Buying a home in EX36, South Molton. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£252kmost £218k–£319k

Houses per m²£3,045flats £2,868

Sold last year84446 in five years

Prices in North Devon-2.4%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in EX36 sold for £251,812 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £217,836 and £318,502, for about 93 m² of space.

84 homes sold here in the last year: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month. Flats start at around £111k for two bedrooms. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in EX36 4 (£3,023) and the most in EX36 3 (£3,059).

Across North Devon, prices are down 2.4% on a year ago and up 11.6% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £965 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,148 a month at 4.5% over 30 years.

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House prices in EX36 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
2	£208,154	£175k–£253k	68 m²	113
3	£251,812	£218k–£319k	93 m²	213
4	£352,114	£305k–£472k	132 m²	76
5+	£456,688	£340k–£686k	172 m²	34

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	—	£208k	£252k	£352k	£457k
Detached	—	£269k	£334k	£375k	£567k
Semi-detached	—	£244k	£248k	£355k	£330k
Terraced	—	£185k	£222k	£252k	£252k
Flats	—	£111k	—	—	—

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across EX36

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
EX36 3	£3,059	£2,170
EX36 4	£3,023	£3,073

Schools near EX36

Best state secondary within 5 kmSouth Molton Community College44.7% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%1 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

EX37 Umberleigh · 12 km3-bed house £298k EX18 Chulmleigh · 14 km3-bed house £324k EX32 Barnstaple · 17 km3-bed house £242k TA22 Dulverton · 18 km3-bed house £380k EX31 Barnstaple · 20 km3-bed house £320k EX19 Winkleigh · 21 km3-bed house £308k EX35 Lynton · 23 km3-bed house £326k EX17 Crediton · 24 km3-bed house £276k

Questions about EX36

Is EX36 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: prices in North Devon are down 2.4% on a year ago; the best secondary is above it (44.7% against 43.8%); 84 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in EX36?

A typical 3-bedroom house in EX36 sold for £251,812 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £217,836 and £318,502.

How many homes sell in EX36 each year?

84 homes sold in the last year and 446 in five years: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month.

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.