EX31 3LW
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Property report — EX31 3LW
Open-data due diligence for EX31 3LW and the area around it.
EX31 3LW in brief: 31 recorded sales (£39,000–£850,000) · no modelled flood risk · 4 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for EX31 3LW itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the EX31 3 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£421,565
Population
21,702
Crimes recorded
1
Schools
6
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
76%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in EX31 3, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (49 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-05 | £455,000 | SYMONDSDEAN | Detached |
| 2024-04-10 | £242,000 | NORTH CHURCH COTTAGE | Semi-detached |
| 2021-07-27 | £219,950 | HOPE COTTAGE | Terraced |
| 2021-03-22 | £218,000 | NORTH CHURCH COTTAGE | Semi-detached |
| 2020-12-07 | £295,600 | FIRSTONE | Detached |
| 2020-06-12 | £215,000 | CHERRY TREE COTTAGE | Semi-detached |
| 2019-10-04 | £190,000 | HOPE COTTAGE | Terraced |
| 2018-11-23 | £252,500 | ROSE ACRE | Terraced |
| 2018-07-30 | £850,000 | NORTHCHURCH BARN | Other |
| 2018-02-15 | £211,000 | NORTH CHURCH COTTAGE | Semi-detached |
| 2016-08-05 | £200,000 | ROSE ACRE | Terraced |
| 2015-08-20 | £228,000 | LITTLECOTE | Detached |
| 2014-07-25 | £293,000 | HEATHER BANK | Detached |
| 2014-05-30 | £260,000 | FIRSTONE | Detached |
| 2009-07-20 | £275,000 | THE OLD HALL | Semi-detached |
| 2009-02-06 | £230,000 | SYMONDSDEAN | Detached |
| 2009-01-16 | £141,000 | ROSE ACRE | Terraced |
| 2008-05-02 | £293,000 | FIRSTONE | Detached |
| 2007-06-08 | £272,500 | THE OLD HALL | Semi-detached |
| 2006-08-18 | £231,000 | NORTHFIELD | Detached |
| 2004-09-10 | £149,000 | HOPE COTTAGE | Terraced |
| 2003-09-12 | £159,950 | NORTHFIELD | Detached |
| 2003-08-13 | £153,000 | GWERILYN | Semi-detached |
| 2001-07-27 | £146,000 | BUCKAJO | Detached |
| 2001-06-22 | £76,000 | THE OLD SCHOOL HOUSE | Semi-detached |
| 2000-11-30 | £91,000 | NORMEAD | Detached |
| 2000-06-01 | £107,500 | BUCKAJO | Detached |
| 2000-01-14 | £60,000 | THE OLD HALL | Semi-detached |
| 1999-06-01 | £45,000 | THE OLD HALL | Semi-detached |
| 1997-08-27 | £76,000 | BUCKAJO | Detached |
| 1995-01-31 | £39,000 | HILLCREST | Detached |
31 recorded sales on EX31 3LW. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Umberleigh Primary Academy | 3.1 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| High Bickington Church of England Primary Academy | 3.1 mi | Primary | Good (2021) |
| Horwood and Newton Tracey Community Primary School | 3.4 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Great Torrington School | 4.5 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: TORRINGTON HEALTH CENTRE (4.9 mi) · CASTLE GARDENS SURGERY (4.9 mi)
Nearest hospitals: TORRINGTON HOSPITAL (4.7 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: PAIR OF HEADSTONES ABOUT 9 METRES SOUTH WEST OF THE NAVE OF THE CHURCH OF ST ANDREW (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · PARISH CHURCH OF ST ANDREW (Grade II*) (0.1 mi) · PAIR OF GATES TO THE CHURCHYARD SOUTH WEST OF THE CHURCH OF ST ANDREW (Grade II) (0.1 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: ALLIED PHARMACY TORRINGTON (5.0 mi)
Nearest stations: Chapelton (Devon) (1.9 mi) · Umberleigh (3.0 mi) · Portsmouth Arms (5.1 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Co-op Food (5.0 mi) · Lidl (5.1 mi) · Lidl (5.2 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 50
- One-person households
- 26%
- Households with children
- 24%
- Households
- 9,178
Owned 76% · Social rent 7% · Private rent 15%
Census 2021 (ONS), for EX31 3.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in EX31 3 (May 24–Apr 26, average 3/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for EX31 3LW in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictEX31 | SectorEX31 3 | PostcodeEX31 3LW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £375,200 | £421,565 | £215,323 |
| Population | 46,807 | 21,702 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 5/10 | 6/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 70 | 1 | — |
| Schools | 16 | 6 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 73% | 76% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 87% | 88% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (EX31 3); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 1 July 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.