1 Orchid Close, Barnstaple, EX31 1AQ
About 1 Orchid Close
1 Orchid Close is a detached house in Barnstaple (EX31 1AQ). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2018. The latest certificate (May 2021) returns a B (score 84), comfortably above the UK average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 95).
At 84 m² it sits well below the postcode median (138 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £329,000 is 13.4% above the 2021 sale price. Sold June 2021 for £290,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
1 Orchid Close's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Orchid Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
9applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 1 Orchid Close
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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£329,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£290,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 June 2021Most recent
£290,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX31 1AQ: £480,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in EX31 1AQ
Everything we know about 1 Orchid Close, 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 Orchid Close homes
EPC Rating for 1 Orchid Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,452
Street avg £3,426
Floor Area
84 m²
Street avg 122 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.3 t/year
Street avg 1.4 t/year
Years Held
5 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.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.0dB