Higher Town Farm, Woolsery, Bideford, EX39 5QS
About Higher Town Farm
Higher Town Farm is a detached house in Woolsery, Bideford, Bideford (EX39 5QS). It has a recorded floor area of 153 m² (around 1647 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1996-2002. The latest certificate (November 2018) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Main heating runs on oil.
At 153 m² the property is well over the postcode median (69 m² across 4 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. 6 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 3 refused.
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Energy performance
Higher Town Farm ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Planning history
A recent planning application at Higher Town Farm was refused — worth checking the council file.
- Nov 2023FullIn report
Retention of lodge for use as dwelling
Retrospective- Documents
- 39 docs on file
- Reference
- 1/0919/2023/FUL
- Sept 2021AmendmentIn report
Certificate of Lawfulness for Continued occupation in excess of 10 years in breach of no 1/0540/93/62/0033 condition no.2.
Retrospective- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 1/0770/2021/CPE
We flagged 2 things worth checking at Higher Town Farm
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
- A planning decision worth checking
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Sales history & valuation
Higher Town Farm has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£467,000
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 5QS: £265,000 (2023–2019).
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
£850,0001 Chapel Street, Woolsery, Bideford, EX39 5QS
Sold Feb 2019
£245,000
Versus the street
Higher Town Farm outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
60 (D)
Street avg 30 (F)
Floor Area
153 m²
Street avg 71 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.5 t/year
Street avg 5.4 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
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