Forest Lakes, Woolsery, Bideford

House prices, sold prices and local information for EX39 5BS.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2020)

£207,938

4 sales

Price range

£97k – £304k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

17 Jan 2025

EX39 5BS

At a glance

House prices£208k averageSince 2020 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 4 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest stationOver 5 miles awayCheck local bus routes SchoolsNo recent Good/Outstanding gradesMany schools now get report cards instead Ultrafast broadband0% of homesNational average 80%

4 property sales on Forest Lakes, Woolsery, Bideford have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2020. The most recent sale was on 17 Jan 2025. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £244,917. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2020; 1 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Forest Lakes compared

EX39 postcode area£283,396

Bideford£283,396

England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Forest Lakes has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all EX39 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Detached	3	£244,917	17 Jan 2025
Terraced	1	£97,000	16 Oct 2020

Sold prices on Forest Lakes

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
9, Forest Lakes EX39 5BS	17 Jan 2025	£260,000	Detached	Freehold
15, Forest Lakes EX39 5BS	30 Sep 2024	£204,000	Other	Freehold
Plot Fl19, Forest Lakes EX39 5BS	26 May 2023	£115,000	Other	Freehold
Plot Fl12, Forest Lakes EX39 5BS	4 Apr 2022	£125,000	Other	Freehold
17, Forest Lakes EX39 5BS	3 Nov 2021	£125,000	Other	Freehold
3, Forest Lakes EX39 5BS	27 Aug 2021	£170,750	Detached	Freehold
15, Forest Lakes EX39 5BS	11 Dec 2020	£75,000	Other	Freehold
5, Forest Lakes EX39 5BS	16 Oct 2020	£97,000	Terraced	Freehold
7, Forest Lakes EX39 5BS	12 Mar 2020	£304,000	Detached	Freehold
10, Forest Lakes EX39 5BS	5 Feb 2018	£210,000	Other	Freehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

Address	Sales	Change
15, Forest Lakes	£75,000 (Dec 2020) → £204,000 (Sep 2024)	+172% over 4 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Forest Lakes

Crime

0 crimes were reported within about a mile of Forest Lakes in the latest month.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Lower crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Forest Lakes is in or near 2 Environment Agency flood areas:

Upper Torridge area Flood alert area
Upper River Tamar Flood alert area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Forest Lakes

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Woolsery Primary School 108 pupils	Primary	2–11	Good Report	2.0 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around and local GPs

GP surgeries

Bradworthy Surgery
The Square, Bradworthy, Holsworthy · 2.6 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN) and NHS England practice data. Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 4 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income: decile 6 of 10 · Crime: decile 9 of 10.

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	63.2%	62.5%
Private rented	29.7%	20.3%
Social rented	7.1%	17.1%
Households	704

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	12.4%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	59.4%	64.1%
Aged 65+	28.2%	18.6%
Residents	1,630

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	0%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	0%	80%
Gigabit-capable	0%	80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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