8a, Cross Street, Barnstaple, EX31 1BA
About 8a
8a is a mid-terrace house in Barnstaple (EX31 1BA). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 667 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. At 62 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (62–76 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (46 versus a best of 69). The latest certificate (November 2023) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 68). Main heating runs on electricity.
Across 2000–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at -0.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £239,000 is 31.7% above the 2022 sale price. Most recent transfer: January 2022 at £181,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
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Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
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Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
8a has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
9applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
- Environmental risk flagged
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Sales history & valuation
8a's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£239,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -0.8% per year over 22 years.
£181,500
Growth on file: -0.8% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
25 January 2022Most recent
£181,500
-19.3%over 17 years29 July 2004
£225,000
+4.7%over 4 years1 February 2000
£215,000
Median price across the last 2 sales in EX31 1BA: £344,975 (2022–2006).
Everything we know about 8a, 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
- Environmental risk flagged
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Queens Theatre — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Ashleigh CofE Primary School. 14 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.2dB