2 Bull Hill, Barnstaple, EX31 1QR
About 2 Bull Hill
2 Bull Hill is an end-of-terrace house in Barnstaple (EX31 1QR). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 91), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
4 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 50 m² it sits well below the postcode median (365 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2001–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. Sold November 2021 for £167,500. 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
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
2 Bull Hill has multiple listed-building consents on file — alterations need formal heritage approval.
- Feb 2015RenovationHeritageIn report
LISTED BUILDING CONSENT TO REPLACE EXISTING DOOR AND ADD SECONDARY GLAZING TO 4 WINDOWS
- Council
- NOR
Listed- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- 58658
- Jan 2015RenovationIn report
CREATED IN ERROR - REPLACE EXISTING DOOR AND ADD SECONDARY GLAZING TO 4 WINDOWS
- Council
- NOR
New Windows- Reference
- 58671
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 2 Bull Hill
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
2 Bull Hill has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2001.
£176,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.3% per year over 20 years.
£167,500
Growth on file: 5.3% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
18 November 2021Most recent
£167,500
+181.5%over 20 years15 October 2001
£59,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX31 1QR: £169,000 (2023–2003).
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Sold Jul 2009
£90,000Abbey Lodge, Bull Hill, Barnstaple, EX31 1QR
Sold Mar 2003
£117,500Medina Cottage, Bull Hill, Barnstaple, EX31 1QR
Sold Nov 1998
£140,000
Everything we know about 2 Bull Hill, 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 Bull Hill homes
On floor area, 2 Bull Hill runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
38 (F)
Street avg 29 (F)
Floor Area
50 m²
Street avg 262 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.9 t/year
Street avg 20.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
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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
Church — 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
50.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.3dB