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1 Castle Meadow, Buckland Brewer, Bideford, EX39 5XA

1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
89 m²
958 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 60
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 1 Castle Meadow

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

1 Castle Meadow is a three-bedroom detached house in Buckland Brewer, Bideford, Bideford (EX39 5XA). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Main heating runs on oil.

It hasn't traded since September 2001, a hold of 25 years that's notably long for the area. Across 2000–2001, sale prices on this property compounded at 27.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £304,000 sits 128.6% above the 2001 sale of £133,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£139/sq ft) was about 25.6% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2003. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 89 m² it's 16% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (106 m² median across 5 EPCs).

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

  • Bedrooms3
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 1 Castle Meadow

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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.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D60
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Castle Meadow, Buckland Brewer, Bideford, EX39 5XA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Castle Meadow has an approved extension on the planning record.

  1. Oct 2003
    ConservatoryFull
    In report

    Conservatory

    Extension
    Reference
    1/1633/2003/FUL
    View planning record
Before you offer

We flagged 2 things worth checking at 1 Castle Meadow

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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 Castle Meadow's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2000).

Current estimate

£304,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 27.8% per year over 2 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2001)

£133,000

Growth on file: 27.8% per year over 2 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 18 September 2001Most recent

    £133,000

    +44.6%over 1 year
  2. 17 March 2000

    £91,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in EX39 5XA: £255,000 (2021–2016).

On the street

Versus other Castle Meadow homes

Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

1 Castle Meadow is notably below the street on price per m².

Price per m²

£1,494

Street avg £2,562

Below

Floor Area

89 m²

Street avg 95 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

4.3 t/year

Street avg 4.5 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 1 Castle Meadow

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

Larger development activity nearbyRecent ownership pattern worth a look
£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
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.

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

0.0 km

Castle Meadow — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Buckland Brewer Primary School. 1 school nearby.

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 5XA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for EX39 5XA

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for EX39 5XA

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
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 1 Castle Meadow, Buckland Brewer, Bideford, EX39 5XA. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.