Maer Top Way, Barnstaple house prices are built from 90 sales lodged with HM Land Registry, the oldest in 1996 and the most recent on 7 Feb 2025. The median price paid across the whole record is £185,175. Across the 17 years from 2001 to 2018 the median moved +166.0% in cash — but once inflation is taken out, the change in 2026 money is +80.8%.
Median price paid
£185,175
Change in cash, 2001–2018
+166.0%
Change in real terms
+80.8%
Median per m²
£1,051
HM Land Registry90 sales7 with floor areaLatest sale 7 Feb 2025
Section 01
How Maer Top Way, Barnstaple prices moved
The chart tracks the median Maer Top Way, Barnstaple house price for every year with a recorded sale, from 1996 to 2018. The dashed line restates each year in 2026 money, so the two lines separate exactly as much as inflation has eroded the cash figure.
| Decade | Years with sales | Median paid | In today's money |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | £57,000 | £126,567 |
| 2000s | 2 | £82,000 | £149,380 |
| 2010s | 1 | £254,950 | £359,480 |
The highest yearly median on record for Maer Top Way, Barnstaple is £254,950 in 2018; the lowest is £57,000 in 1996. Across the full 23-year record the cash median has moved from £57,000 to £254,950.
In 2026 money that first median is worth £123,646, so the real change over the whole record is +174.8% — about +4.70% a year after inflation. Cash growth and real growth are not the same story, and the gap is the part most price reports leave out.
Over the last decade alone the difference is stark: +166.0% in cash against +80.8% once inflation is removed. A buyer who sold at the end of that decade would have needed the real figure, not the headline one, to know whether they had actually gained.
Section 02
The most recent sales
Every row is a completed sale as lodged with HM Land Registry. The right-hand column restates the price in 2026 money, which is the only fair way to compare a sale from the 1990s with one from last year.
| Address | Sold | Type | Price paid | In today's money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | 7 Feb 2025 | Detached | £415,000 | £424,022 |
| 50 | 31 Jan 2025 | Detached | £305,000 | £311,630 |
| 29 | 8 Nov 2024 | Detached | £465,000 | £489,291 |
| 8 | 6 Sep 2024 | Semi-detached | £320,000 | £336,716 |
| 22 | 31 Oct 2022 | Semi-detached | £350,000 | £405,505 |
| 21 | 11 Nov 2021 | Semi-detached | £480,000 | £606,452 |
| 35 | 26 Jul 2021 | Detached | £280,000 | £353,763 |
| 24 | 12 Nov 2019 | Semi-detached | £225,000 | £294,295 |
| 15 | 28 Sep 2018 | Detached | £285,000 | £379,820 |
| 8 | 23 Jul 2018 | Semi-detached | £254,950 | £339,773 |
| 48 | 4 Jul 2018 | Detached | £210,000 | £279,868 |
| 43 | 18 Jun 2018 | Detached | £275,000 | £366,493 |
| 53 | 11 Jan 2018 | Detached | £210,000 | £279,868 |
| 27 | 3 Jul 2017 | Semi-detached | £222,000 | £302,143 |
| 47 | 14 Sep 2016 | Detached | £280,000 | £390,891 |
| 20 | 6 Nov 2015 | Semi-detached | £202,000 | £284,820 |
| 25 | 24 Aug 2015 | Semi-detached | £229,950 | £324,230 |
| 37 | 9 Jul 2015 | Semi-detached | £232,000 | £327,120 |
| 35 | 9 Jul 2015 | Detached | £213,000 | £300,330 |
| 40 | 25 Jul 2014 | Semi-detached | £242,000 | £347,121 |
| 35 | 24 Jul 2014 | Detached | £190,000 | £272,533 |
| 64 | 13 Dec 2013 | Detached | £197,000 | £287,249 |
| 44 | 31 May 2013 | Detached | £185,000 | £269,752 |
| 31 | 28 Mar 2013 | Semi-detached | £193,000 | £281,417 |
| 16 | 10 Feb 2012 | Detached | £217,000 | £324,121 |
Section 03
Homes that sold twice
These addresses appear in the register more than once, so the same bricks are being priced twice. That makes them the strongest evidence of what actually happened to Maer Top Way, Barnstaple values — no mix of property types can flatter the number.
