EX38 8LH
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Property report — EX38 8LH
Open-data due diligence for EX38 8LH and the area around it.
EX38 8LH in brief: 53 recorded sales (£33,000–£630,000) · no modelled flood risk · 4 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for EX38 8LH 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-16 | £630,000 | SCOTSFIELD | Detached |
| 2024-11-29 | £375,000 | WHITEGATES | Detached |
| 2022-11-02 | £430,000 | THE WARREN | Detached |
| 2022-02-04 | £400,000 | THE BUNGALOW | Detached |
| 2021-08-24 | £195,000 | 8 | Semi-detached |
| 2021-08-12 | £390,000 | THE MANSE | Detached |
| 2021-04-21 | £495,000 | CASLON | Detached |
| 2020-12-17 | £137,000 | HOLLY COTTAGE, 4 CUCUMBER COTTAGES | Terraced |
| 2020-08-07 | £325,000 | LAZY ACRES | Detached |
| 2020-03-13 | £141,000 | FORGE COTTAGE | Terraced |
| 2019-08-30 | £130,000 | 3 CUCUMBER COTTAGES | Terraced |
| 2016-09-19 | £125,000 | HOLLY COTTAGE, 4 CUCUMBER COTTAGES | Terraced |
| 2016-09-12 | £115,000 | SLEEPY CORNER | Detached |
| 2016-09-09 | £525,000 | WEST STIBB | Other |
| 2016-07-05 | £307,500 | ELLISH MOOR COTTAGE 5 | Detached |
| 2015-12-21 | £265,000 | THE MANSE | Detached |
| 2014-10-28 | £405,000 | SEEMOOR | Detached |
| 2014-10-09 | £122,000 | 2 CUCUMBER COTTAGES | Terraced |
| 2014-01-10 | £147,000 | 14 | Semi-detached |
| 2013-10-01 | £115,000 | 3 CUCUMBER COTTAGES | Terraced |
| 2013-08-02 | £250,000 | GALWAY | Detached |
| 2011-12-19 | £332,250 | UNION INN | Detached |
| 2011-09-12 | £499,950 | PENLAN HOUSE | Detached |
| 2009-07-31 | £115,000 | 2 CUCUMBER COTTAGES | Terraced |
| 2007-04-20 | £580,000 | WEST STIBB | Terraced |
| 2006-12-18 | £131,000 | FORGE COTTAGE | Terraced |
| 2006-12-01 | £247,000 | DENADA | Detached |
| 2006-09-29 | £124,000 | 8 | Semi-detached |
| 2005-10-28 | £200,000 | THE HAVEN | Detached |
| 2005-04-08 | £154,950 | 14 | Semi-detached |
| 2004-10-19 | £295,000 | 7 | Terraced |
| 2003-09-10 | £121,750 | 8 | Terraced |
| 2003-01-31 | £94,000 | FORGE COTTAGE | Terraced |
| 2002-12-05 | £90,000 | 2 CUCUMBER COTTAGES | Terraced |
| 2002-09-27 | £85,000 | 4 CUCUMBER COTTAGES | Terraced |
| 2002-04-05 | £162,000 | LAMORNA | Detached |
| 2001-09-14 | £273,000 | PENLAN HOUSE | Detached |
| 2000-09-21 | £69,500 | 14 | Semi-detached |
| 2000-05-19 | £56,000 | 2 CUCUMBER COTTAGES | Terraced |
| 2000-04-05 | £49,000 | 3 CUCUMBER COTTAGES | Terraced |
| 1999-11-23 | £33,000 | 14 | Semi-detached |
| 1999-11-22 | £127,950 | LAMORNA | Detached |
| 1999-03-26 | £57,950 | 9 | Terraced |
| 1998-08-06 | £36,000 | 4 CUCUMBER COTTAGES | Terraced |
| 1998-05-08 | £44,500 | 3 CUCUMBER COTTAGES | Terraced |
| 1998-02-04 | £72,500 | LARK RISE | Detached |
| 1997-10-31 | £170,000 | PENLAN HOUSE | Detached |
| 1997-08-21 | £38,500 | 2 CUCUMBER COTTAGES | Terraced |
| 1996-11-04 | £38,000 | FORGE COTTAGE | Terraced |
| 1996-10-04 | £90,000 | LAMORNA | Detached |
| 1996-08-14 | £119,000 | ELLISH MOOR COTTAGE 5 | Detached |
| 1996-07-04 | £139,750 | DENADA | Detached |
| 1996-05-31 | £36,500 | 2 CUCUMBER COTTAGES | Terraced |
53 recorded sales on EX38 8LH. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Langtree Community School and Nursery Unit | 1.4 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Shebbear Community School | 3.5 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Buckland Brewer Primary School | 3.6 mi | Primary | Requires improvement (2024) |
| Monkleigh Primary School | 4.1 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: CASTLE GARDENS SURGERY (5.0 mi) · TORRINGTON HEALTH CENTRE (5.0 mi)
Nearest hospitals: TORRINGTON HOSPITAL (5.2 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: LOWER DOGGAPORT (Grade II) (0.9 mi) · HEMMEL AND ATTACHED WALL APPROX 20M S OF THORNE WIDGER FARMHOUSE (Grade II) (1.1 mi) · HIGHER THORNE COTTAGE AND ATTACHED OUTBUILDING (Grade II) (1.1 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: ALLIED PHARMACY TORRINGTON (4.9 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Buckland Brewer Community Shop (3.7 mi) · Lidl (4.7 mi) · Co-op Food (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 8LH 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 8LH |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £295,142 | £294,637 | £202,029 |
| 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% | 89% |
| Superfast broadband | 79% | 78% | 89% |
— = 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
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