16 Ballards Crescent, West Yelland, Barnstaple, EX31 3EU
About 16 Ballards Crescent
16 Ballards Crescent is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in West Yelland, Barnstaple, Barnstaple (EX31 3EU). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2013) shows a C (score 72). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87). The latest certificate is from January 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
Most recent transfer: August 2018 at £215,000. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2003. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 98 m² it's 21% larger than the typical home in the postcode (81 m² median across 37 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 76% of similar EPCs). Across 1996–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £288,000 is 34% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£204/sq ft) was about 21.6% below the postcode norm.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
Energy performance
16 Ballards Crescent'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Jan 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
16 Ballards Crescent has an approved extension on the planning record.
- Aug 2003ConservatoryFullIn report
ERECTION OF CONSERVATORY
- Council
- BAC
Extension- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 35553
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
16 Ballards Crescent has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£288,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 22 years.
£215,000
Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
22 August 2018Most recent
£215,000
29 January 2016
£216,000
-1.8%over 2 years1 May 2013
£220,000
+3.8%over 5 years17 July 2007
£212,000
+182.7%over 7 years6 July 2000
£75,000
+47.1%over 3 years15 October 1996
£51,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX31 3EU: £274,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in EX31 3EU
10 Ballards Crescent, West Yelland, Barnstaple, EX31 3EU
Sold Jan 2025
£274,00033 Ballards Crescent, West Yelland, Barnstaple, EX31 3EU
Sold Nov 2024
£241,5009 Ballards Crescent, West Yelland, Barnstaple, EX31 3EU
Sold Sept 2024
£324,00020 Ballards Crescent, West Yelland, Barnstaple, EX31 3EU
Sold Aug 2024
£335,00042 Ballards Crescent, West Yelland, Barnstaple, EX31 3EU
Sold Aug 2024
£238,000
Everything we know about 16 Ballards Crescent, 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 Ballards Crescent homes
16 Ballards Crescent outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,194
Street avg £3,301
Floor Area
98 m²
Street avg 81 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.7 t/year
Street avg 3.8 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
Lagoon View — bus stop.
Closest school
1.2 km
Instow Community Primary and Pre-School. 2 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
45.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.1dB