| Address | First recorded sale | Most recent sale | Cash a year | Real a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Maer Top Way | £159,950 (2002) | £415,000 (2025) | +4.2% | +1.4% |
| 29 Maer Top Way | £103,000 (2000) | £465,000 (2024) | +6.5% | +3.7% |
| 8 Maer Top Way | £200,000 (2004) | £320,000 (2024) | +2.4% | -0.5% |
| 21 Maer Top Way | £127,000 (2001) | £480,000 (2021) | +6.9% | +4.6% |
| 35 Maer Top Way | £187,500 (2009) | £280,000 (2021) | +3.4% | +1.2% |
| 24 Maer Top Way | £110,000 (2001) | £225,000 (2019) | +4.1% | +1.7% |
| 15 Maer Top Way | £220,000 (2010) | £285,000 (2018) | +3.3% | +1.0% |
| 43 Maer Top Way | £147,000 (2002) | £275,000 (2018) | +4.0% | +1.6% |
| 53 Maer Top Way | £59,500 (1997) | £210,000 (2018) | +6.2% | +3.9% |
| 47 Maer Top Way | £208,500 (2008) | £280,000 (2016) | +3.8% | +1.4% |
| 20 Maer Top Way | £59,000 (1996) | £202,000 (2015) | +6.7% | +4.3% |
| 25 Maer Top Way | £109,950 (2001) | £229,950 (2015) | +5.4% | +3.0% |
Section 04
What sells here
The mix of property types explains a large part of any area's median. Maer Top Way, Barnstaple is dominated by the type at the top of this table, so its overall median leans that way.
| Property type | Sales | Share | Median paid | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-detached | 53 | 58.9% | £180,000 | £54,000 – £480,000 |
| Detached | 25 | 27.8% | £210,000 | £35,000 – £465,000 |
| Terraced | 12 | 13.3% | £82,500 | £51,500 – £213,250 |
Section 06
Ownership and new build in Maer Top Way, Barnstaple
0 of the sales on record are leasehold and 90 freehold — 0.0% of the market. Tenure is not a detail: a leasehold flat and a freehold house are different assets, and mixing them into one median hides the difference.
| Category | Sales | Share | Median paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leasehold | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Freehold | 90 | 100.0% | £185,175 |
Section 07
Living in Maer Top Way, Barnstaple
Every certificate carries an energy efficiency band as well as a floor area. Across North Devon, 39.9% of 53,724 certificates sit in bands A to C, and 10.2% in F or G — the bands that cost the most to heat and are hardest to mortgage.
| Energy band | Certificates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 653 | 1.2% |
| B | 6,333 | 11.8% |
| C | 14,429 | 26.9% |
| D | 17,290 | 32.2% |
| E | 9,523 | 17.7% |
| F | 3,825 | 7.1% |
| G | 1,671 | 3.1% |
The Office for National Statistics puts the mean private rent in North Devon at £843 a month as of Jun 2026 — £587 for a one-bedroom home and £961 for three bedrooms.
Against the median sale of £185,175 here, that rent is a gross yield of 5.46% a year. It is a measured figure rather than an assumption: a real local rent over a real local price, before any cost of ownership.
Police forces publish every recorded street-level crime. Within a mile of the centre of EX31, 209 crimes were recorded in Jun 2026: 68 violent, 2 burglary, 5 vehicle-related and 36 anti-social behaviour. The median postcode district in this archive recorded 167 in the same month, so this one is 1.3 times busier.
Against the 98,611 residents the 2021 census counted in North Devon, that is 2.12 recorded crimes per thousand people in the month. The count covers a mile around the district centre while the population covers the whole council, so read the rate as an order of magnitude rather than a precise figure.
A count is not a rate. A district with shops and a station records more crime than a residential one of the same size, because more people pass through it. Read this next to the median, not on its own.
Section 08
The neighbourhood around Maer Top Way, Barnstaple
The 2021 census counted 98,611 residents in North Devon across 43,198 households. 68.4% of those households own their home and 31.5% rent — a split the sold record cannot show, because only owners appear in it.
13 state and independent schools have a EX31 postcode: 12 primary, 1 secondary. Catchment areas do not follow postcodes, so treat this as what is nearby rather than what a child would be offered.
| School | Phase | Type | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilton Community College | Secondary | Academy converter | 1,165 |
| Sticklepath Community Primary Academy | Primary | Academy converter | 448 |
| Roundswell Community Primary Academy | Primary | Free schools | 345 |
| Fremington Primary School | Primary | Academy converter | 309 |
| Pilton Bluecoat Church of England Academy | Primary | Academy converter | 261 |
| Pilton Infants' Academy | Primary | Academy converter | 172 |
| Horwood and Newton Tracey Community Primary School | Primary | Academy converter | 103 |
| Holywell Church of England School | Primary | Academy converter | 86 |
| Marwood School | Primary | Academy converter | 72 |
| Bratton Fleming Community Primary School | Primary | Academy converter | 70 |
| Station | Mode | Distance from the district centre |
|---|---|---|
| Barnstaple Rail Station | Rail | 1.3 km |
| Chapelton (Devon) Rail Station | Rail | 8.3 km |
| Instow Ferry Landing | Ferry | 8.8 km |
| Appledore Ferry Landing | Ferry | 9.2 km |
Section 09
How Maer Top Way, Barnstaple compares
The median across the whole archive is £157,500. Maer Top Way, Barnstaple sits above that national figure — +17.6%.
