Alma Place, North Road, Barnstaple, EX31 1PA
About Alma Place
Alma Place is a detached house in Barnstaple (EX31 1PA). It has a recorded floor area of 118 m² (around 1274 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2010) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). The latest certificate is from June 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since April 2011, a hold of 15 years that's notably long for the area. Today's modelled estimate of £423,000 sits 51.1% above the 2011 sale of £280,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£220/sq ft) was about 67.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 118 m² it's 24.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (95 m² median across 5 EPCs).
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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
Alma Place's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Jun 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
Alma Place has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
9applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at Alma Place
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
Latest sale on Alma Place was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£423,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£280,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
19 April 2011Most recent
£280,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX31 1PA: £162,000 (2025–2007).
Everything we know about Alma Place, 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 North Road homes
Alma Place outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,365
Street avg £1,481
Floor Area
118 m²
Street avg 107 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 5.1 t/year
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Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Fire Station — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Pilton Infants' Academy. 12 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.6dB