16 Beech Grove, Barnstaple, EX31 1PZ
About 16 Beech Grove
16 Beech Grove is a three-bedroom detached house in Barnstaple (EX31 1PZ). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 682 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (June 2011) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from June 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 63 m² it sits well below the postcode median (114 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include partial demolition and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £312,000 is 44.1% above the 2012 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£317/sq ft) was about 29.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in July 2012 and unlisted since — roughly 14 years.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenFront and rear
- GarageDetached
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Heating systemElectric
Energy performance
16 Beech Grove's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Jun 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Mar 2026DemolitionFullIn report
Demolition of single garage and erection of an outbuilding
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 81438
- Sept 2014ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO REAR OF PROPERTY
- Council
- NOR
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 57824
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 16 Beech Grove
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
16 Beech Grove valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£312,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£216,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
16 July 2012Most recent
£216,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX31 1PZ: £350,000 (2023–2017).
Nearby sales in EX31 1PZ
Everything we know about 16 Beech Grove, 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 Beech Grove homes
On floor area, 16 Beech Grove runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,417
Street avg £3,084
Floor Area
63 m²
Street avg 125 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.8 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
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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
Littabourne — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 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
49.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.9dB