Within Barnstaple the street ranks 340 of 717 by median price, and its median is above the town figure of £168,000 (+10.2%).
Where an EPC floor area could be matched to the sale, the median works out at £1,051 per square metre, across 7 of the 90 sales on record. Price per square metre is the only figure that compares a two-bed flat with a four-bed house honestly.
The full range on record runs from £35,000 to £480,000. Extremes usually mean something unusual — a plot sold without a house on it, a transfer between family members, or a very large property — so the median is the number to trust.
Maer Top Way, Barnstaple sits in North Devon, in the South West.
The Office for National Statistics puts the median home in North Devon at 9.2 times median local earnings of £32,199 a year, measured to Sep 2025. Across England and Wales the same ratio is 7.6. That number, not the price alone, is what decides whether a place is within reach of the people who work in it.
Section 10
Nearby on the record
Streets nearby
- Mills Way£175,500 median
- Meadow Brook£194,000 median
- Westaway Heights£153,498 median
- Sampson's Plantation£187,200 median
- Furze Park Road£134,000 median
- Taw Wharf£305,000 median
- Middle Combe Drive£152,950 median
- Taw View£185,000 median
- Lower Cross Road£248,975 median
- Lagoon View£189,950 median
- Pilton Street£144,000 median
- Coopers Drive£136,000 median
- Wester Moor Drive£136,950 median
- Redlands Road£220,000 median
- Windsor Road£135,000 median
- Beards Road£172,000 median
Addresses with more than one recorded sale
- 8 Maer Top Way5 sales
- 21 Maer Top Way4 sales
- 35 Maer Top Way4 sales
- 25 Maer Top Way4 sales
- 29 Maer Top Way3 sales
- 24 Maer Top Way3 sales
- 53 Maer Top Way3 sales
- 64 Maer Top Way3 sales
- 1 Maer Top Way3 sales
- 57 Maer Top Way3 sales
- 52 Maer Top Way3 sales
- 30 Maer Top Way2 sales
- 15 Maer Top Way2 sales
- 43 Maer Top Way2 sales
- 47 Maer Top Way2 sales
- 20 Maer Top Way2 sales
- 40 Maer Top Way2 sales
- 44 Maer Top Way2 sales
- 31 Maer Top Way2 sales
- 16 Maer Top Way2 sales
- 33 Maer Top Way2 sales
- 34 Maer Top Way2 sales
- 32 Maer Top Way2 sales
- 17 Maer Top Way2 sales
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Quick answers
Common questions about this data
What is the average house price in Maer Top Way, Barnstaple?
The median price paid in Maer Top Way, Barnstaple across every sale on the register is £185,175. The median is used rather than the mean because a handful of very large sales would otherwise drag the average away from what a typical buyer paid.
How many homes have sold in Maer Top Way, Barnstaple?
90 sales are on record for Maer Top Way, Barnstaple, the most recent completing on 7 Feb 2025. Every one is a completed transfer lodged with HM Land Registry, not an asking price or an estimate.
Have Maer Top Way, Barnstaple house prices actually risen?
In cash, the median rose +166.0% between 2001 and 2018. In 2026 money — that is, after inflation — the change is +80.8%. Both numbers are true; only the second one tells you whether buying here preserved value.
When were Maer Top Way, Barnstaple house prices at their highest?
The highest yearly median on record is £254,950, set in 2018. That is the cash figure; measured in 2026 money the peak may fall in a different year, because inflation reshapes the series.
What is the price per square metre in Maer Top Way, Barnstaple?
£1,051 per square metre, from the 7 sales where an EPC floor area could be matched to the address. Price per square metre strips out size, so a flat and a house can be compared on the same basis.
How current is this data?
The latest sale shown here completed on 7 Feb 2025. HM Land Registry publishes Price Paid Data monthly and a sale can take a month or two to appear after completion, so the most recent weeks are always incomplete.
Cite this page: Sold Price History, “Maer Top Way, Barnstaple house prices”, 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data © Crown copyright and database right, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Inflation adjustment: ONS CPIH.