17 Fairfield, Bratton Fleming, Barnstaple, EX31 4RX
About 17 Fairfield
17 Fairfield is a two-bedroom detached house in Bratton Fleming, Barnstaple, Barnstaple (EX31 4RX). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2019) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£387/sq ft) was about 62.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 66 m² it's 18.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (81 m² median across 18 EPCs). Last sale on file: £275,000 in October 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageDetached
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
17 Fairfield has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
4applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 17 Fairfield
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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£295,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£275,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
13 October 2022Most recent
£275,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX31 4RX: £335,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in EX31 4RX
22 Fairfield, Bratton Fleming, Barnstaple, EX31 4RX
Sold Oct 2024
£301,55515 Fairfield, Bratton Fleming, Barnstaple, EX31 4RX
Sold Jun 2023
£335,00019 Fairfield, Bratton Fleming, Barnstaple, EX31 4RX
Sold Jul 2022
£330,00012 Fairfield, Bratton Fleming, Barnstaple, EX31 4RX
Sold Sept 2021
£340,0006 Fairfield, Bratton Fleming, Barnstaple, EX31 4RX
Sold Jun 2021
£390,000
Everything we know about 17 Fairfield, 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 Fairfield homes
17 Fairfield outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,167
Street avg £2,878
Floor Area
66 m²
Street avg 87 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 4.8 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
Lower Bratton Fleming — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Bratton Fleming Community Primary School. 1 school 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
42.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB