What kind of home is 17 Southwood Meadows, EX39 5LJ?

17 Southwood Meadows, EX39 5LJ is a 3-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 17 Southwood Meadows, EX39 5LJ?

17 Southwood Meadows, EX39 5LJ last sold for £238,000 in October 2015, around 11 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 17 Southwood Meadows, EX39 5LJ?

The current EPC rating for 17 Southwood Meadows, EX39 5LJ is E with a score of 49 out of 100, lodged in March 2015. The assessor estimates the property could reach a A. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 17 Southwood Meadows, EX39 5LJ?

17 Southwood Meadows, EX39 5LJ has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (1,152 sq ft), around 36 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 17 Southwood Meadows, EX39 5LJ use?

The latest EPC at 17 Southwood Meadows, EX39 5LJ records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 17 Southwood Meadows, EX39 5LJ?

17 Southwood Meadows, EX39 5LJ is in council tax band D.

Which area is 17 Southwood Meadows, EX39 5LJ in?

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

How safe is the area around 17 Southwood Meadows, EX39 5LJ?

Police records around 17 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.

What schools are near 17 Southwood Meadows, EX39 5LJ?

The closest primary school to 17 Southwood Meadows, EX39 5LJ is Buckland Brewer Primary School (263m).

How well connected is 17 Southwood Meadows, EX39 5LJ?

The closest bus stop to 17 Southwood Meadows, EX39 5LJ is Church, 107m away. In total there are 4 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

107 m²

1152 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 49

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 17 Southwood Meadows

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

17 Southwood Meadows is a three-bedroom detached house in Buckland Brewer, Bideford, Bideford (EX39 5LJ). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 96), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Last changed hands 11 years ago, in October 2015. Today's modelled estimate of £316,000 is 32.8% above the 2015 sale price.

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

Bedrooms3
Dining roomYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageYes

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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.

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

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Mar 2025

EPC Rating

E49

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

8.1 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Southwood Meadows, Buckland Brewer, Bideford, EX39 5LJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 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.

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

Current estimate

£316,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2015)

£238,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

4 October 2015Most recent
£238,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in EX39 5LJ: £300,000 (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.

On co₂ emissions, 17 Southwood Meadows runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,224

Street avg £2,551

Below

Floor Area

107 m²

Street avg 96 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

8.1 t/year

Street avg 5.7 t/year

Strongly below

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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.

£305k

1 Beuvron Close, Woolsery

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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

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3 bed1 bath

£338k

1 Buckland View, Buckland Brewer

EX39 5LN

3 bed

£281k

1 Chiddlecombe Cottages, Fairy Cross

EX39 5DE

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£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

Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4

FAQ

Common questions

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