Sold Terraced

71 NEW STREET

TORRINGTON, TORRINGTON, DEVON EX38 8BT

2 beds Listed 10 Feb 2009 (-6322d)

£109,995

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# 2 bedroom terraced house for sale (EX38 8BT)

## Property Details

| Key | Value |
|-----|-------|
| Address | 71 NEW STREET, TORRINGTON, TORRINGTON, DEVON EX38 8BT |
| Price | £109,995 |
| Bedrooms | 2 |
| Last sold | £115,000 Nov 2008 |

## Description

71 New Street is a most deceptive terraced town house offering 2 reception rooms, a modern well fitted kitchen, 2 bedrooms and a well appointed modern bathroom. It offers an ideal opportunity for a young family or investor. The house has the benefit of gas central heating and PVCu double glazing. The rear garden has been laid out as a courtyard for easy maintenance. There is a pedestrian access leading around from the courtyard in to New Street. Competitively priced to ensure an early sale with the prospect of immediate completion early viewing is therefore advised.

Directions To Find: As you enter Torrington from Bideford on the A386 road this leads directly in to New Street. As you proceed along the Street No.71 will be found on the right just beyond the turning down left in to Stonemans Lane. It is within a few minutes easy level walk to the Town Centre and Square.

The well-recommended accommodation briefly comprises (with all measurements being approximate):

PVCu Double Glazed ENTRANCE DOOR Into:

LOUNGE: 13' 4 x 11' 9 (4.06m x 3.58m) With PVCu double glazing, telephone point, radiator, coved ceiling, fitted smoke alarm and door into:

DINING ROOM: 13' 6 x 8' 7 (4.11m x 2.62m) PVCu double glazing, understairs storage cupboard, radiator, staircase to first floor and door into:

KITCHEN: 12' 2 x 7' 4 (3.71m x 2.24m) Being part tiled and well equipped with inset 1� bowl sink unit with mixer tap, fitted worktops with cupboards and drawers under, matching wall cupboards, PVCu double glazing including PVCu double glazed door to rear garden, wall mounted Baxi gas combination boiler providing instantaneous hot water and central heating, plumbing for automatic washing machine and dishwasher.

FIRST FLOOR:

LANDING:  With fitted smoke alarm, access to roof space.

BEDROOM 1 (Front): 13' 6 x 9' 2 maximum  (4.11m x 2.79m) With radiator, PVCu double glazing, coved ceiling, access to roof space.

BEDROOM 2 (Rear): 12' 0 x 7' 0 (3.66m x 2.13m) With radiator, PVCu double glazing.

BATHROOM:  Being extensively tiled and well appointed with modern white suite comprising panelled bath with electric shower unit over, fitted shower rail, pedestal wash basin, low level WC, radiator, PVCu double glazing, 2 wall mirrors, fitted towel rail.

OUTSIDE:  The property fronts directly on to New Street while at the rear the garden has been laid out as a courtyard style garden for easy maintenance with paved patio areas. Garden shed and rear pedestrian access.

SERVICES: All mains services connected. Gas central heating.

