The median home in Great Torrington sells for £240,000
That is the middle of 281 standard sales recorded by HM Land Registry from September 2023 to August 2026, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. The typical home sells for 5.4 times as much as in 1995. Below: what each type of home sells for, the spread of prices, every year since 1995, new builds, the busiest streets and the neighbours. Rents and council tax are on Cost of living.
Half of Great Torrington’s sales are terraced houses
281 homes sold in three years: 77 detached houses, 58 semi-detached houses, 134 terraced houses and 12 flats and maisonettes. A detached house sells for 2.7 times what a flat does.
median sale · 77 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £270K–£382K
- Last 12 months
- £363K26 sold
median sale · 58 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £210K–£280K
- Last 12 months
- £211K18 sold
median sale · 134 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £168K–£248K
- Last 12 months
- £205K45 sold
median sale · 12 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £95K–£155K
- Last 12 months
- £98K6 sold
A terraced town: half of homes sold are terraced
Standard sales, Sep 2023 to Aug 2026. A median needs 5 sales of a type; “middle half” is the 25th to 75th percentile of 10 or more.
Half of Great Torrington’s homes sold for between £190K and £290K
One sale in ten was under £155K and one in ten over £377K. 53% sold for under £250K.
The median, £240,000, sits in the £200–250K band
281 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 5.4 times as much as in 1995, in step with England
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £41,750 in 1995 to £225,000 in the last 12 months (£195,000 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
95 sales in the last 12 months, against 176 in 1999, the busiest year, and 69 in 2011. Sales fell by 39% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 9%. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 24% more sales than 2020.
Great Torrington costs less than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Great Torrington, every standard sale in England, and the typical UK town (the middle of the town medians, towns of 2,500 or more).
Detached houses rose the most since 1995
| 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | Last 12 months | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached houses | £54K | £94K | £200K | £219K | £210K | £280K | £363K |
| Semi-detached houses | £43K | £60K | £155K | £156K | £170K | £185K | £211K |
| Terraced houses | £37K | £52K | £130K | £143K | £158K | £175K | £205K |
Calendar years; a year’s median needs 5 sales of the type, so gaps are years with fewer.
Prices are as paid, not adjusted for inflation. Standard (category A) sales only; Land Registry adds a sale when it is registered, so the newest months fill in later.
Hardly any new homes: 0% of sales in the last 12 months
380 new homes have been sold in Great Torrington since 1995; the share peaked at 27% in 2008.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
4% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 0.7% sold leasehold in Great Torrington. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
New Street is Great Torrington’s busiest street, with 23 sales in three years
16 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 8 of them ten or more. A busy street is often a new estate selling its first homes, or a long road of terraces and flats.
| # | Street | Postcode area | Sales | Median | Homes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Street | EX38 | 23 | £192,500 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 2 | Mill Street | EX38 | 19 | £190,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 3 | Trafalgar Drive | EX38 | 17 | £235,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 4 | Castle Hill Gardens | EX38 | 14 | £253,500 | Mixed |
| 5 | Calf Street | EX38 | 14 | £174,500 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 6 | Holwill Drive | EX38 | 10 | £241,500 | Mixed |
| 7 | Caddywell Meadow | EX38 | 10 | £192,500 | Mixed |
| 8 | Well Street | EX38 | 10 | £181,250 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 9 | Rosemoor Road | EX38 | 8 | £310,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 10 | Burwood Road | EX38 | 8 | £262,820 | Mixed |
| 11 | Victory Way | EX38 | 8 | £223,500 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 12 | Fairfax Way | EX38 | 7 | £337,500 | Mostly detached houses |
| 13 | Castle Street | EX38 | 7 | £280,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 14 | Market Gardens | EX38 | 5 | £375,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses · new builds |
| 15 | St Marys Close | EX38 | 5 | £290,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
Market Gardens: £375,000
Calf Street: £174,500
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is twice the cheapest’s. Street medians mix types: a street of detached houses beats one of flats.
Standard sales with a street name, grouped by street and postcode district (Sep 2023 to Aug 2026); a name used in two districts shows the district. Medians only: we don’t list individual sales.
Great Torrington is the 42nd most expensive of 47 towns in Devon
Great Torrington is one of Devon’s cheapest towns to buy in; the typical UK town’s median is £277,000.
Towns of 2,500 or more in Devon with 10+ standard sales; each links to its own Housing page.
Great Torrington’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Torrington | — | £240K | 95 | +35% |
| Bideford | 5.4 | £227K | 230 | +34% |
| Northam | 6.8 | £323K | 63 | +52% |
| Westward Ho! | 7.4 | £300K | 71 | +29% |
| Appledore | 7.4 | £363K | 24 | +58% |
| Fremington | 8.1 | £330K | 89 | +35% |
| Bickington | 8.5 | £330K | 35 | +48% |
| Barnstaple | 9.3 | £253K | 369 | +37% |
Median: standard sales over three years (10+ needed). Since 2016: the median over three years against 2016’s. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about property prices in Great Torrington
What is the average house price in Great Torrington?
The median home in Great Torrington sold for £240,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 281 standard sales (£225,000 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £305,000, semi-detached houses £241,250, terraced houses £202,500 and flats and maisonettes £115,000.
Are house prices going up in Great Torrington?
The median was £230,000 in 2025, down 9% on 2024 (£253,000), and £225,000 in the last 12 months. A town’s median moves with the mix of homes sold each year as well as with prices.
How many homes sell in Great Torrington each year?
95 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 108 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Great Torrington?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Market Gardens (EX38, £375,000), Fairfax Way (EX38, £337,500) and Rosemoor Road (EX38, £310,000).
Is Great Torrington expensive for Devon?
Great Torrington is the 42nd most expensive of 47 towns of 2,500 or more in Devon by median sale price.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid, every standard sale since January 1995 (yearly files of 28 September 2026), inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary by postcode (ONS Postcode Directory) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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