Puffin, Meadowside, Ashford, Barnstaple, EX31 4BS
About Puffin
Puffin is a detached house in Ashford, Barnstaple, Barnstaple (EX31 4BS). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft). The latest certificate (May 2018) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 94), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff.
At 80 m² it sits well below the postcode median (154 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Oct 2021Loft ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey
Proposed two storey extension and loft conversion
Extension- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 73928
- Aug 2020Loft ConversionFullIn report
Two story side extension with conversion of attic space in to an ensuite bedroom
Extension- Documents
- 28 docs on file
- Reference
- 71526
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Puffin
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
Puffin has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£270,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX31 4BS: £605,000 (2024–2018).
Nearby sales in EX31 4BS
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Sold Mar 2022
£735,00016 Meadowside, Ashford, Barnstaple, EX31 4BS
Sold Jan 2021
£570,00013 Meadowside, Ashford, Barnstaple, EX31 4BS
Sold Mar 2019
£487,500Sandpiper, Meadowside, Ashford, Barnstaple, EX31 4BS
Sold Dec 2018
£605,000
Everything we know about Puffin, 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 Meadowside homes
Puffin outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
78 (C)
Street avg 59 (D)
Floor Area
80 m²
Street avg 144 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.7 t/year
Street avg 6.1 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
Meadowside — bus stop.
Closest school
2.1 km
Pilton Community College. 4 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
47.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.4dB