UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/house-prices/torridge
Council areaSouth West, England
House prices in Torridge
Homes in Torridge sold for a median of £275,000 from September 2024 to August 2026, across 2,050 standard sales.
That makes it the fourth cheapest of the 26 council areas in the South West with at least 300 sales. The median across the region was £310,000.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 881 | £375,000 | £307,000 to £465,000 | £3,395/m²from 35 sales |
| Semi-detached | 404 | £252,500 | £225,000 to £295,000 | Too few |
| Terraced | 633 | £210,000 | £175,000 to £252,000 | £2,704/m²from 20 sales |
| Flats and maisonettes | 132 | £141,000 | £125,000 to £176,000 | Too few |
Detached houses were the most common type sold in Torridge, at 43% of sales, ahead of terraced houses at 31%.
Flats and maisonettes stand out against the South West as a whole: a median of £141,000 here, 25% less than the £187,500 across the region.
Measured by floor area, homes here sold for a median of £3,018 per m², 16% below the £3,587 across the South West as a whole.
Prices over time
The median rose 40%, from £200,000 in 2016 to £280,000 in 2025, more than the 36% rise across the South West as a whole.
Postcode districts in Torridge
District medians are close together, from £253,000 in EX38 (Torrington) to £312,500 in EX19 (Winkleigh).
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Post towns in Torridge, by number of sales: Bideford (EX39), Holsworthy (EX22), Torrington (EX38), Beaworthy (EX21), Winkleigh (EX19).
- EX19Winkleigh, 103 salesMedian price £312,500Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 Too few
- EX22Holsworthy, 274 salesMedian price £300,000Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +2%
- EX21Beaworthy, 118 salesMedian price £295,000Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 Too few
- EX39Bideford, 1,291 salesMedian price £270,000Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 −1%
- EX38Torrington, 253 salesMedian price £253,000Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 −7%
1-year change: 2025 against 2024, where both years had 100 or more standard sales. It moves with which homes sold, so treat it as a guide, not a price index.
Streets with the most standard sales in the districts listed above, September 2024 to August 2026:
- New Street, Torrington (EX38)19 sales
- Medley Close, Halwill Junction (EX21)17 sales
- Davies Mount, Bideford (EX39)17 sales
- Escott Crescent, Westward Ho (EX39)17 sales
- Mill Street, Torrington (EX38)15 sales
- Bay View Road, Northam (EX39)15 sales
- Jubilee Gardens, Northam (EX39)14 sales
- Pen Stour Lane, Appledore (EX39)14 sales
Of the streets with at least 10 sales, the dearest by median price were Bay View Road, Northam (EX39, £550,000), Pen Stour Lane, Appledore (EX39, detached houses, £470,000) and Jubilee Gardens, Northam (EX39, £430,000).
The cheapest were Chingswell Street, Bideford (EX39, flats, £135,000), Calf Street, Torrington (EX38, terraced houses, £182,000) and Lime Grove, Bideford (EX39, terraced houses, £190,000).
Living in Torridge
Crime
50 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Lower than 90 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of council areas are between 59 and 95.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
60% of homes can get it
Lower than 98 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of council areas are between 84% and 95%.
Radon
98% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Higher than 94 in 100 council areas.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,601 a year in Torridge for 2026 to 2027
Higher than 89 in 100 council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Council areas in the South West
Median sale price of the 26 council areas in the South West with at least 300 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first. Torridge and the 14 council areas nearest it in the ranking are shown.
- North Somerset£320,000
- Wiltshire£320,000
- Exeter£300,000
- Teignbridge£300,000
- Mid Devon£295,000
- West Devon£295,000
- North Devon£293,000
- Cornwall£287,500
- Somerset£285,000
- Swindon£280,000
- Forest of Dean£275,000
- Torridge, this council area£275,000
- Gloucester£255,000
- Torbay£250,000
- Plymouth£225,000
About these figures
Torridge's figures come from 2,050 standard sales, each placed in the council area by its own postcode (how we build council pages). New builds made up 11% of them.
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.