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Hartland Coast: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Hartland Coast neighbourhood of Torridge, England (ONS area Torridge 005). Headline figures assembled 1 November 2026. Postcodes EX38, EX39. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near EX39 5DY.

A middle-income neighbourhood, showing some signs of gentrification

Hartland Coast is a middle-income neighbourhood; it shows some signs of gentrification against Torridge (2 of 15 signals rising, 1 falling). Houses here typically resell for £325,000 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Torridge (0.5 times the borough's rate).

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 1 November 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£325,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +38% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Middle income

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Some signs

Weighted balance +0.22; 2 of 15 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 4 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 4 small areas range from decile 3 to 5.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£45,700

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

0.5 times the borough's rate

Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.

Source: Police.uk

Where Hartland Coast sits in Torridge

  • Typical house price: joint 3rd highest of 9 neighbourhoods in Torridge
  • Average household income: the highest of 9 neighbourhoods in Torridge

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 1 November 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Hartland Coast

House prices: Hartland Coast against Torridge: This neighbourhood £60k (1995) to £325k (2026); Torridge £49k (1995) to £263k (2026).£89k£319k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£325kTorridge£263k
Median resale price of houses each year here and across Torridge, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 1 November 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

2 of 15 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Torridge, 1 the other way and 12 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

  • Resale prices
  • Benefit claims (DWP)

Falling behind the borough

  • Homes selling

Schools nearby

Nearest state schools

  • Nearest state primary school Woolsery Primary School 3.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Mar 2023).
  • Nearest state secondary school Atlantic Academy 310 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Feb 2023).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (20 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 30 September 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Hartland Coast

What is the typical house price in Hartland Coast?

£325,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +38% against 2017-2019.

How does Hartland Coast compare with the rest of Torridge?

Typical house price: joint 3rd highest of 9 neighbourhoods in Torridge. Average household income: the highest of 9 neighbourhoods in Torridge.

Is Hartland Coast an affluent area?

Middle income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Hartland Coast gentrifying?

Some signs. Weighted balance +0.22; 2 of 15 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.

Which state schools are nearest to Hartland Coast?

Nearest state primary school. Woolsery Primary School. 3.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Mar 2023). Nearest state secondary school. Atlantic Academy. 310 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Feb 2023).

Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.