Postcode · EX31 3WS

EX31 3WS

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Property report — EX31 3WS

Open-data due diligence for EX31 3WS and the area around it.

EX31 3WS in brief: 53 recorded sales (£193,500–£375,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.

What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for EX31 3WS 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

sector EX31 3 · 225 sales

Population

21,702

sector EX31 3

Crimes recorded

1

sector EX31 3 · Apr 26

Schools

6

sector EX31 3

Flood risk

None modelled

this postcode

Gigabit broadband

76%

sector EX31 3 of premises

Sold-price trend (1995–2026)

1995: mean £59,209, median £56,250 (198 sales)1996: mean £60,446, median £55,000 (285 sales)1997: mean £64,982, median £60,000 (295 sales)1998: mean £71,165, median £66,725 (268 sales)1999: mean £77,204, median £72,500 (324 sales)2000: mean £92,120, median £85,975 (282 sales)2001: mean £108,825, median £104,475 (238 sales)2002: mean £135,803, median £134,000 (215 sales)2003: mean £159,285, median £154,950 (176 sales)2004: mean £195,354, median £178,500 (150 sales)2005: mean £194,215, median £177,500 (194 sales)2006: mean £207,413, median £195,000 (274 sales)2007: mean £244,087, median £229,000 (207 sales)2008: mean £228,204, median £210,000 (89 sales)2009: mean £202,443, median £181,950 (133 sales)2010: mean £221,319, median £198,000 (163 sales)2011: mean £204,504, median £185,000 (186 sales)2012: mean £212,928, median £202,000 (137 sales)2013: mean £221,320, median £210,000 (143 sales)2014: mean £222,808, median £209,725 (172 sales)2015: mean £237,034, median £225,000 (219 sales)2016: mean £272,035, median £245,000 (296 sales)2017: mean £273,841, median £259,950 (344 sales)2018: mean £279,678, median £270,000 (336 sales)2019: mean £281,934, median £275,000 (313 sales)2020: mean £306,102, median £277,475 (300 sales)2021: mean £331,964, median £305,000 (443 sales)2022: mean £357,708, median £300,500 (264 sales)2023: mean £402,822, median £324,000 (198 sales)2024: mean £421,565, median £320,000 (225 sales)2025: mean £316,873, median £305,000 (213 sales)2026: mean £315,082, median £315,000 (49 sales)1995: mean £59,209, median £56,250 (198 sales)1996: mean £60,446, median £55,000 (285 sales)1997: mean £64,982, median £60,000 (295 sales)1998: mean £71,165, median £66,725 (268 sales)1999: mean £77,204, median £72,500 (324 sales)2000: mean £92,120, median £85,975 (282 sales)2001: mean £108,825, median £104,475 (238 sales)2002: mean £135,803, median £134,000 (215 sales)2003: mean £159,285, median £154,950 (176 sales)2004: mean £195,354, median £178,500 (150 sales)2005: mean £194,215, median £177,500 (194 sales)2006: mean £207,413, median £195,000 (274 sales)2007: mean £244,087, median £229,000 (207 sales)2008: mean £228,204, median £210,000 (89 sales)2009: mean £202,443, median £181,950 (133 sales)2010: mean £221,319, median £198,000 (163 sales)2011: mean £204,504, median £185,000 (186 sales)2012: mean £212,928, median £202,000 (137 sales)2013: mean £221,320, median £210,000 (143 sales)2014: mean £222,808, median £209,725 (172 sales)2015: mean £237,034, median £225,000 (219 sales)2016: mean £272,035, median £245,000 (296 sales)2017: mean £273,841, median £259,950 (344 sales)2018: mean £279,678, median £270,000 (336 sales)2019: mean £281,934, median £275,000 (313 sales)2020: mean £306,102, median £277,475 (300 sales)2021: mean £331,964, median £305,000 (443 sales)2022: mean £357,708, median £300,500 (264 sales)2023: mean £402,822, median £324,000 (198 sales)2024: mean £421,565, median £320,000 (225 sales)2025: mean £316,873, median £305,000 (213 sales)2026: mean £315,082, median £315,000 (49 sales) MeanMedian £421,565 £55,000 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