COUNCIL TAX: Band A

## Property Photos

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## Floorplans

- ![Floorplan 1](/listings/photos/24633344/203589) - Floorplan 1

## Sales History

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 71 NEW STREET, TORRINGTON, TORRIDGE, DEVON, EX38 8BT | £115,000 | 14/11/2008 | Terraced |
| 71 NEW STREET, TORRINGTON, TORRIDGE, DEVON, EX38 8BT | £76,250 | 24/07/2002 | Terraced |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 2 SCHOOL LANE, TORRINGTON, TORRIDGE, DEVON, EX38 7AJ | £220,000 | 17/12/2025 | Terraced |
| 176 NEW STREET, TORRINGTON, TORRIDGE, DEVON, EX38 8BX | £220,000 | 05/12/2025 | Terraced |
| 99 MILL STREET, TORRINGTON, TORRIDGE, DEVON, EX38 8AN | £165,000 | 18/09/2025 | Terraced |
| 49 MILL STREET, TORRINGTON, TORRIDGE, DEVON, EX38 8AL | £175,000 | 28/07/2025 | Terraced |
| [Same street] 87A NEW STREET, TORRINGTON, TORRIDGE, DEVON, EX38 8BT | £150,000 | 09/09/2024 | Terraced |
| 6 TAVERN MEWS, TORRINGTON, TORRIDGE, DEVON, EX38 8HN | £185,000 | 11/12/2023 | Terraced |
| [Same street] 79 NEW STREET, TORRINGTON, TORRIDGE, DEVON, EX38 8BT | £170,000 | 07/09/2023 | Terraced |
| [Same street] 63 NEW STREET, TORRINGTON, TORRIDGE, DEVON, EX38 8BT | £200,000 | 25/05/2023 | Detached |
| 143 NEW STREET, TORRINGTON, TORRIDGE, DEVON, EX38 8BU | £217,000 | 20/12/2022 | Terraced |
| 45 MILL STREET, TORRINGTON, TORRIDGE, DEVON, EX38 8AL | £260,000 | 09/12/2022 | Terraced |
| 35 TOWN PARK, TORRINGTON, TORRIDGE, DEVON, EX38 7AH | £300,000 | 09/12/2022 | Terraced |
| 147 NEW STREET, TORRINGTON, TORRIDGE, DEVON, EX38 8BU | £250,000 | 15/11/2022 | Terraced |
| 3 RACK PARK CLOSE, TORRINGTON, TORRIDGE, DEVON, EX38 8AH | £210,000 | 28/10/2022 | Terraced |
| 50 TOWN PARK, TORRINGTON, TORRIDGE, DEVON, EX38 7AH | £225,000 | 31/08/2022 | Terraced |
| 9 LOUISE TERRACE, TORRINGTON, TORRIDGE, DEVON, EX38 8DB | £230,000 | 30/08/2022 | Terraced |
| KEMPTON HOUSE WHITES LANE, TORRINGTON, TORRIDGE, DEVON, EX38 8DS | £90,000 | 26/07/2022 | Terraced |
| 18 ALEXANDER PARK, TORRINGTON, TORRIDGE, DEVON, EX38 7BZ | £270,000 | 20/07/2022 | Terraced |
| 63 MILL STREET, TORRINGTON, TORRIDGE, DEVON, EX38 8AL | £320,000 | 19/07/2022 | Terraced |
| 161 NEW STREET, TORRINGTON, TORRIDGE, DEVON, EX38 8BX | £295,000 | 19/07/2022 | Terraced |
| 30 RACK PARK CLOSE, TORRINGTON, TORRIDGE, DEVON, EX38 8AH | £370,000 | 27/06/2022 | Terraced |
| 1 TAVERN MEWS, TORRINGTON, TORRIDGE, DEVON, EX38 8HN | £170,000 | 23/05/2022 | Terraced |
| 9 ALEXANDER PARK, TORRINGTON, TORRIDGE, DEVON, EX38 7BZ | £230,000 | 23/05/2022 | Terraced |
| 19 ALEXANDER PARK, TORRINGTON, TORRIDGE, DEVON, EX38 7BZ | £260,000 | 13/05/2022 | Terraced |
| [Same street] 87 NEW STREET, TORRINGTON, TORRIDGE, DEVON, EX38 8BT | £85,000 | 31/03/2022 | Terraced |
| [Same street] 85A NEW STREET, TORRINGTON, TORRIDGE, DEVON, EX38 8BT | £267,500 | 11/02/2022 | Other |
| [Same street] 114A NEW STREET, TORRINGTON, TORRIDGE, DEVON, EX38 8BT | £80,000 | 13/01/2022 | Flat |
| [Same street] 91 NEW STREET, TORRINGTON, TORRIDGE, DEVON, EX38 8BT | £117,500 | 12/08/2021 | Terraced |

**Street average:** £152,857 (7 sales)
**Area average:** £233,100 (20 sales)

## Price vs local average

*Outcode + property type (HousePrices, last 2 years).*

- **Local average:** £198,711 (19 Terraced, EX38, 2024–2026)
- **Deviation:** -44.6%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £708/mo
- **Realistic:** £787/mo
- **Optimistic:** £866/mo

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 2 Bed Terraced House, New St, EX38 | £800/mo | 2 | 0.01 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £800/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.73% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £100,000
- **Target investor price (1%):** £80,000

*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 £800/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 8.7%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 11.5×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £262/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 9.8%

*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).*

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 12.8%
- **10y growth:** 50.2%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Torridge; Terraced series; as of March 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** -0.7%
- **5y growth (index):** 16.2%
- **10y growth (index):** 35%

## 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)

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Property details

Tenure

FREEHOLD

Last sold

£115,000 Nov 2008

Local average

£198,711 (-44.6%)

Deprivation

Decile 5 (14,161 of 33,755)

Street crime

27 incidents within 1 mile (Mar 2026)

Key features

DECEPTIVELY SPACIOUS 2 BEDROOM TERRACED TOWN HOUSE
SEPARATE LOUNGE & DINING ROOM
MODERN WELL APPOINTED BATHROOM
WELL EQUIPPED KITCHEN
GOOD SIZE REAR COURTYARD STYLE GARDEN
CLOSE TO TOWN CENTRE AMENITIES
GAS CENTRAL HEATING & PVCU DOUBLE GLAZING
IDEAL FIRST HOME OR FOR INVESTMENT
IMMEDIATE POSSESSION POSSIBLE

Additional details

Garden: Yes

Description

New Street forms part of the main route leading through the small Market Town of Torrington in North Devon. The Town offers a good range of day to day shops, choice of Schools, Leisure facilities including Golf Course, Swimming Pool and attractive walks along the Commons and banks of the River Torridge. It lies 10 miles in land from the Coastal Resort of Westward Ho! famed for its sandy beach and adjoining Golf Course. Bideford the Market Town and Port is 7 miles away and Barnstaple, the areas major regional centre, is 10 miles away.

