Detached

OAKLANDS LYNBRIDGE ROAD

LYNTON, NORTH DEVON, DEVON, EX35 6BD

£430,000

Location

Map view View on Google Maps View on OpenStreetMap Street View EX35 6BD

Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type	Name	Distance
Shop	Unknown	0.2 miles
Bus stop	Castle Hill Car Park	0.4 miles
Train station	Lynton Village	0.6 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Detached

Bathrooms

Floor area

277 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: before 1900

Last sold

£430,000 Mar 2026

Price per m²

£1,552/m²

Local average

£340,000 (4 sales)

Street crime

3 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: E

Potential rating: C

Inspection date: 11/05/2018

Expiry date: 10/05/2028

Est. upgrade cost to C: £35,765

EPC E or below may face future regulation risk. Upgrading to C could improve long-term ROI.

Recommendations

Increase loft insulation to 270 mm (£100 - £350)
Cavity wall insulation (£500 - £1,500)
50 mm internal or external wall insulation (£4,000 - £14,000)
Floor insulation (suspended floor) (£800 - £1,200)
Floor insulation (solid floor) (£4,000 - £6,000)
Low energy lighting for all fixed outlets (£140)
Upgrade heating controls (£350 - £450)
Replace boiler with new condensing boiler (£2,200 - £3,000)
Solar water heating (£4,000 - £6,000)
Replace single glazed windows with low-E double glazing (£3,300 - £6,500)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£5,000 - £8,000)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	30/03/2026	£430,000	Detached	—	£434,152 to April 2026	View transaction

Historic listings

Listing and sale events only where we matched the listing page to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

Event	Date	Price
listed	26/02/2026	£475,000
sold	01/01/2026	£430,000
sold	01/01/2007	£582,500

Photos · Open listing

Sold comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Land Registry Price Paid Data.

Address	Price	Date	Type
SHEKINAH STATION HILL, LYNTON, NORTH DEVON, DEVON, EX35 6LB	£350,000	27/11/2025	Detached
GREEN PASTURES STATION HILL, LYNTON, NORTH DEVON, DEVON, EX35 6LB	£415,000	12/11/2021	Detached
LYN HOUSE LYNWAY, LYNTON, NORTH DEVON, DEVON, EX35 6AX	£748,453	30/07/2021	Detached

Area average: £504,484 (3 sales)

For sale comparables

No active for-sale comparables found within 1 mile for the same property type.

Capital growth trend

Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).

5y growth -41.4%

10y growth 25.3%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): North Devon. Series: Detached. As of April 2026.

1y (index) -2.3%

5y (index) 9.7%

10y (index) 34.4%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for North Devon. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £761/mo

Realistic £845/mo

Optimistic £930/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → North Devon.

Rental Comparables

Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area. Bedroom counts vary — use the Beds column to compare like-for-like lets. Student lets are excluded.

Title	Rent	Beds	Distance	As seen on
3 Bed Terraced House, Watersmeet Road, EX35	£1,250/mo	3	0.5 miles	OpenRent
2 Bed Flat, Lynmouth Street, EX35	£650/mo	2	0.52 miles	OpenRent
2 Bed Flat, Lynmouth St, EX35	£675/mo	2	0.53 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £858/mo (3 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.16%

Max investor price (0.8%) £84,375

Target investor price (1%) £67,500

Gross yield 1.9%

Cost-to-rent ratio 53.1×

Monthly cashflow £-1,111/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI -10.7%

Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).
Cost-to-rent — Price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables). Under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed.
Cashflow — Rent minus mortgage, 10% maintenance, £25/mo compliance. Assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term.
ROI — Annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Job (default Low)

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Criminal damage and arson	1
Other crime	1
Violence and sexual offences	1
Total incidents	3

Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name	Type	Distance	Ofsted
Lynton Church of England Primary School	Primary	0.4 miles	Good — 23 Nov 2016
Parracombe Church of England Primary School	Primary	3.9 miles	Good — 5 Jan 2017

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# OAKLANDS LYNBRIDGE ROAD, LYNTON, NORTH DEVON, DEVON, EX35 6BD

## Property details

- Slug: `1463227` (address key hash: `1463227279eb79c367891658356be9689f4569bc`)
- Postcode: EX35 6BD
- Transactions on record: 1

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Detached
- Bathrooms: 4
- Floor area: 277 m²
- EPC rating: E
- Year built: England and Wales: before 1900
- Last sold: £430,000 Mar 2026
- Price per m²: £1,552/m²
- Local average: £340,000 (4 sales)
- Street crime: 3 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £430,000
- Date: 2026-03-30
- Type: D
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** E
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Expiry date:** 10/05/2028
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £35,765

### Recommendations
- A (£100 - £350)
- B (£500 - £1,500)
- Q (£4,000 - £14,000)
- W1 (£800 - £1,200)
- W2 (£4,000 - £6,000)
- E (£140)
- G (£350 - £450)
- I (£2,200 - £3,000)
- N (£4,000 - £6,000)
- O (£3,300 - £6,500)
- U (£5,000 - £8,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/9698-5085-7245-5378-9974)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-03-30 | £430,000 | Detached | — | £434,152 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/50d10b83-dbac-b8d0-e063-4704a8c08d98) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| OAKLANDS LYNBRIDGE ROAD, LYNTON, NORTH DEVON, DEVON, EX35 6BD | £430,000 | 30/03/2026 | Detached |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [172625660](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/81dcc0c)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| listed | 2026-02-26 | £475,000 |
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £430,000 |
| sold | 2007-01-01 | £582,500 |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| SHEKINAH STATION HILL, LYNTON, NORTH DEVON, DEVON, EX35 6LB | £350,000 | 27/11/2025 | Detached |
| GREEN PASTURES STATION HILL, LYNTON, NORTH DEVON, DEVON, EX35 6LB | £415,000 | 12/11/2021 | Detached |
| LYN HOUSE LYNWAY, LYNTON, NORTH DEVON, DEVON, EX35 6AX | £748,453 | 30/07/2021 | Detached |

**Area average:** £504,484 (3 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** -41.4%
- **10y growth:** 25.3%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for North Devon; Detached series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** -2.3%
- **5y growth (index):** 9.7%
- **10y growth (index):** 34.4%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (North Devon). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £761/mo
- **Realistic:** £845/mo
- **Optimistic:** £930/mo

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area. Bedroom counts vary — use the Beds column to compare like-for-like lets. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 3 Bed Terraced House, Watersmeet Road, EX35 | £1,250/mo | 3 | 0.5 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, Lynmouth Street, EX35 | £650/mo | 2 | 0.52 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, Lynmouth St, EX35 | £675/mo | 2 | 0.53 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £858/mo (3 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.16% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £84,375
- **Target investor price (1%):** £67,500

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £675/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 1.9%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 53.1×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-1,111/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -10.7%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Job (default Low)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **3** |

*Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Lynton Church of England Primary School | Primary | 0.4 miles | Good — 23 Nov 2016 |
| Parracombe Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3.9 miles | Good — 5 Jan 2017 |