland Brewer, Bideford, EX39 5LJ

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

75 m²

807 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 50

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 1 Southwood Meadows

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

1 Southwood Meadows is a four-bedroom detached house in Buckland Brewer, Bideford, Bideford (EX39 5LJ). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1983-1990. The latest certificate (January 2024) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Today's modelled estimate of £305,000 is 10.9% above the 2024 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£341/sq ft) was about 69.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 75 m² it's 27.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (103 m² median across 16 EPCs). Last sale on file: £275,000 in June 2024.

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

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms2
Dining roomYes
Utility roomYes
CloakroomYes
EnsuiteYes
StudyYes

Outside

Private gardenNorth-east-facing

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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.

1 Southwood Meadows's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

E50

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

6.4 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Southwood Meadows, Buckland Brewer, Bideford, EX39 5LJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Southwood Meadows 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.

1 Southwood Meadows valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£305,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2024)

£275,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

25 June 2024Most recent
£275,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in EX39 5LJ: £315,000 (2025–2021).

Nearby sales in EX39 5LJ

On the street

Versus other Southwood Meadows homes

Four headline reads against 16 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

1 Southwood Meadows outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,667

Street avg £2,440

Strongly above

Floor Area

75 m²

Street avg 98 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

6.4 t/year

Street avg 5.8 t/year

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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.

£428k

1 Church End, Castle Meadow, Buckland Brewer

EX39 5XB

4 bed2 bath

£305k

1 Beuvron Close, Woolsery

EX39 5SR

3 bed1 bath

£304k

1 Arthurs Lea, Abbotsham

EX39 5AN

3 bed1 bath

£304k

1 Castle Meadow, Buckland Brewer

EX39 5XA

3 bed

£300k

1 Auction Way, Woolsery

EX39 5TT

3 bed

£300k

1 Boundstone Cottages, Littleham

EX39 5HW

3 bed1 bath

£281k

1 Chiddlecombe Cottages, Fairy Cross

EX39 5DE

3 bed1 bath

£278k

1 Bevil Close

EX39 5XN

3 bed1 bath

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

0.1 km

Church — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Buckland Brewer Primary School. 1 school nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.7dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for EX39 5LJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.0dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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