Ilfracombe house prices are built from 9,722 sales lodged with HM Land Registry, the oldest in 1995 and the most recent on 19 Jun 2026. The median price paid across the whole record is £148,000. Across the 10 years from 2016 to 2026 the median moved +26.3% in cash — but once inflation is taken out, the change in 2026 money is -9.5%.
Median price paid
£148,000
Change in cash, 2016–2026
+26.3%
Change in real terms
-9.5%
Median per m²
£1,688
HM Land Registry9,722 sales1,592 with floor areaLatest sale 19 Jun 2026
Section 01
How Ilfracombe prices moved
The chart tracks the median Ilfracombe house price for every year with a recorded sale, from 1995 to 2026. 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 | 5 | £52,250 | £116,020 |
| 2000s | 10 | £155,000 | £282,364 |
| 2010s | 10 | £170,000 | £239,700 |
| 2020s | 7 | £241,250 | £246,495 |
The highest yearly median on record for Ilfracombe is £259,000 in 2023; the lowest is £45,000 in 1995. Across the full 32-year record the cash median has moved from £45,000 to £235,000.
In 2026 money that first median is worth £99,921, so the real change over the whole record is +135.2% — about +2.80% 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: +26.3% in cash against -9.5% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 CROFTSIDE Victoria Road | 19 Jun 2026 | Flat or maisonette | £72,000 | £72,000 |
| HAMMETTS Chambercombe Park Road | 17 Jun 2026 | Detached | £370,000 | £370,000 |
| 1 SUNDORA Cross Street | 10 Jun 2026 | Flat or maisonette | £250,000 | £250,000 |
| 123 the Shields | 8 Jun 2026 | Semi-detached | £280,000 | £280,000 |
| BASEMENT FLAT 5 Avenue Road | 8 Jun 2026 | Flat or maisonette | £73,500 | £73,500 |
| 34 Cambridge Grove | 6 Jun 2026 | Terraced | £265,000 | £265,000 |
| 6 Highfield Terrace | 1 Jun 2026 | Terraced | £260,000 | £260,000 |
| FLAT 5 RONE HOUSE King Street | 1 Jun 2026 | Flat or maisonette | £198,000 | £198,000 |
| 9 PEMBROKE LODGE Marlborough Road | 1 Jun 2026 | Terraced | £165,000 | £165,000 |
| 22 Fore Street | 29 May 2026 | Terraced | £131,000 | £131,000 |
| FLAT 2 10 Oxford Grove | 29 May 2026 | Flat or maisonette | £84,000 | £84,000 |
| 5 Church Street | 28 May 2026 | Terraced | £195,000 | £195,000 |
| 16 Belvedere Road | 22 May 2026 | Terraced | £165,000 | £165,000 |
| 1 Cross Street | 18 May 2026 | Terraced | £242,500 | £242,500 |
| HERON BROOK Buzzacott Lane | 15 May 2026 | Detached | £315,000 | £315,000 |
| 4 Hermitage Road | 15 May 2026 | Terraced | £120,000 | £120,000 |
| 3 PARKROYD APARTMENTS Torrs Park | 15 May 2026 | Flat or maisonette | £115,000 | £115,000 |
| 12 Richmond Villas | 12 May 2026 | Terraced | £265,000 | £265,000 |
| 1 Horne Park Mews | 8 May 2026 | Terraced | £235,000 | £235,000 |
| 18 Fore Street | 8 May 2026 | Flat or maisonette | £125,000 | £125,000 |
| THE MAISONETTE 5 Avenue Road | 7 May 2026 | Flat or maisonette | £75,000 | £75,000 |
| 1 Brentwood Gardens | 5 May 2026 | Detached | £430,000 | £430,000 |
| 4 Capstone Place | 1 May 2026 | Terraced | £285,000 | £285,000 |
| 66 Doone Way | 1 May 2026 | Semi-detached | £183,000 | £183,000 |
| 9 Witheridge Place | 1 May 2026 | Terraced | £182,500 | £182,500 |
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 Ilfracombe values — no mix of property types can flatter the number.
| Address | First recorded sale | Most recent sale | Cash a year | Real a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 CROFTSIDE Victoria Road | £37,500 (2004) | £72,000 (2026) | +3.0% | +0.2% |
| HAMMETTS Chambercombe Park Road | £249,950 (2005) | £370,000 (2026) | +1.9% | -1.0% |
| 1 SUNDORA Cross Street | £78,000 (1999) | £250,000 (2026) | +4.4% | +1.7% |
| BASEMENT FLAT 5 Avenue Road | £18,000 (1995) | £73,500 (2026) | +4.6% | +2.0% |
| 123 the Shields | £280,000 (2025) | £280,000 (2026) | 0.0% | -2.1% |
| 34 Cambridge Grove | £30,500 (1996) | £265,000 (2026) | +7.5% | +4.7% |
| 9 PEMBROKE LODGE Marlborough Road | £60,000 (1996) | £165,000 (2026) | +3.4% | +0.8% |
| 6 Highfield Terrace | £37,000 (1997) | £260,000 (2026) | +7.0% | +4.2% |
| FLAT 5 RONE HOUSE King Street | £155,000 (2015) | £198,000 (2026) | +2.3% | -0.9% |
| FLAT 2 10 Oxford Grove | £52,950 (2004) | £84,000 (2026) | +2.1% | -0.7% |
| 22 Fore Street | £28,000 (1997) | £131,000 (2026) | +5.5% | +2.8% |
| 5 Church Street | £157,500 (2018) | £195,000 (2026) | +2.7% | -0.9% |
Section 04
What sells here
The mix of property types explains a large part of any area's median. Ilfracombe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terraced | 3,622 | 37.3% | £139,950 | £8,500 – £740,000 |
| Detached | 2,697 | 27.7% | £225,000 | £10,000 – £2,500,000 |
| Flat or maisonette | 1,971 | 20.3% | £100,000 | £7,500 – £625,000 |
| Semi-detached | 1,432 | 14.7% | £173,000 | £6,500 – £725,000 |
Section 05
How big homes are in Ilfracombe
Energy Performance Certificates record a floor area for every home that has been surveyed, sold or let — far more homes than have changed hands. 2,611 certificates cover Ilfracombe, and their median floor area is 80 m².
