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Bear Cottage, Stoke, Hartland, Bideford, EX39 6DU

1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
108 m²
1163 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 34
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Bear Cottage

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

Bear Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Hartland, Bideford, Bideford (EX39 6DU). It has a recorded floor area of 108 m² (around 1163 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2024) shows an F (score 34), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since April 2014. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

It changed hands recently, sold March 2025 for £340,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2008. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £383,000 is 12.6% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£292/sq ft) was about 23.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • DrivewayYes

Building

  • Previously extendedYes
Before you decide

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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.

Bear Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
May 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F34
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
12.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

May 2024from Apr 2014
Hot Water
PoorAverage

Hot water efficiency improved

Walls
Very PoorPoor

Wall insulation improved

Roof
Very PoorPoor

Roof insulation improved

Low Energy Lighting
18%58%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Bear Cottage, Stoke, Hartland, Bideford, EX39 6DU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Bear Cottage has an approved extension on the planning record.

  1. Nov 2008
    ConservatoryFull
    In report

    Construction of replacement conservatory

    Extension
    Documents
    16 docs on file
    Reference
    1/0988/2008/FUL
    View planning record

What's in Bear Cottage, Stoke, Hartland, Bideford, EX39 6DU's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Bear Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£383,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2025)

£340,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 10 March 2025Most recent

    £340,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in EX39 6DU: £518,000 (2025–2021).

On the street

Versus other Stoke homes

Four headline reads against 17 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Bear Cottage is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.

Price per m²

£3,148

Street avg £3,708

Above

Floor Area

108 m²

Street avg 123 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

12.1 t/year

Street avg 6.4 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Bear Cottage

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

£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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£377k

1 Morwenna Cottages, Hartland

EX39 6AF

3 bed2 bath
£271k

1 New Rosedown, Rosedown, Hartland

EX39 6AJ

3 bed1 bath
£380k

1 Coastguard Cottages, Stoke, Hartland

EX39 6DU

4 bed3 bath
£377k

1 Goaman Park, Hartland

EX39 6DF

4 bed
£222k

1 Heywood Close, Hartland

EX39 6HS

3 bed1 bath
£375k

1 Gifford Close, Hartland

EX39 6HY

£347k

1 Providence Place, Springfield, Hartland

EX39 6BG

£326k

1 Brimacombe Road, Hartland

EX39 6BB

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.
Full Bideford report

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

2.3 km

Northgate Green — bus stop.

Closest school

2.5 km

Hartland 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 6DU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for EX39 6DU

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

42.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for EX39 6DU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.7dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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