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Swanswood Gardens, Westward Ho, Bideford

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House prices, sold prices and local information for EX39 1HP, EX39 1HR.

Average price (last 12 months)
£405,917
3 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£326,129
29 sales
Price range
£215k – £700k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
19 Aug 2026
EX39 1HP

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At a glance

House prices£406k average45% above the Bideford average CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 4 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest stationOver 5 miles awayBus stop 1 min walk SchoolsNo recent Good/Outstanding gradesMany schools now get report cards instead Ultrafast broadband34% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 31 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

29 property sales on Swanswood Gardens, Westward Ho, Bideford have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 3 homes sold here for an average of £405,917. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £344,066. That is 45% above the Bideford average of £280,274 over the same period. 3 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 3 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 66% detached, 28% semi-detached, 7% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Swanswood Gardens range from £215,000 to £700,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 82 streets in Bideford with at least two sales in the last year, Swanswood Gardens ranks 8th for average price, putting it in the top 10%.

House prices on Swanswood Gardens compared

Swanswood Gardens£405,917
EX39 postcode area£280,274
Bideford£280,274
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all EX39 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £215,000 (1 sales)2016£215k2017: £252,500 (1 sales)2017£253k2018: £247,650 (3 sales)2018£248k2019: £223,000 (2 sales)2019£223k2020: £289,750 (4 sales)2020£290k2021: £316,238 (4 sales)2021£316k2022: £351,775 (4 sales)2022£352k2023: £341,000 (2 sales)2023£341k2024: £485,833 (3 sales)2024£486k2025: £306,500 (2 sales)2025£307k2026: £405,917 (3 sales)2026£406k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 31 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached19£344,06619 Aug 2026
Semi-detached8£285,3138 Aug 2025
Terraced2£319,0007 Oct 2022

Sold prices on Swanswood Gardens

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
7, Swanswood Gardens EX39 1HP 19 Aug 2026£320,000 DetachedFreehold
40, Swanswood Gardens EX39 1HR 2 Apr 2026£460,000 DetachedFreehold
46, Swanswood Gardens EX39 1HR 30 Mar 2026£437,750 DetachedFreehold
65, Swanswood Gardens EX39 1HR 8 Aug 2025£295,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
33, Swanswood Gardens EX39 1HP 20 Mar 2025£318,000 DetachedFreehold
53, Swanswood Gardens EX39 1HR 2 Dec 2024£437,000 DetachedFreehold
44, Swanswood Gardens EX39 1HR 3 Oct 2024£700,000 DetachedFreehold
19, Swanswood Gardens EX39 1HP 31 May 2024£347,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
15, Swanswood Gardens EX39 1HP 19 Jan 2024£320,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
3, Swanswood Gardens EX39 1HP 29 Sep 2023£392,000 DetachedFreehold
23, Swanswood Gardens EX39 1HP 2 Mar 2023£290,000 DetachedFreehold
4, Swanswood Gardens EX39 1HP 24 Oct 2022£365,000 DetachedFreehold
11, Swanswood Gardens EX39 1HP 7 Oct 2022£380,000 TerracedFreehold
34, Swanswood Gardens EX39 1HR 20 May 2022£337,101 DetachedFreehold
47, Swanswood Gardens EX39 1HP 20 May 2022£325,000 DetachedFreehold
44, Swanswood Gardens EX39 1HR 30 Sep 2021£360,000 DetachedFreehold
43, Swanswood Gardens EX39 1HP 23 Apr 2021£245,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
1, Swanswood Gardens EX39 1HP 25 Feb 2021£339,950 DetachedFreehold
39, Swanswood Gardens EX39 1HP 8 Jan 2021£320,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Polkerris, 22, Swanswood Gardens EX39 1HR 18 Nov 2020£277,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
71, Swanswood Gardens EX39 1HR 5 Jun 2020£297,000 DetachedFreehold
21, Swanswood Gardens EX39 1HP 26 May 2020£350,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
55, Swanswood Gardens EX39 1HR 11 Mar 2020£235,000 DetachedFreehold
32, Swanswood Gardens EX39 1HR 15 Nov 2019£216,000 DetachedFreehold
45, Swanswood Gardens EX39 1HP 29 Oct 2019£230,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
71, Swanswood Gardens EX39 1HR 19 Jul 2019£228,000 DetachedFreehold
31, Swanswood Gardens EX39 1HP 10 Oct 2018£258,000 TerracedFreehold
35, Swanswood Gardens EX39 1HP 31 Aug 2018£245,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
2, Swanswood Gardens EX39 1HP 16 Feb 2018£239,950 DetachedFreehold
16, Swanswood Gardens EX39 1HR 28 Nov 2017£252,500 DetachedFreehold
46, Swanswood Gardens EX39 1HR 29 Mar 2016£215,000 DetachedFreehold

