Rectory Close, Buckland Brewer, Bideford

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

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2019)

£367,500

5 sales

Price range

£140k – £493k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

24 Sep 2024

EX39 5LW

At a glance

House prices£368k averageSince 2019 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 90% 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 awayBus stop 1 min walk SchoolsNo recent Good/Outstanding gradesMany schools now get report cards instead Ultrafast broadband0% of homesNational average 80%

5 property sales on Rectory Close, Buckland Brewer, Bideford have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2019. The most recent sale was on 24 Sep 2024. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £367,500. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2019; 1 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Rectory Close compared

EX39 postcode area£283,396

Bideford£283,396

England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Rectory Close 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	5	£367,500	24 Sep 2024

Sold prices on Rectory Close

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
3, Rectory Close EX39 5LW	24 Sep 2024	£492,500	Detached	Freehold
3, Rectory Close EX39 5LW	30 Apr 2021	£445,000	Detached	Freehold
2, Rectory Close EX39 5LW	15 Jan 2021	£382,000	Detached	Freehold
3, Rectory Close EX39 5LW	15 Nov 2019	£140,000	Detached	Freehold
1, Rectory Close EX39 5LW	1 Feb 2019	£378,000	Detached	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
3, Rectory Close	£140,000 (Nov 2019) → £445,000 (Apr 2021) → £492,500 (Sep 2024)	+252% over 5 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Rectory Close

Crime

2 crimes were reported within about a mile of Rectory Close in August 2026.

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

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Lower crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Criminal damage & arson	1
Violence & sexual offences	1

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

Flood risk

Rectory Close is in or near 2 Environment Agency flood areas:

Upper Torridge area Flood alert area
Lower Torridge area 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 Rectory Close

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Buckland Brewer Primary School 49 pupils	Primary	2–11	Requires improvement Report	0.3 mi
Parkham Primary School 55 pupils	Primary	2–11	Report	1.9 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

Nearest bus stops

Church (NW-bound, Tower Hill) 1 min walk
Church (opp, Tower Hill) 1 min walk
Castle Meadow (opp) 3 min walk
Castle Meadow (S-bound) 3 min walk

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 7 of 10 · Crime: decile 10 of 10.

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	80.5%	62.5%
Private rented	14.7%	20.3%
Social rented	4.7%	17.1%
Households	780

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	14.3%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	56.8%	64.1%
Aged 65+	28.9%	18.6%
Residents	1,863

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	100%	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.

Nearby streets in EX39

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