26 Rowe Close, Bideford, EX39 5XX
About 26 Rowe Close
26 Rowe Close is a five-bedroom detached house in Bideford (EX39 5XX). It has a recorded floor area of 146 m² (around 1572 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). Other recorded features include a conservatory.
Most recent transfer: November 2023 at £520,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2005. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 146 m² it's 17.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (124 m² median across 29 EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2004–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£331/sq ft) was about 95.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
26 Rowe Close has an approved extension on the planning record.
- Mar 2005ConservatoryFullIn report
Erection of conservatory. Additional family room.
Extension- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 1/2517/2004/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 26 Rowe Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£505,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.8% per year over 19 years.
£520,000
Growth on file: 3.8% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
17 November 2023Most recent
£520,000
+3.0%over 1 year28 July 2022
£505,000
+57.8%over 15 years2 March 2007
£320,000
+28.0%over 2 years27 May 2004
£250,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX39 5XX: £249,500 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in EX39 5XX
9 Rowe Close, Bideford, EX39 5XX
Sold Jun 2025
£300,000Ford House, Flat 4, Rowe Close, Bideford, EX39 5XX
Sold Jul 2024
£190,000Ford House, Flat 5, Rowe Close, Bideford, EX39 5XX
Sold Apr 2024
£215,0007 Rowe Close, Bideford, EX39 5XX
Sold Apr 2024
£249,50027 Rowe Close, Bideford, EX39 5XX
Sold Feb 2024
£437,000
Versus other Rowe Close homes
Price per m² for 26 Rowe Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,562
Street avg £2,226
Floor Area
146 m²
Street avg 140 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 3.4 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
0.2 km
Soloman Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
West Croft School. 5 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.7dB