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

AddressSalesChange
46, Swanswood Gardens £215,000 (Mar 2016) → £437,750 (Mar 2026) +104%
over 10 yrs
44, Swanswood Gardens £360,000 (Sep 2021) → £700,000 (Oct 2024) +94%
over 3 yrs
71, Swanswood Gardens £228,000 (Jul 2019) → £297,000 (Jun 2020) +30%
over under a year

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Schools near Swanswood Gardens

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
St George's CofE Infant and Nursery School 110 pupils Primary Church of England 3–7 Report 0.7 mi
St Margaret's Church of England Junior School 184 pupils Primary Church of England 7–11 Requires improvement Report 0.7 mi
Kingsley School Devon 447 pupils Other independent school Inter- / non- denominational 2–19 Report 1.5 mi
St Mary's CofE Primary School 397 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 1.5 mi
Appledore School 244 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 1.6 mi
Bideford College 1,455 pupils Secondary 11–18 Good Report 1.8 mi
St Helen's Church of England School 204 pupils Primary Church of England 2–11 Report 1.9 mi
West Croft School 417 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 2.1 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, shops and health

Nearest bus stops

  • Swanswood Gardens (S-bound) 1 min walk
  • Aysha Gardens (E-bound, Golf Links Road) 3 min walk
  • Eastbourne Terrace (W-bound, Golf Links Road) 3 min walk
  • Eastbourne Terrace (E-bound, Golf Links Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Northam Surgery
    Bay View Road, Northam, Bideford · 0.7 mi
  • Bideford Medical Centre
    Abbotsham Road, Bideford · 1.8 mi
  • Wooda Surgery
    Clarence Wharf, Barnstaple Street, Bideford · 2.0 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Express Tesco Golf Links Rd Express · 0.3 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Westward Ho! · 0.3 mi
  • Spar Spar Golf Links Road · 0.3 mi
  • Morrisons Morrisons Bideford · 1.6 mi

Pharmacies

  • Arnolds Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
  • Boots · 0.7 mi
  • Bideford Pharmacy · 1.8 mi

Dentists

  • Northam Dental Surgery (adp) · 0.7 mi
  • Tower House Dental Surgery · 1.7 mi
  • Queen Anne Dental Surgery · 1.8 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open 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.

Income5 of 10
Employment3 of 10
Education and skills4 of 10
Health and disability3 of 10
Crime6 of 10
Access to housing and services3 of 10
Living environment6 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned63.9%62.5%
Private rented32.2%20.3%
Social rented4.0%17.1%
Households606

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 155.5%17.4%
Aged 15–6451.7%64.1%
Aged 65+42.8%18.6%
Residents1,127

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)34%80%
Gigabit-capable34%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.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks65%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network98%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks95%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks69%92%

Share of homes across Torridge with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. 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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Who lives around Swanswood Gardens

Ethnic group

HereTorridge
White98.1%98.2%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%0.9%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.4%0.5%
Other ethnic group0.3%0.2%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%0.1%

Religion

HereTorridge
Christian53.3%48.7%
No religion36.4%43.4%
Not answered8.5%6.7%
Other religion1.2%0.6%
Hindu0.3%0%
Buddhist0.2%0.3%
Jewish0.2%0.1%
Sikh0.1%–

Country of birth

HereTorridge
Born in the UK95.1%96%
Born outside the UK4.9%4%

Highest qualification

HereTorridge
Level 4 qualifications and above29.8%26.2%
No qualifications22.6%18.8%
Level 3 qualifications13.6%17.6%
Level 2 qualifications12.2%15.8%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10%11.5%
Apprenticeship8.2%7.3%
Other qualifications3.6%2.8%

General health

HereTorridge
Good health35.5%34.8%
Very good health34.5%43.8%
Fair health20.4%15.3%
Bad health6.8%4.7%
Very bad health2.8%1.3%

Cars or vans per household

HereTorridge
1 car or van in household43.8%42%
No cars or vans in household24.7%13.7%
2 cars or vans in household22.1%30.6%
3 or more cars or vans in household9.4%13.7%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Torridge.

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