71 New Street is a most deceptive terraced town house offering 2 reception rooms, a modern well fitted kitchen, 2 bedrooms and a well appointed modern bathroom. It offers an ideal opportunity for a young family or investor. The house has the benefit of gas central heating and PVCu double glazing. The rear garden has been laid out as a courtyard for easy maintenance. There is a pedestrian access leading around from the courtyard in to New Street. Competitively priced to ensure an early sale with the prospect of immediate completion early viewing is therefore advised.

Directions To Find: As you enter Torrington from Bideford on the A386 road this leads directly in to New Street. As you proceed along the Street No.71 will be found on the right just beyond the turning down left in to Stonemans Lane. It is within a few minutes easy level walk to the Town Centre and Square.

The well-recommended accommodation briefly comprises (with all measurements being approximate):

PVCu Double Glazed ENTRANCE DOOR Into:

LOUNGE: 13' 4 x 11' 9 (4.06m x 3.58m) With PVCu double glazing, telephone point, radiator, coved ceiling, fitted smoke alarm and door into:

DINING ROOM: 13' 6 x 8' 7 (4.11m x 2.62m) PVCu double glazing, understairs storage cupboard, radiator, staircase to first floor and door into:

KITCHEN: 12' 2 x 7' 4 (3.71m x 2.24m) Being part tiled and well equipped with inset 1� bowl sink unit with mixer tap, fitted worktops with cupboards and drawers under, matching wall cupboards, PVCu double glazing including PVCu double glazed door to rear garden, wall mounted Baxi gas combination boiler providing instantaneous hot water and central heating, plumbing for automatic washing machine and dishwasher.

FIRST FLOOR:

LANDING: With fitted smoke alarm, access to roof space.

BEDROOM 1 (Front): 13' 6 x 9' 2 maximum (4.11m x 2.79m) With radiator, PVCu double glazing, coved ceiling, access to roof space.

BEDROOM 2 (Rear): 12' 0 x 7' 0 (3.66m x 2.13m) With radiator, PVCu double glazing.

BATHROOM: Being extensively tiled and well appointed with modern white suite comprising panelled bath with electric shower unit over, fitted shower rail, pedestal wash basin, low level WC, radiator, PVCu double glazing, 2 wall mirrors, fitted towel rail.

OUTSIDE: The property fronts directly on to New Street while at the rear the garden has been laid out as a courtyard style garden for easy maintenance with paved patio areas. Garden shed and rear pedestrian access.

SERVICES: All mains services connected. Gas central heating.

COUNCIL TAX: Band A

Listed by

Bideford

Seldons

Reference: 24633344

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

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Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Job (default Low)

Floorplans

Floorplan 1

Price history

51% since 2002

Event	Date	Price	% change
Sold	14/11/2008 (17 years ago)	£115,000	+50.8%
Sold	24/07/2002 (23 years ago)	£76,250	—

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Crown copyright.

