1 Chapel Street, Woolsery, Bideford, EX39 5QS
About 1 Chapel Street
1 Chapel Street is a detached house in Woolsery, Bideford, Bideford (EX39 5QS). It has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (around 474 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (May 2013) shows a G (score 1), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it F (December 2008); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to E (score 48), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from May 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 2006–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at -3.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £158,000 is 35.5% below the 2019 sale of £245,000, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£517/sq ft) was about 191% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 44 m² it sits well below the postcode median (95 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Sold February 2019 for £245,000.
Energy performance
1 Chapel Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 May 2023
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system changed
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Planning history
1 Chapel Street has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
1 Chapel Street's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£158,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -3.8% per year over 13 years.
£245,000
Growth on file: -3.8% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
1 February 2019Most recent
£245,000
+206.3%over 5 years11 August 2013
£80,000
-80.0%over 7 years1 August 2006
£399,998
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX39 5QS: £265,000 (2023–2018).
Nearby sales in EX39 5QS
Robins Retreat, Woolsery, Bideford, EX39 5QS
Sold Mar 2023
£135,000Chapel Street Cottage, Woolsery, Bideford, EX39 5QS
Sold Apr 2022
£265,000Garden Close, Woolsery, Bideford, EX39 5QS
Sold Jan 2022
£415,000Town Farm, Woolsery, Bideford, EX39 5QS
Sold Sept 2021
£850,000The Smithy, Woolsery, Bideford, EX39 5QS
Sold Apr 2018
£160,000
Versus the street
1 Chapel Street is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
1 (G)
Street avg 44 (E)
Floor Area
44 m²
Street avg 98 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.1 t/year
Street avg 5.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 5 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
The Farmers Arms — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Woolsery Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB








