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How do I compare house prices between areas?

The average house price in Barnstaple is £245,105 over the last 12 months. Over the past year prices fell 3.7%.

England / Devon / North Devon

Barnstaple

£245,105

Average price, last 12 months

−3.7% in a year
OCT 2016£181kSEPT 2026£245k

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What can I buy with my budget in Barnstaple?

With £250,000 you could afford the average terraced house in Barnstaple.

£250,000

Barnstaple

  • Flats

    £156,746

    In budget

  • Terraced

    £213,685

    In budget

  • Semi-detached

    £280,901

    £31k short

  • Detached

    £356,523

    £107k short

Average sale price by type of home over the last 12 months, from HM Land Registry. These are averages, so cheaper homes of each type do sell.

How much would a mortgage cost in Barnstaple?

With a 10% deposit, a 25-year mortgage at 4.5% on the average home in Barnstaple costs £1,226 a month.

10%
4.5%
25 years
  • Barnstaple

    £1,226

    a month

    Average price
    £245,105
    Deposit
    £24,511
    Mortgage
    £220,595
    Salary needed at 4.5×
    £49,021

A repayment mortgage on each location's average sale price over the last 12 months. The rate is an example, not a quote, so check current deals. Many lenders cap borrowing at about 4.5 times income.

What does each type of home cost?

Average sale price by property type over the last 12 months.

Detached

  • £356,523

Semi-detached

  • £280,901

Terraced

  • £213,685

Flats

  • £156,746

What kinds of homes sell in each area?

Share of last 12 months' sales by property type.

  • Detached
  • Semi-detached
  • Terraced
  • Flats

Barnstaple

Mostly terraced houses

20%
18%
46%
16%

How green is Barnstaple?

Barnstaple has 12 public parks among 72 green space sites. Green space covers 5.8% of the area: about 27 m² per resident, or 3.8 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 56% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

  • Barnstaple

    5.8%

    of the land is green space
    27 m² per resident, or 3.8 football pitches for every 1,000 residents
    12 public parks

Each grid is the location's land, one square per 1%. Green space from OS Open Greenspace, not counting golf courses; Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

How crowded is Barnstaple?

Barnstaple has about 15 residents for every football pitch of land, or 5,549 people per square mile, which counts as very high density.

Barnstaple
15 people per football pitch of land · 5,549 per square mile

Census 2021 population divided by land area. A football pitch is about 7,140 m² (105 m × 68 m).

How have average house prices moved?

Rolling 12-month average for each location, last 10 years. Gaps mean no sales were recorded that month.

When have prices risen and fallen in Barnstaple?

Prices in Barnstaple were down on a year earlier in 32 months of the 108 since October 2017. They are now down 3.7% on a year earlier.

Barnstaple32 of 108 months down
FallingRising

Each stripe is one month: the rolling 12-month average against the same month a year earlier, since October 2017. Falls are hatched as well as red.

How many homes were sold?

Monthly sales volume for each location, last 10 years.

How do all the numbers compare?

Every measure side by side. The highest value in each row is highlighted.

Latest 12-month average

  • Barnstaple

    England / Devon / North Devon / Barnstaple

    £245,105

Change over 1 year

  • Barnstaple

    England / Devon / North Devon / Barnstaple

    −£9,304

Change over ~10 years

  • Barnstaple

    England / Devon / North Devon / Barnstaple

    +£66,208

Homes sold (last 12 months)

  • Barnstaple

    England / Devon / North Devon / Barnstaple

    280

Number of postcodes

  • Barnstaple

    England / Devon / North Devon / Barnstaple

    1,215

Households (Census 2021)

  • Barnstaple

    England / Devon / North Devon / Barnstaple

    10,791

Household density

  • Barnstaple

    England / Devon / North Devon / Barnstaple

    2,502 per sq mi · Very High

Population (Census 2021)

  • Barnstaple

    England / Devon / North Devon / Barnstaple

    23,932

Population density

  • Barnstaple

    England / Devon / North Devon / Barnstaple

    5,549 per sq mi · Very High

Green space per resident

  • Barnstaple

    England / Devon / North Devon / Barnstaple

    27 m² per resident · less than 56% of areas

Green space share of area

  • Barnstaple

    England / Devon / North Devon / Barnstaple

    5.8%

Public parks

  • Barnstaple

    England / Devon / North Devon / Barnstaple

    12

Crime rate (per 1,000 residents)

  • Barnstaple

    England / Devon / North Devon / Barnstaple

    114 per 1,000 · Very High

Crime vs previous 12 months

  • Barnstaple

    England / Devon / North Devon / Barnstaple

    −2.7%

Anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents

  • Barnstaple

    England / Devon / North Devon / Barnstaple

    16 per 1,000

Peak month

  • Barnstaple

    England / Devon / North Devon / Barnstaple

    AUG 2023 · £310,864

Most common price band

  • Barnstaple

    England / Devon / North Devon / Barnstaple

    £200k – £300k · 39.5%

Detached average

  • Barnstaple

    England / Devon / North Devon / Barnstaple

    £356,523

Semi-detached average

  • Barnstaple

    England / Devon / North Devon / Barnstaple

    £280,901

Terraced average

  • Barnstaple

    England / Devon / North Devon / Barnstaple

    £213,685

Flats average

  • Barnstaple

    England / Devon / North Devon / Barnstaple

    £156,746

Detached share of sales

  • Barnstaple

    England / Devon / North Devon / Barnstaple

    20.4%

Semi-detached share of sales

  • Barnstaple

    England / Devon / North Devon / Barnstaple

    17.6%

Terraced share of sales

  • Barnstaple

    England / Devon / North Devon / Barnstaple

    45.7%

Flats share of sales

  • Barnstaple

    England / Devon / North Devon / Barnstaple

    16.3%

Sold prices from HM Land Registry. Households and population from Census 2021. Green space from OS Open Greenspace, not counting golf courses; Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Crime is police-recorded crime from police.uk, per 1,000 residents, over the latest 12 published months; anti-social behaviour is counted separately. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.

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