2 Abbots Close, Woolsery, Bideford, EX39 5SP
About 2 Abbots Close
2 Abbots Close is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Woolsery, Bideford, Bideford (EX39 5SP). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 675 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2012) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 69). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from February 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since November 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2013. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 16.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £214,000 is 28.9% above the 2006 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£246/sq ft) was about 27.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
Energy performance
2 Abbots Close's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Feb 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Mar 2013ExtensionFullIn report
Retrospective application for extension to rear of property and garage extension to side
Retrospective- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 1/0042/2013/FUL
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 2 Abbots Close
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1997.
£214,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 16.2% per year over 9 years.
£166,000
Growth on file: 16.2% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
30 November 2006Most recent
£166,000
+34.4%over 3 years28 November 2003
£123,500
+183.9%over 5 years22 December 1997
£43,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX39 5SP: £225,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in EX39 5SP
12 Abbots Close, Woolsery, Bideford, EX39 5SP
Sold Mar 2024
£225,0007 Abbots Close, Woolsery, Bideford, EX39 5SP
Sold Jun 2022
£245,00010 Abbots Close, Woolsery, Bideford, EX39 5SP
Sold Feb 2022
£207,0001 Abbots Close, Woolsery, Bideford, EX39 5SP
Sold Nov 2021
£230,00014 Abbots Close, Woolsery, Bideford, EX39 5SP
Sold Jun 2021
£190,000
Versus other Abbots Close homes
Years Held for 2 Abbots Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,648
Street avg £2,372
Floor Area
63 m²
Street avg 70 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
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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
Manor Park — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Woolsery Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB








