21 Beech Grove, Barnstaple, EX31 1PZ
About 21 Beech Grove
21 Beech Grove is a four-bedroom detached house in Barnstaple (EX31 1PZ). It has a recorded floor area of 142 m² (around 1528 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (February 2021) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a corner plot.
At 142 m² the property is well over the postcode median (106 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£298/sq ft) was about 21.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £455,000 in November 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- Corner plotYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
21 Beech Grove's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
21 Beech Grove has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
9applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 21 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
Latest sale on 21 Beech Grove was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£490,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£455,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
10 November 2021Most recent
£455,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX31 1PZ: £303,000 (2023–2016).
Nearby sales in EX31 1PZ
Everything we know about 21 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 epc rating, 21 Beech Grove runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,204
Street avg £3,120
Floor Area
142 m²
Street avg 115 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.7 t/year
Street avg 4.4 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.
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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
49.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.9dB