What kind of home is 50 Lower Cross Road, EX31 2LE?

50 Lower Cross Road, EX31 2LE is a 4-bedroom detached house, set on a cul-de-sac.

What was the last sold price for 50 Lower Cross Road, EX31 2LE?

50 Lower Cross Road, EX31 2LE last sold for £505,000 in December 2022, around 3 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £113,500 in February 1999. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 50 Lower Cross Road, EX31 2LE changed over time?

Across 3 sales between February 1999 and December 2022, 50 Lower Cross Road, EX31 2LE rose from £113,500 to £505,000, a change of £391,500. That works out to roughly +6.5% per year compounded over 24 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 50 Lower Cross Road, EX31 2LE?

The current EPC rating for 50 Lower Cross Road, EX31 2LE is D with a score of 55 out of 100, lodged in June 2014. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 50 Lower Cross Road, EX31 2LE?

50 Lower Cross Road, EX31 2LE has a recorded floor area of 131 m² (1,410 sq ft), around 33 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 10% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in EX31 2LE. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 50 Lower Cross Road, EX31 2LE use?

The latest EPC at 50 Lower Cross Road, EX31 2LE records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 50 Lower Cross Road, EX31 2LE?

50 Lower Cross Road, EX31 2LE is in council tax band D.

Which area is 50 Lower Cross Road, EX31 2LE in?

50 Lower Cross Road, EX31 2LE sits in Bickington, Barnstaple, Barnstaple. It falls within the EX31 postcode district in Devon.

What is crime like near 50 Lower Cross Road, EX31 2LE?

Police records around 50 Lower Cross Road, EX31 2LE 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.

What schools are near 50 Lower Cross Road, EX31 2LE?

The closest primary school to 50 Lower Cross Road, EX31 2LE is Sticklepath Community Primary Academy (563m), one of 7 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Petroc (1.5km), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 50 Lower Cross Road, EX31 2LE?

The closest bus stop to 50 Lower Cross Road, EX31 2LE is Belmont, 83m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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50 Lower Cross Road, Bickington, Barnstaple, EX31 2LE

3 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

131 m²

1410 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 55

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 50 Lower Cross Road

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

50 Lower Cross Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Bickington, Barnstaple, Barnstaple (EX31 2LE). It has a recorded floor area of 131 m² (around 1410 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2014) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). The latest certificate is from June 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

Across 1999–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£358/sq ft) was about 73.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: December 2022 at £505,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms2

Outside

ParkingOff road
LandYes
Cul-de-sacYes

Building

Heating systemGas

Energy

Energy performance

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

50 Lower Cross Road'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 08 Jun 2024

EPC Rating

D55

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

5.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 50 Lower Cross Road, Bickington, Barnstaple, EX31 2LE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

50 Lower Cross Road 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.

Price for 50 Lower Cross Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1999 starting point.

Current estimate

£480,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 24 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£505,000

Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 24 years.

Sales timeline

15 December 2022Most recent
£505,000
+71.2%over 18 years
12 November 2004
£295,000
+159.9%over 5 years
5 February 1999
£113,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in EX31 2LE: £470,000 (2025–2024).

Nearby sales in EX31 2LE

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On the street

Versus other Lower Cross Road homes

Four headline reads against 25 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 50 Lower Cross Road lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,855

Street avg £2,596

Strongly above

Floor Area

131 m²

Street avg 118 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

5.9 t/year

Street avg 3.7 t/year

Strongly below

Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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5 bed3 bath

£380k

1 Colombelles Close, Fremington

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3 bed

£376k

1 Cleave Park, Fremington

EX31 2NS

3 bed

£353k

1 Crescent Avenue, Sticklepath

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3 bed

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1 Currington Meadow, Bickington

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3 bed2 bath

Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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

Belmont — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Sticklepath Community Primary Academy. 10 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.3dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for EX31 2LE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.8dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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