The median across the whole register is 76 m², so homes here are larger than average — +5.3%. Size explains a large part of why one area's median price sits above another's, which is why the price per square metre further up this page is the fairer comparison.
| Measure | Floor area | Sample |
|---|---|---|
| Median floor area | 80 m² | about 861 sq ft |
| Smaller quarter, up to | 57 m² | about 614 sq ft |
| Larger quarter, from | 115 m² | about 1,238 sq ft |
| Under 60 m² | 27.9% | 729 homes |
| 150 m² and over | 12.7% | 332 homes |
Section 06
Ownership and new build in Ilfracombe
2,002 of the sales on record are leasehold and 7,720 freehold — 20.6% 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.
The median leasehold sale is £100,000 and the median freehold sale £165,000 — a gap of +65.0%. Most of that gap is property type rather than tenure itself: leasehold here is largely flats, freehold largely houses.
| Category | Sales | Share | Median paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leasehold | 2,002 | 20.6% | £100,000 |
| Freehold | 7,720 | 79.4% | £165,000 |
| New build | 426 | 4.4% | £100,025 |
| Existing home | 9,296 | 95.6% | £150,000 |
New builds sold for less than the median existing home — -33.3%. A new-build premium is normal: the buyer gets a warranty and nothing to fix, and the price is set by a developer rather than negotiated between two households.
A further 853 transfers for this area are on the register but are left out of every figure above. HM Land Registry marks them as additional price paid entries: repossessions, buy-to-let portfolio moves, transfers between companies or family, and sales at a discount such as right to buy. They are real records but they are not open-market prices, and including them would drag the median somewhere no buyer ever paid.
Section 09
How Ilfracombe compares
The median across the whole archive is £157,500. Ilfracombe sits below that national figure — -6.0%.
Where an EPC floor area could be matched to the sale, the median works out at £1,688 per square metre, across 1,592 of the 9,722 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 £6,500 to £2,500,000. 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.
Section 10
Nearby on the record
Streets in Ilfracombe
- High Street413 sales
- St Brannocks Road211 sales
- Marlborough Road192 sales
- Torrs Park192 sales
- King Street167 sales
- Langleigh Park158 sales
- Chambercombe Road142 sales
- Wilder Road134 sales
- Hillington123 sales
- Fern Way117 sales
- Oxford Grove114 sales
- Fore Street110 sales
- Doone Way107 sales
- Highfield Road105 sales
- Park Court103 sales
- The Shields103 sales
- Castle Street100 sales
- Victoria Street98 sales
- Hillsborough Road96 sales
- Granville Road92 sales
- Slade Road86 sales
- Woodlands85 sales
- Victoria Road84 sales
- St Brannocks Park Road82 sales
- Spurway Gardens81 sales
- Hillsborough Terrace80 sales
- Montpelier Terrace80 sales
- Channel View77 sales
- Brookdale Avenue69 sales
- Cambridge Grove67 sales
- Buzzacott Lane66 sales
- Horne Road66 sales
- Springfield Road65 sales
- Station Road64 sales
- Saltmer Close63 sales
- Whittingham Road63 sales
- Church Street61 sales
- Crofts Lea Park61 sales
- Larkstone Crescent60 sales
- Sterridge Valley60 sales
- Northfield Road59 sales
- Capstone Crescent58 sales
- Park Hill Road57 sales
- Bicclescombe Park Road56 sales
- Furse Hill Road56 sales
- Willow Close56 sales
- Greenclose Road55 sales
- Broad Park Avenue53 sales
- Chambercombe Park Road53 sales
- Church Road52 sales
- Gilbert Grove52 sales
- Sommers Crescent52 sales
- Avenue Road51 sales
- Belmont Road51 sales
- Watermouth Road51 sales
- Barton Lane49 sales
- Beach Road49 sales
- Larkstone Terrace49 sales
- Queens Avenue49 sales
- Cross Park48 sales
Postcode districts covering Ilfracombe
- EX34£155,000 median
Quick answers
Common questions about this data
What is the average house price in Ilfracombe?
The median price paid in Ilfracombe across every sale on the register is £148,000. 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 Ilfracombe?
9,722 sales are on record for Ilfracombe, the most recent completing on 19 Jun 2026. Every one is a completed transfer lodged with HM Land Registry, not an asking price or an estimate.
Have Ilfracombe house prices actually risen?
In cash, the median rose +26.3% between 2016 and 2026. In 2026 money — that is, after inflation — the change is -9.5%. Both numbers are true; only the second one tells you whether buying here preserved value.
When were Ilfracombe house prices at their highest?
The highest yearly median on record is £259,000, set in 2023. 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 Ilfracombe?
£1,688 per square metre, from the 1,592 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 19 Jun 2026. 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, “Ilfracombe 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.