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8 Fairfield, Bratton Fleming, Barnstaple, EX31 4RX

3 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
128 m²
1378 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 66
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About 8 Fairfield

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

8 Fairfield is a four-bedroom detached house in Bratton Fleming, Barnstaple, Barnstaple (EX31 4RX). It has a recorded floor area of 128 m² (around 1378 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). Main heating runs on lpg.

Untraded for 26 years, with the last transfer in March 2000. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 128 m² the property is well over the postcode median (80 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £344,000 sits 364.9% above the 2000 sale of £74,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£54/sq ft) was about 78.6% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a conservatory, a basement excavation and an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D66
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.0 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Fairfield, Bratton Fleming, Barnstaple, EX31 4RX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Fairfield has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.

  1. Feb 2003
    ConservatoryFull
    In report

    ERECTION OF CONSERVATORY

    Council
    NRAC
    Extension
    Reference
    34453
    View planning record
  2. May 2001
    BasementFull
    In report

    ALTERATIONS & EXTENSION TO DWELLING INCLUDING SITING OF UNDERGROUND LPG TANK & ACCESS ALTERATIONS TOGETHER WITH RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION IN RESPECT OF PATIO AREA & ALTERATION TO GROUND LEVELS IN REAR GARDEN (AMENDMENT TO PLAN. PER. 28880) (AMENDED DESCRIPTION & PLANS)

    Council
    NRAC
    ExtensionAnnex
    Reference
    29547
    View planning record
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

8 Fairfield's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (2000).

Current estimate

£344,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2000)

£74,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 3 March 2000Most recent

    £74,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in EX31 4RX: £330,000 (2024–2021).

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On the street

Versus other Fairfield homes

Four headline reads against 18 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 8 Fairfield lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£578

Street avg £3,135

Strongly below

Floor Area

128 m²

Street avg 84 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

2.0 t/year

Street avg 5.0 t/year

Strongly above
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Barnstaple district page.

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around EX31 4RX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for EX31 4RX

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

42.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for EX31 4RX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.9dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

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