Buying a home in EX38, Torrington. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£248kmost £205k–£300k

Houses per m²£2,869flats £2,118

Sold last year80483 in five years

Prices in Torridge+1.7%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in EX38 sold for £248,282 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £204,954 and £300,114, for about 92 m² of space.

80 homes sold here in the last year: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month. Flats start at around £79k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in EX38 8 (£2,795) and the most in EX38 7 (£2,950).

Across Torridge, prices are up 1.7% on a year ago and up 6.9% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £908 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,132 a month at 4.5% over 30 years.

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House prices in EX38 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
1	£155,000	£135k–£183k	47 m²	10
2	£205,238	£176k–£241k	66 m²	171
3	£248,282	£205k–£300k	92 m²	195
4	£340,146	£262k–£404k	117 m²	46
5+	£413,540	£329k–£517k	162 m²	48

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	£155k	£205k	£248k	£340k	£414k
Detached	—	£268k	£315k	£365k	£419k
Semi-detached	—	£215k	£257k	£236k	£329k
Terraced	£135k	£184k	£212k	£262k	£297k
Flats	£79k	£140k	—	—	—

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

Price per m² across EX38

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
EX38 7	£2,950	£2,119
EX38 8	£2,795	£1,893

Schools near EX38

Best state primary within 2 kmGreat Torrington Bluecoat Church of England Primary School52% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%1 state primaries within 2 km

Best state secondary within 5 kmGreat Torrington School41.3% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%1 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

EX39 Bideford · 10 km3-bed house £282k EX19 Winkleigh · 13 km3-bed house £308k EX37 Umberleigh · 14 km3-bed house £298k EX21 Beaworthy · 16 km3-bed house £319k EX31 Barnstaple · 17 km3-bed house £320k EX32 Barnstaple · 17 km3-bed house £242k EX33 Braunton · 19 km3-bed house £389k EX18 Chulmleigh · 19 km3-bed house £324k

Questions about EX38

Is EX38 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: prices in Torridge are up 1.7% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is below the England average (52% against 64%); the best secondary is below it (41.3% against 43.8%); 80 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 EX38?

A typical 3-bedroom house in EX38 sold for £248,282 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £204,954 and £300,114.

How many homes sell in EX38 each year?

80 homes sold in the last year and 483 in five years: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month.

What are the schools like near EX38?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Great Torrington Bluecoat Church of England Primary School, where 52% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

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.