EX39 — Bideford
Bideford's EX39 postcode sits in Torridge. The board behind it is assembled from 27,542 sales over 32 years of actual sales in 8 areas.
Across the recorded period the typical EX39 sale went from £48,500 in 1995 to £241,000 in 2026 — 5.0× growth. If you could time-travel once, aim for just before 2002 — prices moved +29.5% that year. The one to avoid was 2026: the median moved -10.7%, the roughest year in the local record.
Median sold price in EX39
| Year | Median sold price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | £48,500 | 577 |
| 2000 | £72,500 | 1,025 |
| 2005 | £161,950 | 889 |
| 2010 | £186,500 | 735 |
| 2015 | £195,000 | 1,042 |
| 2020 | £232,500 | 809 |
| 2025 | £270,000 | 739 |
| 2026 | £241,000 | 102 |
The areas on the board
8 areas make up the board, weighted by sales activity:
- Bideford (EX39 3) (25% of local sales) — busiest streets: Clovelly Road, Moreton Park Road, Lime Grove
- Northam (18% of local sales) — busiest streets: Bay View Road, Hanson Park, J H Taylor Drive
- Westward Ho (16% of local sales) — busiest streets: Atlantic Way, Golf Links Road, Nelson Road
- Bideford (EX39 4) (14% of local sales) — busiest streets: Watkins Way, Clifton Street, Churchill Road
- Bideford (EX39 2) (12% of local sales) — busiest streets: Meddon Street, Chingswell Street, Riverside Court
- Appledore (8% of local sales) — busiest streets: Irsha Street, Market Street, New Street
- Hartland (4% of local sales) — busiest streets: The Greenwoods, Fore Street, Heard Close
- Bideford (EX39 5) (3% of local sales) — busiest streets: Buckland Close, Soloman Drive, Devonshire Park
Reading about 2002 is easy; surviving 2026 is the game. Play the EX39 board.
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Prices are medians of real Land Registry sales. Street lists show street names only — never individual addresses. New to the game? Start with how to play.