25 Magdala Road, Bickington, Barnstaple, EX31 2LZ
About 25 Magdala Road
25 Magdala Road is a mid-terrace house in Bickington, Barnstaple, Barnstaple (EX31 2LZ). It has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (around 1141 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2024) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86).
It hasn't traded since July 2006, a hold of 20 years that's notably long for the area. Across 2005–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £259,000 sits 65% above the 2006 sale of £157,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£138/sq ft) was about 22.4% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2017. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 106 m² it's 28.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (82 m² median across 30 EPCs).
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Planning history
25 Magdala Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Dec 2017ExtensionIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
PRIOR APPROVAL FOR A PROPOSED LARGER HOME EXTENSION IN RESPECT OF EXTENSION TO REAR WHICH EXTENDS 3.6M BEYOND THE REAR WALL, 3.8M TO RIDGE AND 2.35M TO EAVES
- Council
- SOU
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 64095
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Sales history & valuation
25 Magdala Road changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£259,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.0% per year over 1 year.
£157,000
Growth on file: 4.0% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
6 July 2006Most recent
£157,000
+4.7%over 1 year8 May 2005
£150,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX31 2LZ: £210,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in EX31 2LZ
1 Magdala Road, Bickington, Barnstaple, EX31 2LZ
Sold Apr 2024
£365,00030 Magdala Road, Bickington, Barnstaple, EX31 2LZ
Sold Jan 2024
£180,00021 Magdala Road, Bickington, Barnstaple, EX31 2LZ
Sold Jun 2023
£250,00038 Magdala Road, Bickington, Barnstaple, EX31 2LZ
Sold Jun 2021
£202,00032 Magdala Road, Bickington, Barnstaple, EX31 2LZ
Sold May 2021
£210,000
Everything we know about 25 Magdala Road, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Magdala Road homes
EPC Rating for 25 Magdala Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,481
Street avg £2,380
Floor Area
106 m²
Street avg 90 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.7 t/year
Street avg 3.2 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
Magdala — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Roundswell Community Primary Academy. 7 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.5dB