Lester, Bideford
Lester, Bideford
Description & Estimates
Lester, Bideford is recorded publicly as a period freehold house across 1,205 ft2 of internal area, sitting on a 442 m2 plot.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 4 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of Lester, Bideford is £336,889 and its rental estimate is £1,166 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Buckland Brewer, Bideford, EX39 falls within the EX39 postal district, in the borough of Torridge.
Our Data Sources
Lester, Bideford has a single entry in the Land Registry from May 2021 and a single entry in the EPC database dated July 2020.
We combine this information with that of neighbouring properties to estimate the property attributes and values.
The local information is scored as 4 out of 5 and is considered of high accuracy.
Price Range & Condition
The condition of a property plays an important role in determining its value, with the degree of impact varying by property type, size and location.
For Lester, Bideford, we estimate a market value of £353,733 and a rental value of £1,224 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £313,307 and £1,085 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, Lester, Bideford has seen its estimated sale value decline by £4,173 (1.2%) and its estimated rental value climb by £31 per month (2.6%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 4.2%.
Plot Size
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for Lester, Bideford as measuring 442 m2.
That makes it the 18th largest plot in the postcode, where 28 of the 37 other houses have recorded plot data.
Energy Efficiency
Lester, Bideford has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of F. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 15 Jul 2020.
The property is not connected to mains gas and has mostly secondary glazing. It is heated using Electric storage heaters, Electric storage heaters.
Sold Prices
The most recent sale of Lester, Bideford completed on 20th May 2021 at £280,000 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a freehold house.
Since 1995 this is the property's only sale.
Values of comparable properties have risen by 12.2% over the period since May 2021.
- Sold May 2021£280,000
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to Lester, Bideford have sold within a radius of 5.2 kilometres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 4th September 2025, was 9, Southwood Meadows, Bideford, EX39 5LJ, a freehold house which sold for £300,000.
Read more about house prices in EX39.
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
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Location Comparison
Of the 301 addresses on Buckland Brewer, Bideford, EX39, Lester, Bideford comes out as the 186th largest and the 190th most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £25k more expensive than the average property across the EX39 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 400mBuckland Brewer Primary School
- 3.1kmParkham Primary School
- 3.9kmMonkleigh Primary School
- 6.1kmBideford College
- 6.4kmAtlantic Academy
- 8.5kmGreat Torrington School
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Public Transport Nearby
From Lester, Bideford, the nearest station is Chapelton (Devon), 17.1 kilometres away.
- 17.1kmChapelton (Devon)
- 18.0kmBarnstaple
- 19.3kmUmberleigh
Available Internet Speeds
Broadband here reaches superfast speeds, based on recent Ofcom data.
According to recent data from Ofcom, Superfast broadband is available in the area.
Risk of Flooding
The flood risk here is rated very low, based on Environment Agency data.
