What type of property is 7 Oak Close, EX31 2BW?

7 Oak Close, EX31 2BW is a 4-bedroom detached house.

What did 7 Oak Close, EX31 2BW sell for?

7 Oak Close, EX31 2BW last sold for £420,000 in December 2022, around 3 years ago. Before that, it sold for £308,500 in March 2019, so prices have been rising over 4 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 7 Oak Close, EX31 2BW appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between March 2019 and December 2022, 7 Oak Close, EX31 2BW rose from £308,500 to £420,000, a change of £111,500. That works out to roughly +8.6% per year compounded over 4 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 7 Oak Close, EX31 2BW?

The current EPC rating for 7 Oak Close, EX31 2BW is B with a score of 83 out of 100, lodged in February 2019. The assessor estimates the property could reach a A. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 7 Oak Close, EX31 2BW?

7 Oak Close, EX31 2BW has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (1,152 sq ft), around 27 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 27% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in EX31 2BW. Source: EPC Register.

How is 7 Oak Close, EX31 2BW heated?

The latest EPC at 7 Oak Close, EX31 2BW records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Where is 7 Oak Close, EX31 2BW located?

7 Oak Close, EX31 2BW sits in Bickington, Barnstaple, Barnstaple. It falls within the EX31 postcode district in Devon.

What is crime like near 7 Oak Close, EX31 2BW?

Police records around 7 Oak Close, EX31 2BW show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 6 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 50% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 7 Oak Close, EX31 2BW?

The closest primary school to 7 Oak Close, EX31 2BW is Roundswell Community Primary Academy (536m), one of 5 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Petroc (1.7km), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 7 Oak Close, EX31 2BW?

The closest bus stop to 7 Oak Close, EX31 2BW is Garage, 122m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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7 Oak Close, Bickington, Barnstaple, EX31 2BW

EPC B

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

107 m²

1152 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 83

Overview

About 7 Oak Close

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

7 Oak Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Bickington, Barnstaple, Barnstaple (EX31 2BW). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft). The latest certificate (February 2019) returns a B (score 83), comfortably above the UK average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 93).

At 107 m² it's 27.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (84 m² median across 20 EPCs). Across 2019–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£365/sq ft) was about 32.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: December 2022 at £420,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Risks

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Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms2
Utility roomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenSouth-facing
GarageYes

Building

Heating systemGas fired
RefurbishedYes

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Rating

B83

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Very Good

CO2 Emissions

1.7 t/year

Occupancy

—

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 7 Oak Close, Bickington, Barnstaple, EX31 2BW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

7 Oak Close has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

2applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 7 Oak Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£422,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.6% per year over 4 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£420,000

Growth on file: 8.6% per year over 4 years.

Sales timeline

22 December 2022Most recent
£420,000
+36.1%over 3 years
29 March 2019
£308,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in EX31 2BW: £275,000 (2025–2019).

Nearby sales in EX31 2BW

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On the street

Versus other Oak Close homes

Four headline reads against 20 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 7 Oak Close stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£3,925

Street avg £3,072

Strongly above

Floor Area

107 m²

Street avg 88 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

1.7 t/year

Street avg 1.3 t/year

Strongly below

Years Held

3 years

Street avg 6 years

Strongly below

Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Barnstaple district page.

Full Barnstaple report

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

Garage — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Roundswell Community Primary Academy. 7 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around EX31 2BW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.9dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for EX31 2BW

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.0dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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