26 Beards Road, Fremington, Barnstaple, EX31 2PG
About 26 Beards Road
26 Beards Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Fremington, Barnstaple, Barnstaple (EX31 2PG). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2014) returns a high B (score 88), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. When first surveyed in May 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and lighting dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 102). The latest certificate is from June 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include outbuildings.
At 93 m² it's 19.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (78 m² median across 45 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 2013–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £297,000 is 17.9% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£252/sq ft) was about 15.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: January 2021 at £252,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- OutbuildingsYes
Energy performance
26 Beards Road ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Jun 2024
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
Solar PV panels (80 kWp) installed
Planning history
26 Beards Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 26 Beards Road
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.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
26 Beards Road saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£297,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.9% per year over 7 years.
£252,000
Growth on file: 2.9% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
15 January 2021Most recent
£252,000
+18.9%over 4 years27 April 2016
£212,000
+3.4%over 2 years22 November 2013
£205,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX31 2PG: £285,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in EX31 2PG
57 Beards Road, Fremington, Barnstaple, EX31 2PG
Sold Sept 2025
£328,00046 Beards Road, Fremington, Barnstaple, EX31 2PG
Sold Mar 2025
£270,00059 Beards Road, Fremington, Barnstaple, EX31 2PG
Sold Jan 2025
£250,00072 Beards Road, Fremington, Barnstaple, EX31 2PG
Sold Nov 2024
£345,00066 Beards Road, Fremington, Barnstaple, EX31 2PG
Sold May 2024
£285,000
Everything we know about 26 Beards 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 Beards Road homes
26 Beards Road outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,710
Street avg £3,051
Floor Area
93 m²
Street avg 86 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.0 t/year
Street avg 3.3 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
0.2 km
New Inn — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Fremington Primary School. 3 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
46.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.1dB