Bay View by Linden Homes, Torridge: new homes for sale

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Northam, EX39 1FT

Opening hours

Sales office opening hours
Monday	10am to 5pm
Tuesday	Closed
Wednesday	Closed
Thursday	10am to 5pm
Friday	10am to 5pm
Saturday	10am to 5pm
Sunday	10am to 5pm

Location and neighbourhood

Torridge EX39 1FT

Bay View Torridge EX39 1FT

Walk ScoreCar-dependentWalk Score 23 out of 100: Car-dependent
Transit ScoreMinimal transitTransit Score 3 out of 100: Minimal transit
Bike ScoreSomewhat bikeableBike Score 14 out of 100: Somewhat bikeable

Broadband: 2 networks; older homes nearby: up to 3 Mbps
Flood risk: Very low; rivers and the sea
Crime: Above the area; 108.8 vs 56.2 a year per 1,000
Typical pay in Torridge: £28,752; median for employees living in Torridge, ONS 2025: the council's figure, not this neighbourhood's

Schools

The nearest open schools within 2 km, with their current Ofsted outcome.

2 nearest50%50%

Good or better1
Improvement needed0
Serious concerns0
No grade yet1

St Margaret's Church of England Junior SchoolPrimary · Academy converter, 0.8 miles awayIts predecessor, St Margaret's Church of England (Aided) Junior School, was rated Requires improvement on 10 Mar 2020Not yet inspected

Everyday places

How many of each are within 1.6 km, and the walk to the nearest.

25 places to eatThe Ridge Cafe, 310 m4 min
7 pubsFreaki Tiki, 490 m6 min
7 supermarkets and groceriesLondis LONDIS - WESTWARD HO!, 510 m6 min

People and households

The neighbourhood around it (Torridge 002E) against Torridge as a whole.

People: 1,291
Households: 649
In good or very good health: 79% vs 79%

Age profileShare of everyone in each five-year band

This neighbourhoodTorridge

Getting around

How far everyday errands, public transport and cycling go from here, and how people here travel to work.

WalkCar-dependent
TransitMinimal transit
BikeSomewhat bikeable

Almost all errands require a car.

Getting to work

This neighbourhood26%64%

Torridge26%

Broadband and mobile

What the 104 homes within 150 m record: a new home is usually served by the same networks.

Broadband

No full-fibre-only network recorded

DecentSuperfastUltrafastGigabit

New homes in England must be built gigabit-ready (Building Regulations Part R, for work begun from 26 Dec 2022), with a gigabit connection where one can be had within a £2,000 cost cap. The speeds here are what the existing homes around it record: ask the sales office which network will serve the home.

Openreach
Airband

Mobile signal

Network	Calls indoors	Data indoors	Data outdoors
EE	Likely	Likely	Likely
O2	Likely

Risks

Flooding, radon, ground, noise and air at this spot.

Flooding from rivers and the seaLowVery lowEvery one of the 94 addresses around it is in the very low band.
Flooding from surface waterLowVery lowEvery one of the 94 addresses around it is in the very low band.
RadonModerate3 to 5% of homes above the action levelHomes here should be tested; new homes in such areas are built with radon protection.
Ground stabilityModerateModerate landslide susceptibilityFrom the British Geological Survey’s landslide map of the area.
NoiseLowRoad 50 dBThe typical daytime road level at the homes around it, the middle of their readings. 55 dB is a busy street; WHO advises under 53 dB for roads.
Air quality

Crime

Police-recorded crime in the neighbourhood, December 2025 to September 2026, against Torridge.

crimes a year per 1,000 residentsAbove Torridge at 56.2117 recorded in 10 months

Month by monthCrimes per 1,000 residents

This neighbourhoodTorridge

Planning nearby

Applications within 500 m in the last 3 years: when each was made and how it went, the larger schemes listed first.

32 applications
22 approved
5 awaiting decision
1 refused
3 withdrawn

Approved

Sold nearby

Homes sold within 1 km in the last two years, new build and resale.

Median resale: £300,000
Median new build: £316,500
Sales: 209 48 new, 161 resale

Every salePrice paid, by the date it completed

New buildResaleMedian resale