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

3 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
106 m²
1141 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 45
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 8 Castle Meadow

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

8 Castle Meadow is a three-bedroom detached house in Buckland Brewer, Bideford, Bideford (EX39 5XA). It has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (around 1141 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2009) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from October 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

At 106 m² it's 19.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (89 m² median across 5 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2000–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £362,000 is 24.8% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£254/sq ft) was about 103% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: July 2019 at £290,000. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2002.

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
  • Bathrooms2
  • ConservatoryYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • ParkingOff road
  • Cul-de-sacYes

Building

  • Heating systemOil
  • RefurbishedYes
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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.

8 Castle Meadow sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Oct 2019

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E45
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Castle Meadow, Buckland Brewer, Bideford, EX39 5XA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Jul 2002
    OutbuildingFull
    In report

    CONSTRUCTION OF A SINGLE DOMESTIC GARAGE

    Documents
    5 docs on file
    Reference
    1/0996/2002
    View planning record
Before you offer

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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.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2000.

Current estimate

£362,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 19 years.

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Last sold (2019)

£290,000

Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 19 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 11 July 2019Most recent

    £290,000

    +36.2%over 8 years
  2. 3 August 2010

    £213,000

    +146.2%over 10 years
  3. 21 January 2000

    £86,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in EX39 5XA: £250,000 (2021–2012).

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.

EPC Rating for 8 Castle Meadow lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,736

Street avg £2,314

Above

Floor Area

106 m²

Street avg 92 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

5.4 t/year

Street avg 4.3 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 8 Castle Meadow

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
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 8 Castle Meadow, Buckland Brewer, Bideford, EX39 5XA. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.