8, ROOKS CLOSE, ROUNDSWELL, BARNSTAPLE, EX31 3SP - £287,500

Based on the January 2025 Price Paid Data (released on 3rd March 2025), the December 2024 House Price Index (released on 19th February 2025), and the January 2025 Energy Performance of Buildings Data (released on 27th February 2025). Sources

8 ROOKS CLOSE is a very small detached house of 71m², built sometime between 1996 and 2002. It was last sold for £287,500 in December 2024, which was around 33% below the average December 2024 detached price in the North Devon local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was March 2010, where the current energy rating was C, and the potential energy rating was C.

8 ROOKS CLOSE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows six sales for 8 ROOKS CLOSE since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the six sales, along with the average detached price in the North Devon local authority area for the corresponding sale date. All of the six 8 ROOKS CLOSE sales were for below the average price. The average price is sourced from the Office for National Statistics' House Price Index (HPI).

Date	Price	HPI Price	Variation from HPI
2024 11 DEC	£287,500	£430,789	33% below HPI
2021 24 SEP	£260,000	£389,263	33% below HPI
2019 17 MAY	£233,000	£357,364	35% below HPI
2010 2 JUL	£200,000	£277,542	28% below HPI
2003 16 MAY	£137,000	£205,228	33% below HPI
1995 11 MAY	£58,950	£74,062	20% below HPI

8 ROOKS CLOSE Price Paid vs. HPI Average

The below graph shows the average detached house price in the North Devon local authority area over time, sourced from the HPI. The six 8 ROOKS CLOSE sales between May 1995 and December 2024 have been plotted on the graph. A line has been extrapolated to show what the value of the property might have been over time, following each sale, had it maintained the same margin above or below the HPI (as a percentage). For example, the September 2021 sale was for 33% below the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 33% below the HPI over time, until the December 2024 sale, which was also at 33% below the HPI.

How Large is 8 ROOKS CLOSE?

8 ROOKS CLOSE is 71m² according to the EPC inspection conducted in March 2010. This puts it in the smallest 10% of detached houses houses in Barnstaple, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of detached houses houses by size in Barnstaple, and where 8 ROOKS CLOSE lies on this distribution: 10% of detached houses houses are smaller than 8 ROOKS CLOSE, and 90% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Barnstaple.

8 ROOKS CLOSE: Plot and Title Map

8 ROOKS CLOSE sits on a plot of roughly 0.048 of an acre, or 194m². The below map shows the location of 8 ROOKS CLOSE, an approximate outline of the building(s), and the indicative extent of the property. The plot extent is a Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygon, and it is important to note that a title may include more than one polygon, whereas only one polygon is shown on the map (the polygon which intersects with the position of 8 ROOKS CLOSE). The full extent of the land contained in any registered title can only be identified from the individual title plan. The maps on this page should not be relied upon to establish the extent of a title.

Where is 8 ROOKS CLOSE?

8 ROOKS CLOSE is located in ROUNDSWELL, in the EX31 postcode district. The below map shows the position of No. 8 on ROOKS CLOSE.