Lays Cottage, Barnstaple last changed hands on 19th January 2026, selling for £480,000. The transaction was logged as a freehold house by HM Land Registry.

In total it has sold twice since 1995.

The market for similar properties has dropped by 13.3% since January 2026.

• Sold Jan 2026£480,000
• Sold Feb 2019£390,000

Land Registry records and our Estate Agent network show 68 sales of comparable properties within 6.0 kilometres of Lays Cottage, Barnstaple since 2008.

Most recently, Oak Cottage, Barnstaple, EX31 4SY, a freehold house, sold at £520,000 on the 4th February 2026.

Read more about house prices in EX31.

• Sold Feb 2026£520,000 | 4 Bed HouseOak Cottage, Barnstaple, EX31 4SYOak Cottage, Barnstaple, EX31 4SY
• Sold Dec 2025£630,000 | 4 Bed HouseMeadow View, Barnstaple, EX31 4EAMeadow View, Barnstaple, EX31 4EA
• Sold Sep 2025£430,000 | 4 Bed HouseHorseshoe Barn, Barnstaple, EX31 4SYHorseshoe Barn, Barnstaple, EX31 4SY
• Sold Feb 2025£600,000 | 4 Bed House23B, Spurway Gardens, Ilfracombe, EX34 0PL23B, Spurway Gardens, Ilfracombe, EX34 0PL
• Sold Nov 2024£405,000 | 4 Bed HouseFern Bank, Milltown, Barnstaple, EX31 4HEFern Bank, Milltown, Barnstaple, EX31 4HE
• Sold Jun 2024£489,950 | 4 Bed HouseOaklands, Barnstaple, EX31 4EAOaklands, Barnstaple, EX31 4EA
• Sold Nov 2023£400,000 | 4 Bed HouseThe Elms, Corner Lane, Ilfracombe, EX34 0HUThe Elms, Corner Lane, Ilfracombe, EX34 0HU
• Sold Oct 2022£540,000 | 4 Bed HouseSeven Ash Cottage, Ilfracombe, EX34 0PASeven Ash Cottage, Ilfracombe, EX34 0PA
• Sold Oct 2021£650,000 | 4 Bed HouseThe Barn, Barnstaple, EX31 4NLThe Barn, Barnstaple, EX31 4NL
• Sold Jun 2021£395,000 | 4 Bed HouseMillview, Milltown, Barnstaple, EX31 4HGMillview, Milltown, Barnstaple, EX31 4HG
• Sold Jun 2020£1,200,000 | 5 Bed HouseNorthcote Manor Farm, Barnstaple, EX31 4NBNorthcote Manor Farm, Barnstaple, EX31 4NB
• Sold Oct 2019£635,000 | 4 Bed HouseSouth Thorne, Barnstaple, EX31 4SLSouth Thorne, Barnstaple, EX31 4SL
• Sold Aug 2019£605,000 | 4 Bed HouseNorth Thorne, Barnstaple, EX31 4SLNorth Thorne, Barnstaple, EX31 4SL
• Sold Jun 2018£390,000 | 4 Bed HouseBeanhay, Barnstaple, EX31 4SYBeanhay, Barnstaple, EX31 4SY
• Sold Jan 2018£152,250 | 4 Bed HouseOakford Farm, Barnstaple, EX31 4LJOakford Farm, Barnstaple, EX31 4LJ
• Sold Feb 2017£650,000 | 4 Bed HouseThe Croft, Barnstaple, EX31 4SXThe Croft, Barnstaple, EX31 4SX
• Sold Oct 2015£235,000 | 4 Bed HousePatchole Cottage, Barnstaple, EX31 4NBPatchole Cottage, Barnstaple, EX31 4NB
• Sold Sep 2013£155,000 | 4 Bed HouseJasmine Cottage, Milltown, Barnstaple, EX31 4HGJasmine Cottage, Milltown, Barnstaple, EX31 4HG
• Sold Jul 2013£322,500 | 4 Bed House2 Town Farm Court, Barnstaple, EX31 4JU2 Town Farm Court, Barnstaple, EX31 4JU
• Sold Oct 2008£320,000 | 4 Bed House3 Town Farm Court, Barnstaple, EX31 4JU3 Town Farm Court, Barnstaple, EX31 4JU

Our analysis of the public data ranks Lays Cottage, Barnstaple as the 45th largest and the 42nd most expensive of the 85 addresses on East Down, Barnstaple, EX31.

Against the EX31 postcode district average, it is £111k more expensive than the typical property.

• Kentisbury Primary School

  3.6 km away
• Shirwell Community Primary School

  3.6 km away
• Marwood School

  4.9 km away

• Pilton Community College

  8.0 km away
• The Park Community School

  9.3 km away
• The Ilfracombe Church of England Academy

  9.5 km away

• Barnstaple

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  9.2 km away
• Chapelton (Devon)

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  14.9 km away
• Umberleigh

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  17.1 km away

Environment Agency data suggests this area has a Very Low risk of flooding.