House prices in EX39 1 (Westward Ho)

This article reveals price per square metre data and various charts to help you understand current housing market in 'EX39 1' (Westward Ho, Bideford) - statistics were last calculated on 30 August 2024.

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Defining 'EX39 1'

This analysis is limited to properties whose postcode starts with "EX39 1", this is also called the postcode sector. It is shown in red on the map above. There are no official names for postcode sectors so I've just labelled it Westward Ho.

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FYI, a postcode sector is the full postcode without the last two letters.

Price per square metre

Knowing the average house price in Westward Ho is not much use. However, knowing average price per square metre can be quite useful. Price per sqm allows some comparison between properties of different size. We define price per square metre as the sold price divided by the internal area of a property:

£ per sqm = price ÷ internal area

E.g. Flat 24 Kipling Court, Kipling Terrace, Westward Ho, Bideford, sold for £120,000 on Jul-2024. Given the internal area of 67 square metres, the price per sqm is £1,791.

England & Wales have been officially metric since 1965. However house price per square foot is prefered by some estate agents and those of sufficiently advanced age ;-) They may want to convert square meters on this page to square feet.

The chart below is called a histogram, it helps you see the distribution of this house price per sqm data. To make this chart we put the sales data into a series of £ per sqm 'buckets' (e.g. £3,700-£4,000, £4,000-£4,300, £4,300-£4,600 etc...) we then count the number of sales with within in each bucket and plot the results. The chart is based on 290 sales in Westward Ho (EX39 1) that took place in the last two years.

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You can see the spread of prices above. This is because although internal area is a key factor in determining valuation, it is not the only factor. Many factors other than size affect desirability; these factors could be condition, aspect, garden size, negotiating power of the vendor etc.

The spread of prices will give you a feel of the typical range to expect in Westward Ho (EX39 1). Of the 290 transactions, half were sold for between £3,190 and £4,590 per square metre. The median, or 'middle', price per square metre in 'EX39 1' is £3,790. Notably, only 25% of properties that sold recently were valued at more than £4,590 sqm. For anything to be valued more than this means it has to be more desireable than the clear majority of homes.

Price map for Westward Ho, Bideford

Do have a look at the interactive price map I created. I find it useful and I am sure it will help you in exploring Bideford. You can zoom in all the way to individual properties and then all the way back out to see the whole country. The colours show the current estimated property values.

House price heatmap for Westward Ho, Bideford

Comparison with neighbouring postcode sectors

The table below shows how 'EX39 1' compares to neighbouring postcode sectors.

Postcode sector	Lower quartile	Middle quartile	Upper quartile
EX39 2 Bideford	£2,370 sqm	£2,770 sqm	£3,530 sqm
EX39 3 Bideford	£2,300 sqm	£2,990 sqm	£3,640 sqm
EX39 4 Bideford	£2,600 sqm	£3,230 sqm	£3,830 sqm
EX39 1 Westward Ho	£3,190 sqm	£3,790 sqm	£4,590 sqm
EX39 5 Woolsery	£2,880 sqm	£3,440 sqm	£3,840 sqm
EX39 6 Hartland	£2,950 sqm	£3,250 sqm	£4,210 sqm

Will Bideford house prices drop in 2024?

I cannot tell the future and don't believe anyone who says they can. I can however plot price trends - I have done this in the chart below for EX39 1 (Westward Ho) compared with both the wider area EX39 and inflation (CPIH from the Office of National Statistics). The dashed trend lines in the chart show the average over time.

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For the most recent sales activity, rather than a summarized average, it is better to see the underlying data. This is shown in the chart below, where blue dots represent individual sales, click on them to see details. If there is an obvious trend you should be able to spot it here amid the noise from outliers.

Data from Land Registry comes in gradually over time. I update it every month but it takes about 5 months for the majority of sales for Bideford to be recorded. Disclaimer: I do not verify and cannot guarantee the accuracy of any data shown. Outliers exist in the data, typically these are where the EPC registry records the internal area incorrectly, sometimes although very rarely the Land Registry price paid data can be wrong. The data provided throughout this website about Bideford and any other area, is not financial advice. Any information provided does not and cannot ever take in to account the particular financial situation, objectives or property needs of either you or anyone reading this information.

Street level data

Street	Avg size	Avg £sqm	Recent sales
Bay View Road, Westward Ho, EX39 1B	161 sqm	£2,837	23
Irsha Street, Westward Ho, EX39 1R	85 sqm	£4,871	23
Cross Street, Westward Ho, EX39 1B	79 sqm	£2,734	21
Kingsley Park, Westward Ho, EX39 1U	49 sqm	£3,817	15
Kimberley Park, Westward Ho, EX39 1G	77 sqm	£2,747	14
J H Taylor Drive, Westward Ho, EX39 1T	89 sqm	£3,779	14
Bay View Road, Westward Ho, EX39 1A	117 sqm	£3,172	14
North Street, Westward Ho, EX39 1D	96 sqm	£3,346	14

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Raw data

Our analysis of Westward Ho is derived from what is essentially a big table of sold prices from Land Registry with added property size information. Below are three rows from this table to give you an idea.

Address	Paid	sqm	£/sqm
Flat 24 Kipling Court, Kipling Terrace, Westward Ho, Bideford	£120,000 Jul-2024	67	1,791
2, Darracotts Court, Westward Ho, Bideford	£350,000 Jul-2024	75	4,666
116, Irsha St, Westward Ho, Bideford	£585,000 Jul-2024	101	5,792

See the entire list of all sales in Westward Ho (EX39 1) here.