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Highford Farm Cottage, Higher Clovelly, Bideford, EX39 5SA

2 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
171 m²
1841 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 41
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Highford Farm Cottage

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

Highford Farm Cottage is a semi-detached house in Higher Clovelly, Bideford, Bideford (EX39 5SA). It has a recorded floor area of 171 m² (around 1841 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2024) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg.

At 171 m² the property is well over the postcode median (77 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £457,000 sits 69.3% above the 2020 sale of £270,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£147/sq ft) was about 27.2% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sale on file: £270,000 in April 2020.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
  • Beautiful Places, source of nearby scenic places
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Highford Farm Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E41
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
6.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Highford Farm Cottage, Higher Clovelly, Bideford, EX39 5SA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. May 2020
    OutbuildingOther
    In report

    Erection of agricultural storage building

    Documents
    3 docs on file
    Reference
    1/0361/2020/AGR
    View planning record
  2. Oct 2007
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension to livestock and fodder store

    Documents
    17 docs on file
    Reference
    1/0782/2007/FUL
    View planning record
Before you offer

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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.

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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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£457,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2020)

£270,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 16 April 2020Most recent

    £270,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in EX39 5SA: £415,000 (2024–2017).

On the street

Versus the street

Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Highford Farm Cottage is notably below the street on price per m².

Price per m²

£1,579

Street avg £2,890

Strongly below

Floor Area

171 m²

Street avg 102 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

6.3 t/year

Street avg 5.1 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Highford Farm Cottage

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby
£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
  • Beautiful Places, source of nearby scenic places
Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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1 Beuvron Close, Woolsery

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1 Arthurs Lea, Abbotsham

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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

0.8 km

Lighthouse Cross — bus stop.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for EX39 5SA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.4dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Highford Farm Cottage, Higher Clovelly, Bideford, EX39 5SA. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.