That is the middle of 403 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 5.8 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.
403 homes sold in three years: 185 detached houses, 69 semi-detached houses, 121 terraced houses and 28 flats and maisonettes. A detached house sells for twice what a flat does.
Detached houses£349K
median sale · 185 sold in 3 years
Middle half
£305K–£400K
Last 12 months
£349K38 sold
New build
£385K
Semi-detached houses£260K
median sale · 69 sold in 3 years
Middle half
£228K–£296K
Last 12 months
£247K22 sold
New build
£270K
Terraced houses£207K
median sale · 121 sold in 3 years
Middle half
£175K–£235K
Last 12 months
£215K38 sold
New build
£245K
Flats and maisonettes£165K
median sale · 28 sold in 3 years
Middle half
£129K–£193K
Last 12 months
£140K5 sold
The mix
Mostly detached: 46% of homes sold stand on their own plot
Detached houses46%
Semi-detached houses17%
Terraced houses30%
Flats and maisonettes7%
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.
Price range
Half of South Molton’s homes sold for between £210K and £350K
One sale in ten was under £160K and one in ten over £410K. 41% sold for under £250K.
Sales by price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
The median, £274,950, sits in the £250–300K band
403 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
Since 1995
The typical home costs 5.8 times as much as in 1995, in step with England
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £43,250 in 1995 to £250,000 in the last 12 months (£258,000 in 2019).
31 years of sales
About as many homes sell as usual
103 sales in the last 12 months, against 206 in 2021, the busiest year, and 63 in 2008. Sales fell by 52% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 15%. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 35% more sales than 2020.
Homes soldMedian sale price
Against England
South Molton costs about what England does
Median sale price each calendar year: South Molton, every standard sale in England, and the typical UK town (the middle of the town medians, towns of 2,500 or more).
By type
Terraced houses rose the most since 1995
1995
2000
2005
2010
2015
2020
Last 12 months
Detached houses
£87K
£104K
£230K
£217K
£240K
£292K
£349K
Semi-detached houses
£52K
£76K
£168K
£150K
£181K
£212K
£247K
Terraced houses
£39K
£61K
£148K
£143K
£153K
£180K
£215K
Flats and maisonettes
£40K
£52K
£100K
—
£122K
£116K
£140K
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.
New builds
8% of homes sold in the last 12 months were new builds
721 new homes have been sold in South Molton since 1995; the share peaked at 50% in 2019.
New-build share of sales
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
New builds and tenure · 3 years
A new home sold for a median £365,000
against £245,000 for a home sold on, 49% more, over three years. New homes are often a different mix from the homes sold on, so part of the gap is size and type.
7% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 0.5% sold leasehold in South Molton. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Streets
Raleigh Mead is South Molton’s busiest street, with 26 sales in three years
30 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 9 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
Raleigh Mead
EX36
26
£210,000
Mixed
2
Oaktree Road
EX36
20
£330,000
Mostly detached houses
3
East Street
EX36
20
£187,500
Mostly terraced houses
4
Fawn Close
EX36
12
£399,995
Mostly detached houses · new builds
5
Molbrook Road
EX36
12
£379,950
Mostly detached houses · new builds
6
Antler Close
EX36
11
£440,000
Mostly detached houses · new builds
7
Basin Walk
EX36
11
£249,950
Mixed · new builds
8
Closewool Grove
EX36
10
£404,997
Mostly detached houses · new builds
9
Ash Drive
EX36
10
£352,000
Mostly detached houses
10
Rowan Way
EX36
9
£292,000
Mostly detached houses · new builds
11
Nadder Meadow
EX36
9
£220,000
Mixed
12
Kingsway
EX36
9
£217,000
Mostly terraced houses
13
Sycamore Drive
EX36
7
£355,000
Mostly detached houses
14
Catkins Close
EX36
7
£280,000
Mixed · new builds
15
Magdalene Way
EX36
7
£279,000
Mixed
Dearest streets
Antler Close: £440,000
South Molton median£275K
Antler Close£440K
Closewool Grove£405K
Fawn Close£400K
Exeter Gate£395K
Linhay Way£385K
Cheapest streets
Barnstaple Street: £160,000
South Molton median£275K
Barnstaple Street£160K
North Street£163K
Gwythers£169K
East Street£188K
Raleigh Mead£210K
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is 2.8 times 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.
Across Devon
South Molton is the 32nd most expensive of 47 towns in Devon
South Molton is in the middle of Devon’s towns to buy in; the typical UK town’s median is £277,000.
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 South Molton
What is the average house price in South Molton?
The median home in South Molton sold for £274,950 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 403 standard sales (£250,000 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £349,000, semi-detached houses £260,000, terraced houses £207,000 and flats and maisonettes £165,000.
Are house prices going up in South Molton?
The median was £282,000 in 2025, up 4% on 2024 (£270,000), and £250,000 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 South Molton each year?
103 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 146 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in South Molton?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Antler Close (EX36, £440,000), Closewool Grove (EX36, £404,997) and Fawn Close (EX36, £399,995).
How much does a new build cost in South Molton?
New homes sold for a median £365,000 over three years, against £245,000 for homes sold on. New builds were 24% of sales.
Is South Molton expensive for Devon?
South Molton is the 32nd 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.