16 Fair View, Barnstaple, EX31 1JR
About 16 Fair View
16 Fair View is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Barnstaple (EX31 1JR). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (August 2016) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump.
At 99 m² the property is well over the postcode median (75 m² across 29 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £234,000 sits 50.5% above the 2016 sale of £155,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£146/sq ft) was about 15.8% below the postcode norm. Last changed hands 10 years ago, in November 2016.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Heating systemGas
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
16 Fair View has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
9applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 16 Fair View
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
16 Fair View valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£234,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£155,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
9 November 2016Most recent
£155,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX31 1JR: £220,000 (2024–2023).
Everything we know about 16 Fair View, 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 Fair View homes
16 Fair View is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
Price per m²
£1,571
Street avg £1,948
Floor Area
99 m²
Street avg 81 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 3.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Fair View — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Pilton Infants' Academy. 12 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.0dB