2 Old Smithy Cottages, Welcombe, Bideford, EX39 6HG
About 2 Old Smithy Cottages
2 Old Smithy Cottages is a semi-detached house in Welcombe, Bideford, Bideford (EX39 6HG). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows an F (score 34), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (August 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 57), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on dual fuel.
Held since November 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1995–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £235,000 sits 446.5% above the 2003 sale of £43,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£44/sq ft) was about 78.9% below the postcode norm. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs).
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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
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Hot water system changed
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
2 Old Smithy Cottages has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 2 Old Smithy Cottages was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£235,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 13.3% per year over 8 years.
£43,000
Growth on file: 13.3% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
28 November 2003Most recent
£43,000
+176.5%over 8 years27 September 1995
£15,550
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX39 6HG: £460,000 (2022–2018).
Nearby sales in EX39 6HG
The Roundhouse, Welcombe, Bideford, EX39 6HG
Sold Oct 2022
£595,0009 Old Smithy Cottages, Welcombe, Bideford, EX39 6HG
Sold Jul 2021
£85,0002 Darracott, Welcombe, Bideford, EX39 6HG
Sold Dec 2020
£280,000Tidewood, Welcombe, Bideford, EX39 6HG
Sold Oct 2019
£460,000Well Farm, Welcombe, Bideford, EX39 6HG
Sold Oct 2017
£312,000
Versus the street
2 Old Smithy Cottages is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£473
Street avg £2,417
Floor Area
91 m²
Street avg 72 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.7 t/year
Street avg 5.1 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
1.7 km
Marsland Cottage — bus stop.
Closest school
2.9 km
St Mark's CofE Academy. 1 school nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB