8 Banfield Road, Barnstaple, EX31 1AJ
About 8 Banfield Road
8 Banfield Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Barnstaple (EX31 1AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 127 m² (around 1367 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2018. The latest certificate (January 2022) returns a high B (score 85), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 94).
At 127 m² the property is well over the postcode median (84 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It changed hands recently, sold October 2025 for £440,000. Across 2022–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 3% per year.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- GarageSingle
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
8 Banfield Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
9applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 8 Banfield Road
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
£421,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.0% per year over 4 years.
£440,000
Growth on file: 3.0% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
9 October 2025Most recent
£440,000
+11.4%over 3 years4 February 2022
£395,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX31 1AJ: £440,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in EX31 1AJ
Everything we know about 8 Banfield Road, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Banfield Road homes
Years Held for 8 Banfield Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,465
Street avg £3,679
Floor Area
127 m²
Street avg 105 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.7 t/year
Street avg 1.1 t/year
Years Held
1 years
Street avg 4 years
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Curtis Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Pilton Infants' Academy. 12 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.6dB