Sold Comparables

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

Address	Price	Date	Type
2 SCHOOL LANE, TORRINGTON, TORRIDGE, DEVON, EX38 7AJ	£220,000	17/12/2025	Terraced
176 NEW STREET, TORRINGTON, TORRIDGE, DEVON, EX38 8BX	£220,000	05/12/2025	Terraced
99 MILL STREET, TORRINGTON, TORRIDGE, DEVON, EX38 8AN	£165,000	18/09/2025	Terraced
49 MILL STREET, TORRINGTON, TORRIDGE, DEVON, EX38 8AL	£175,000	28/07/2025	Terraced
Same street 87A NEW STREET, TORRINGTON, TORRIDGE, DEVON, EX38 8BT	£150,000	09/09/2024	Terraced
6 TAVERN MEWS, TORRINGTON, TORRIDGE, DEVON, EX38 8HN	£185,000	11/12/2023	Terraced
Same street 79 NEW STREET, TORRINGTON, TORRIDGE, DEVON, EX38 8BT	£170,000	07/09/2023	Terraced
Same street 63 NEW STREET, TORRINGTON, TORRIDGE, DEVON, EX38 8BT	£200,000	25/05/2023	Detached
143 NEW STREET, TORRINGTON, TORRIDGE, DEVON, EX38 8BU	£217,000	20/12/2022	Terraced
45 MILL STREET, TORRINGTON, TORRIDGE, DEVON, EX38 8AL	£260,000	09/12/2022	Terraced
35 TOWN PARK, TORRINGTON, TORRIDGE, DEVON, EX38 7AH	£300,000	09/12/2022	Terraced
147 NEW STREET, TORRINGTON, TORRIDGE, DEVON, EX38 8BU	£250,000	15/11/2022	Terraced
3 RACK PARK CLOSE, TORRINGTON, TORRIDGE, DEVON, EX38 8AH	£210,000	28/10/2022	Terraced
50 TOWN PARK, TORRINGTON, TORRIDGE, DEVON, EX38 7AH	£225,000	31/08/2022	Terraced
9 LOUISE TERRACE, TORRINGTON, TORRIDGE, DEVON, EX38 8DB	£230,000	30/08/2022	Terraced
KEMPTON HOUSE WHITES LANE, TORRINGTON, TORRIDGE, DEVON, EX38 8DS	£90,000	26/07/2022	Terraced
18 ALEXANDER PARK, TORRINGTON, TORRIDGE, DEVON, EX38 7BZ	£270,000	20/07/2022	Terraced
63 MILL STREET, TORRINGTON, TORRIDGE, DEVON, EX38 8AL	£320,000	19/07/2022	Terraced
161 NEW STREET, TORRINGTON, TORRIDGE, DEVON, EX38 8BX	£295,000	19/07/2022	Terraced
30 RACK PARK CLOSE, TORRINGTON, TORRIDGE, DEVON, EX38 8AH	£370,000	27/06/2022	Terraced
1 TAVERN MEWS, TORRINGTON, TORRIDGE, DEVON, EX38 8HN	£170,000	23/05/2022	Terraced
9 ALEXANDER PARK, TORRINGTON, TORRIDGE, DEVON, EX38 7BZ	£230,000	23/05/2022	Terraced
19 ALEXANDER PARK, TORRINGTON, TORRIDGE, DEVON, EX38 7BZ	£260,000	13/05/2022	Terraced
Same street 87 NEW STREET, TORRINGTON, TORRIDGE, DEVON, EX38 8BT	£85,000	31/03/2022	Terraced
Same street 85A NEW STREET, TORRINGTON, TORRIDGE, DEVON, EX38 8BT	£267,500	11/02/2022	Other
Same street 114A NEW STREET, TORRINGTON, TORRIDGE, DEVON, EX38 8BT	£80,000	13/01/2022	Flat
Same street 91 NEW STREET, TORRINGTON, TORRIDGE, DEVON, EX38 8BT	£117,500	12/08/2021	Terraced

Street average: £152,857 (7 sales)

Area average: £233,100 (20 sales)

Capital growth trend

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

5y growth 12.8%

10y growth 50.2%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Torridge. Series: Terraced. As of March 2026.

1y (index) -0.7%

5y (index) 16.2%

10y (index) 35%

Rental Range

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

Low £708/mo

Realistic £787/mo

Optimistic £866/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Torridge.

Location

Map view View on Google Maps View on OpenStreetMap Street View EX38 8BT

Nearby

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

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Unknown	0.1 miles
Shop	Lidl	0.1 miles
Bus stop	School Lane	0.2 miles
Shop	Duffy's Home Hardware	0.2 miles
Hospital	Torrington Community Hospital	0.5 miles
Hospital	Bideford Hospital	5.3 miles
Train station	Chapelton	6.9 miles
Train station	Umberleigh	7.8 miles

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	16
Shoplifting	7
Public order	2
Drugs	1
Other theft	1
Total incidents	27

Within 1 mile during Mar 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
Great Torrington Bluecoat Church of England Primary School	Primary	0.5 miles	— (Inspected (no overall grade))
Great Torrington School	Secondary	0.6 miles	Good — 22 Jun 2012
Monkleigh Primary School	Primary	2.4 miles	Good — 3 Jan 2012
Langtree Community School and Nursery Unit	Primary	3.4 miles	Good — 5 Oct 2012
Marland School	Other	3.7 miles	Good — 18 May 2023

Rental Comparables

Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.

Title	Rent	Beds	Distance	As seen on
2 Bed Terraced House, New St, EX38	£800/mo	2	0.01 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £800/mo (1 listing)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.73%

Max investor price (0.8%) £100,000

Target investor price (1%) £80,000

Gross yield 8.7%

Cost-to-rent ratio 11.5×

Monthly cashflow £262/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI 9.8%

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).