DatePriceAddressType
2025-11-14£338,00027 HIGHER GORSE ROADSemi-detached
2025-05-16£285,000OAK TREE COTTAGE, 18 HIGHER GORSE ROADSemi-detached
2025-03-14£267,50023 HIGHER GORSE ROADSemi-detached
2024-09-27£270,00032 HIGHER GORSE ROADSemi-detached
2024-09-25£310,00012 HIGHER GORSE ROADDetached
2024-09-17£375,00043 HIGHER GORSE ROADDetached
2024-03-25£350,00015 HIGHER GORSE ROADSemi-detached
2023-11-23£323,00042 HIGHER GORSE ROADDetached
2023-04-06£250,00052 HIGHER GORSE ROADSemi-detached
2021-12-21£345,00045 HIGHER GORSE ROADDetached
2021-12-20£273,00041 HIGHER GORSE ROADDetached
2021-12-20£319,00043 HIGHER GORSE ROADDetached
2021-12-17£193,50048 HIGHER GORSE ROADSemi-detached
2021-12-16£195,00050 HIGHER GORSE ROADSemi-detached
2021-12-09£195,00052 HIGHER GORSE ROADSemi-detached
2021-12-03£250,00054 HIGHER GORSE ROADSemi-detached
2021-11-30£348,50046 HIGHER GORSE ROADDetached
2021-10-29£298,00027 HIGHER GORSE ROADSemi-detached
2021-09-30£260,00031 HIGHER GORSE ROADDetached
2021-09-03£330,00036 HIGHER GORSE ROADDetached
2021-06-30£347,00044 HIGHER GORSE ROADDetached
2021-06-30£270,00029 HIGHER GORSE ROADDetached
2021-06-30£248,00021 HIGHER GORSE ROADSemi-detached
2021-06-30£240,00023 HIGHER GORSE ROADSemi-detached
2021-06-30£295,00025 HIGHER GORSE ROADSemi-detached
2021-06-18£298,00038 HIGHER GORSE ROADSemi-detached
2021-05-07£300,00040 HIGHER GORSE ROADSemi-detached
2021-04-01£244,00019 HIGHER GORSE ROADSemi-detached
2021-03-26£248,00017 HIGHER GORSE ROADSemi-detached
2021-03-08£235,50018 HIGHER GORSE ROADSemi-detached
2021-02-22£299,00013 HIGHER GORSE ROADSemi-detached
2021-01-27£330,00022 HIGHER GORSE ROADDetached
2020-12-23£288,00015 HIGHER GORSE ROADSemi-detached
2020-12-18£235,00032 HIGHER GORSE ROADSemi-detached
2020-12-18£246,00034 HIGHER GORSE ROADDetached
2020-11-27£260,00042 HIGHER GORSE ROADDetached
2020-11-27£246,25030 HIGHER GORSE ROADSemi-detached
2020-11-20£269,00024 HIGHER GORSE ROADSemi-detached
2020-11-13£279,00026 HIGHER GORSE ROADDetached
2020-10-30£258,90028 HIGHER GORSE ROADDetached
2020-06-12£274,00020 HIGHER GORSE ROADDetached
2019-07-26£232,50018 HIGHER GORSE ROADSemi-detached
2018-06-29£224,9509 HIGHER GORSE ROADSemi-detached
2018-06-28£223,50011 HIGHER GORSE ROADSemi-detached
2018-06-27£269,9507 HIGHER GORSE ROADDetached
2018-05-31£239,95016 HIGHER GORSE ROADSemi-detached
2018-05-31£239,95018 HIGHER GORSE ROADSemi-detached
2018-05-31£309,95014 HIGHER GORSE ROADDetached
2018-05-31£309,95012 HIGHER GORSE ROADDetached
2017-12-22£239,95010 HIGHER GORSE ROADDetached
2017-06-30£229,9505 HIGHER GORSE ROADDetached
2017-06-29£217,5003 HIGHER GORSE ROADSemi-detached
2017-06-27£217,5001 HIGHER GORSE ROADSemi-detached

53 recorded sales on EX31 3WS. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.

Nearest schools

SchoolDistancePhaseOfsted
Roundswell Community Primary Academy0.2 miPrimaryGood (2023)
Sticklepath Community Primary Academy0.8 miPrimaryGood (2022)
Fremington Primary School1.3 miPrimaryReport card →
Pilton Community College1.9 miSecondaryGood (2023)
Holywell Church of England School1.9 miPrimaryReport card →
Pilton Bluecoat Church of England Academy2.0 miPrimaryGood (2023)

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: FREMINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE (1.0 mi) · BRANNAM MEDICAL CENTRE (2.0 mi) · QUEEN'S MEDICAL CENTRE (2.0 mi)

Nearest hospitals: ACUTE HOSPITAL AT HOME NORTHERN (2.7 mi) · NORTH DEVON DISTRICT HOSPITAL HUB VC - COVID VACCINATION CENTRE (2.7 mi) · NORTH DEVON DISTRICT HOSPITAL (2.7 mi)

Nearest listed buildings: HILLSIDE LONGHOPE COTTAGE (Grade II) (0.4 mi) · HOMESTEAD COTTAGE THE HOMESTEAD (Grade II) (0.4 mi) · APRIL COTTAGE SUNNYMEAD (Grade II) (0.4 mi)

Nearest pharmacies: BOOTS (0.8 mi) · BOOTS (1.2 mi) · TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (1.8 mi)

Nearest stations: Barnstaple (1.6 mi) · Chapelton (Devon) (4.8 mi)

Nearest supermarkets: ALDI (0.6 mi) · Sainsbury's (0.7 mi) · Lidl (0.8 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

May 24: 4 crimesJun 24: 6 crimesJul 24: 1 crimesAug 24: 3 crimesSep 24: 1 crimesOct 24: 1 crimesNov 24: 2 crimesDec 24: 2 crimesFeb 25: 6 crimesMar 25: 4 crimesApr 25: 4 crimesMay 25: 2 crimesJun 25: 11 crimesJul 25: 6 crimesAug 25: 3 crimesSep 25: 5 crimesOct 25: 1 crimesNov 25: 3 crimesDec 25: 3 crimesJan 26: 2 crimesFeb 26: 1 crimesMar 26: 3 crimesApr 26: 1 crimes Apr 26: 1 crimes 11 1 May 24 Apr 26

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 3WS 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 3WS
Average sold price£375,200£421,565£272,486
Population46,80721,702
Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived)5/106/10
Crimes recorded701
Schools166
Flood riskHighHighLow
Gigabit broadband73%76%100%
Superfast broadband87%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 30 June 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.