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How do I compare house prices between areas?

The average house price in South Molton is £261,325 over the last 12 months. Over the past year prices fell 8.5%.

England / Devon / North Devon

South Molton

£261,325

Average price, last 12 months

−8.5% in a year
OCT 2016£189kSEPT 2026£261k

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What can I buy with my budget in South Molton?

With £270,000 you could afford the average semi-detached house in South Molton.

£270,000

South Molton

  • Flats

    £134,500

    In budget

  • Terraced

    £207,943

    In budget

  • Semi-detached

    £265,976

    In budget

  • Detached

    £352,371

    £82k 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 South Molton?

With a 10% deposit, a 25-year mortgage at 4.5% on the average home in South Molton costs £1,307 a month.

10%
4.5%
25 years
  • South Molton

    £1,307

    a month

    Average price
    £261,325
    Deposit
    £26,133
    Mortgage
    £235,193
    Salary needed at 4.5×
    £52,265

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

  • £352,371

Semi-detached

  • £265,976

Terraced

  • £207,943

Flats

  • £134,500

What kinds of homes sell in each area?

Share of last 12 months' sales by property type.

  • Detached
  • Semi-detached
  • Terraced
  • Flats

South Molton

Mostly detached houses

40%
17%
36%

How green is South Molton?

South Molton has 5 public parks among 34 green space sites. Green space covers 1.1% of the area: about 30 m² per resident, or 4.2 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 51% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

  • South Molton

    1.1%

    of the land is green space
    30 m² per resident, or 4.2 football pitches for every 1,000 residents
    5 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 South Molton?

South Molton has about 2.7 residents for every football pitch of land, or 969 people per square mile, which counts as very high density.

South Molton
2.7 people per football pitch of land · 969 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 South Molton?

Prices in South Molton were down on a year earlier in 34 months of the 108 since October 2017. They are now down 8.5% on a year earlier.

South Molton34 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

  • South Molton

    England / Devon / North Devon / South Molton

    £261,325

Change over 1 year

  • South Molton

    England / Devon / North Devon / South Molton

    −£24,326

Change over ~10 years

  • South Molton

    England / Devon / North Devon / South Molton

    +£71,453

Homes sold (last 12 months)

  • South Molton

    England / Devon / North Devon / South Molton

    102

Number of postcodes

  • South Molton

    England / Devon / North Devon / South Molton

    232

Households (Census 2021)

  • South Molton

    England / Devon / North Devon / South Molton

    2,827

Household density

  • South Molton

    England / Devon / North Devon / South Molton

    436 per sq mi · Very High

Population (Census 2021)

  • South Molton

    England / Devon / North Devon / South Molton

    6,279

Population density

  • South Molton

    England / Devon / North Devon / South Molton

    969 per sq mi · Very High

Green space per resident

  • South Molton

    England / Devon / North Devon / South Molton

    30 m² per resident · less than 51% of areas

Green space share of area

  • South Molton

    England / Devon / North Devon / South Molton

    1.1%

Public parks

  • South Molton

    England / Devon / North Devon / South Molton

    5

Crime rate (per 1,000 residents)

  • South Molton

    England / Devon / North Devon / South Molton

    59 per 1,000 · High

Crime vs previous 12 months

  • South Molton

    England / Devon / North Devon / South Molton

    +9.4%

Anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents

  • South Molton

    England / Devon / North Devon / South Molton

    6.5 per 1,000

Peak month

  • South Molton

    England / Devon / North Devon / South Molton

    JUL 2022 · £383,732

Most common price band

  • South Molton

    England / Devon / North Devon / South Molton

    £200k – £300k · 36.3%

Detached average

  • South Molton

    England / Devon / North Devon / South Molton

    £352,371

Semi-detached average

  • South Molton

    England / Devon / North Devon / South Molton

    £265,976

Terraced average

  • South Molton

    England / Devon / North Devon / South Molton

    £207,943

Flats average

  • South Molton

    England / Devon / North Devon / South Molton

    £134,500

Detached share of sales

  • South Molton

    England / Devon / North Devon / South Molton

    40.4%

Semi-detached share of sales

  • South Molton

    England / Devon / North Devon / South Molton

    16.7%

Terraced share of sales

  • South Molton

    England / Devon / North Devon / South Molton

    36.3%

Flats share of sales

  • South Molton

    England / Devon / North Devon / South Molton

    6.5%

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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