8 Orchid Close, Barnstaple, EX31 1AQ
About 8 Orchid Close
8 Orchid Close is a detached house in Barnstaple (EX31 1AQ). It has a recorded floor area of 148 m² (around 1593 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2018. The latest certificate (April 2021) 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 93).
At 148 m² the property is well over the postcode median (106 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2021–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 17.8% per year. Last sale on file: £550,000 in September 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
8 Orchid Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
9applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 3 things worth checking at 8 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
- Recent ownership pattern worth a look
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 8 Orchid Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£528,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 17.8% per year over 1 year.
£550,000
Growth on file: 17.8% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
29 September 2022Most recent
£550,000
+25.0%over 1 year19 May 2021
£440,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX31 1AQ: £475,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in EX31 1AQ
Everything we know about 8 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
- Recent ownership pattern worth a look
Versus other Orchid Close homes
8 Orchid Close outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,716
Street avg £3,393
Floor Area
148 m²
Street avg 114 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.9 t/year
Street avg 1.3 t/year
Years Held
4 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
47.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.0dB