EX38 8BH
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Property report — EX38 8BH
Open-data due diligence for EX38 8BH and the area around it.
EX38 8BH in brief: 23 recorded sales (£29,000–£460,000) · no modelled flood risk · 5 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for EX38 8BH itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the EX38 8 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£294,637
Population
13,394
Crimes recorded
21
Schools
2
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
35%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in EX38 8, 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 (16 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-06 | £130,000 | EASTMOND BARN POTACRE STREET | Terraced |
| 2024-08-27 | £168,000 | 14 POTACRE STREET | Terraced |
| 2024-04-19 | £330,000 | 4 POTACRE STREET | Semi-detached |
| 2023-12-18 | £175,000 | 3 POTACRE STREET | Terraced |
| 2023-03-14 | £460,000 | FLAT 1, SWAN HOUSE, 16 POTACRE STREET | Detached |
| 2021-06-30 | £267,000 | EASTMOND BARN POTACRE STREET | Terraced |
| 2018-07-13 | £137,500 | 3 POTACRE STREET | Terraced |
| 2016-03-16 | £128,000 | 3 POTACRE STREET | Terraced |
| 2013-01-21 | £137,500 | 9 POTACRE STREET | Terraced |
| 2010-12-23 | £120,000 | 1 POTACRE STREET | Terraced |
| 2006-05-19 | £170,000 | 8A POTACRE STREET | Terraced |
| 2006-05-19 | £139,500 | 7 POTACRE STREET | Terraced |
| 2003-12-16 | £50,000 | BARN AT, 8 POTACRE STREET | Detached |
| 2003-10-31 | £101,000 | 5 POTACRE STREET | Terraced |
| 2002-11-22 | £79,950 | 1 POTACRE STREET | Terraced |
| 2002-11-15 | £137,500 | 8A POTACRE STREET | Terraced |
| 2002-01-28 | £60,000 | 9 POTACRE STREET | Terraced |
| 2001-03-16 | £57,000 | 7 POTACRE STREET | Terraced |
| 2000-03-15 | £44,950 | 10 POTACRE STREET | Terraced |
| 1999-02-19 | £67,000 | EASTMOND BARN POTACRE STREET | Terraced |
| 1999-02-19 | £38,000 | 5 POTACRE STREET | Terraced |
| 1998-10-09 | £29,000 | 9 POTACRE STREET | Terraced |
| 1997-12-15 | £32,000 | 3 POTACRE STREET | Terraced |
23 recorded sales on EX38 8BH. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Torrington Bluecoat Church of England Primary School | 0.3 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Great Torrington School | 0.4 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| Monkleigh Primary School | 2.6 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Langtree Community School and Nursery Unit | 3.6 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Beaford Community Primary & Nursery School | 4.5 mi | Primary | 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 (0.1 mi) · CASTLE GARDENS SURGERY (0.1 mi) · WOODA SURGERY (5.2 mi)
Nearest hospitals: TORRINGTON HOSPITAL (0.3 mi) · BIDEFORD HOSPITAL (5.4 mi) · BIDEFORD AND DISTRICT HOSPITAL (5.4 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: CORNER HOUSE (Grade II) (0.0 mi) · 13 AND 15, FORE STREET (Grade II) (0.0 mi) · 2, WELL STREET (Grade II) (0.0 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: ALLIED PHARMACY TORRINGTON (0.1 mi) · ALLIED PHARMACY BIDEFORD (5.2 mi) · BIDEFORD PHARMACY (5.4 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Co-op Food (0.1 mi) · Lidl (0.4 mi) · Buckland Brewer Community Shop (4.9 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 52
- One-person households
- 26%
- Households with children
- 22%
- Households
- 5,723
Owned 74% · Social rent 8% · Private rent 18%
Census 2021 (ONS), for EX38 8.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in EX38 8 (May 24–Feb 26, average 2/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for EX38 8BH 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 | DistrictEX38 | SectorEX38 8 | PostcodeEX38 8BH |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £295,142 | £294,637 | £132,996 |
| Population | 18,045 | 13,394 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 5/10 | 4/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 21 | — | — |
| Schools | 4 | 2 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 32% | 35% | 4% |
| Superfast broadband | 79% | 78% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (EX38 8); 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 2 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.