3 Babeleigh Close, Buckland Brewer, Bideford, EX39 5XZ
About 3 Babeleigh Close
3 Babeleigh Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Buckland Brewer, Bideford, Bideford (EX39 5XZ). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 657 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band C. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (June 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Most recent transfer: November 2018 at £162,500. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2001–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £243,000 is 49.5% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£247/sq ft) was about 109.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- GarageIntegral
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
More low energy lighting installed
Solar water heating installed
Planning history
3 Babeleigh Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2001.
£243,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.7% per year over 17 years.
£162,500
Growth on file: 4.7% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
23 November 2018Most recent
£162,500
+7.6%over 2 years31 October 2016
£151,000
-2.6%over 8 years30 September 2008
£155,000
+8.0%over 1 year1 December 2006
£143,500
+95.2%over 5 years22 August 2001
£73,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX39 5XZ: £80,000 (2010–1995).
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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
Church — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Buckland Brewer Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB








