Detached
£552,000
17% above the Instow average
68.0% of sales
What is the average house price in Instow? £472,900
The average house price in Instow is £472,900, based on 7 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are down 11.4% (£60,982) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −11.4%
- Sold in 12 months
- 7
- Data up to
- September 2026
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this
How much does each type of property cost in Instow?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£300,300
36% below the Instow average
12.0% of sales
Terraced
£250,000
47% below the Instow average
16.0% of sales
Are house prices in Instow going up or down?
House prices in Instow are falling: down 11.4% (£60,982) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 6.2% (£27,683).
Past 12 months
−11.4%
−£60,982From £533,882 to £472,900
£549,857£472,900
Past 10 years
+6.2%
+£27,683From £445,217 to £472,900
£642,700£368,714
Quick answers for Instow
9 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£1,125,000
Highest average, reached in April 2020
How many homes sold?
7
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Detached houses
68.0% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£500k - £1m
44.0% of sales
How many people live in Instow?
652
232 people per square mile · Typical (Census 2021)
Population density is Typical, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Usual residents, including communal establishments.
How many households are in Instow?
322
115 households per square mile · High (Census 2021)
Household density is High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Occupied households, not communal establishments.
How much green space is in Instow?
50 m² per resident
More green space per resident than 74% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 7 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
0.4% of the area · 1 public park. Parks, playing fields, allotments and other public green space, not counting golf courses. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
What is the crime rate in Instow?
35 crimes
+29.6% on the previous year · 12 months to September 2026
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
How does Instow rank?
16th most expensive area of North Devon.
Compared with 62 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Instow?
The highest recorded sale prices in Instow, from HM Land Registry.
#1 Most expensive sale
the beach house downs road, devon
£1,555,000
Sold November 2015
View house details
How do house prices in Instow compare with nearby areas?
Instow compared with the 6 nearest other areas in North Devon.
Instow vs Fremington
- Instow
- £472,900
- Fremington
- £310,167−£162,733
Open comparison
Instow vs Westleigh
- Instow
- £472,900
- Westleigh
- £435,833−£37,067
Open comparison
Instow vs Horwood, Lovacott and Newton Tracey
- Instow
- £472,900
- Horwood, Lovacott and Newton Tracey
- £342,233−£130,667
Open comparison
Instow vs Heanton Punchardon
- Instow
- £472,900
- Heanton Punchardon
- £368,142−£104,758
Open comparison
Instow vs Braunton
- Instow
- £472,900
- Braunton
- £386,149−£86,751
Open comparison
Instow vs Ashford
- Instow
- £472,900
- Ashford
- £880,000+£407,100
Open comparison
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Price information is from HM Land Registry, location boundaries are from OpenStreetMap, and households and population are from Nomis Census 2021 postcode estimates (21 March 2021). Parks and green space are from OS Open Greenspace. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Crime is from police.uk street-level data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
Last updated 6 November 2026 at 00:26 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The Instow dataset covers 58 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.