The median home in Instow sells for £475,000
That is the middle of 27 standard sales recorded by HM Land Registry from September 2023 to August 2026, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. 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.
A third of Instow’s sales are detached houses
27 homes sold in three years: 10 detached houses, 3 semi-detached houses, 9 terraced houses and 5 flats and maisonettes.
median sale · 10 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £550K–£740K
Semi-detached houses: 3 sold
Terraced houses: 9 sold, median £425K
Flats and maisonettes: 5 sold, median £305K
Too few sales for a card of their own.
A mixed market: no one type makes up more than 37% of sales
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.
Hardly any new homes: 0% of sales in the last 12 months
6 new homes have been sold in Instow since 1995; the share peaked at 13% in 2003.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
15% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 0% sold leasehold in Instow. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Instow’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Northam, Fremington and Westward Ho!.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Instow | — | £475K | 3 | +16% |
| Appledore | 0.9 | £363K | 24 | +58% |
| Northam | 2 | £323K | 63 | +52% |
| Fremington | 2 | £330K | 89 | +35% |
| Westward Ho! | 2.8 | £300K | 71 | +29% |
| Chivenor and Wrafton | 2.9 | £300K | 24 | +15% |
| Bideford | 3.1 | £227K | 230 | +34% |
| Braunton | 3.5 | £375K | 81 | +56% |
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 Instow
What is the average house price in Instow?
The median home in Instow sold for £475,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 27 standard sales. By type: detached houses £625,000, terraced houses £425,000 and flats and maisonettes £305,000.
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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