What type of property is 1 Abbots Close, EX39 5SP?

1 Abbots Close, EX39 5SP is a 2-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 1 Abbots Close, EX39 5SP?

1 Abbots Close, EX39 5SP last sold for £230,000 in November 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £179,950 in September 2016. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 1 Abbots Close, EX39 5SP?

Across 3 sales between September 2016 and November 2021, 1 Abbots Close, EX39 5SP rose from £179,950 to £230,000, a change of £50,050. That works out to roughly +4.8% per year compounded over 5 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 1 Abbots Close, EX39 5SP have?

The current EPC rating for 1 Abbots Close, EX39 5SP is D with a score of 59 out of 100, lodged in July 2016. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 1 Abbots Close, EX39 5SP?

1 Abbots Close, EX39 5SP has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (904 sq ft), around 42 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 25% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in EX39 5SP. Source: EPC Register.

How is 1 Abbots Close, EX39 5SP heated?

The latest EPC at 1 Abbots Close, EX39 5SP records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 1 Abbots Close, EX39 5SP?

1 Abbots Close, EX39 5SP is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is 1 Abbots Close, EX39 5SP located?

1 Abbots Close, EX39 5SP sits in Woolsery, Bideford, Bideford. It falls within the EX39 postcode district in Devon.

Is 1 Abbots Close, EX39 5SP in a safe area?

Police records around 1 Abbots Close, EX39 5SP 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 Abbots Close, EX39 5SP?

The closest primary school to 1 Abbots Close, EX39 5SP is Woolsery Primary School (267m). The closest secondary is Atlantic Academy (2.9km).

How well connected is 1 Abbots Close, EX39 5SP?

The closest bus stop to 1 Abbots Close, EX39 5SP is Manor Park, 124m away. In total there are 11 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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1 Abbots Close, Woolsery, Bideford, EX39 5SP

3 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

84 m²

904 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 59

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 1 Abbots Close

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

1 Abbots Close is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Woolsery, Bideford, Bideford (EX39 5SP). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2016) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

At 84 m² it's 24.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (68 m² median across 14 EPCs). Across 2016–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£254/sq ft) was about 39% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £230,000 in November 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes
StudyYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageDetached

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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

D59

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.4 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Abbots Close, Woolsery, Bideford, EX39 5SP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Abbots Close 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 Abbots Close saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.

Current estimate

£242,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.8% per year over 5 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£230,000

Growth on file: 4.8% per year over 5 years.

Sales timeline

16 November 2021Most recent
£230,000
+15.0%over 4 years
22 October 2017
£200,000
+11.1%over 1 year
6 September 2016
£179,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in EX39 5SP: £210,000 (2024–2021).

Nearby sales in EX39 5SP

On the street

Versus other Abbots Close homes

Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

1 Abbots Close outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,738

Street avg £2,365

Above

Floor Area

84 m²

Street avg 69 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

4.4 t/year

Street avg 3.7 t/year

Below

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Comparables

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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

0.1 km

Manor Park — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Woolsery Primary School. 2 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.9dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for EX39 5SP

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

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Common questions

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