Surveyors · Hatherleigh, Devon
Home surveys in Hatherleigh: the local risks, the price picture and the right survey level, from a surveyor-led Devon practice.
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Choose by age in Hatherleigh: a Level 2 for post-war homes, a Level 3 for period ones. If the house is Victorian or older, listed, or has been heavily extended, go Level 3. Otherwise a Level 2 normally does the job.
The median Hatherleigh sale in 2025 was £255,000, across 26 sales (down 9% on 2024's £280,000).
| Type | Median |
|---|---|
| detached | £307,500 |
| semi-detached | £248,500 |
| terraced | £226,750 |
Sales mix: terraced 46%, detached 27%, semi-detached 23%, flat/maisonette 4%. EX20. HM Land Registry, 2025, ONS built-up area. Residents: Hatherleigh built-up area, ONS Census 2021.
38% of the housing stock in these neighbourhoods dates from before 1919 and 37% from before 1900. Expect solid walls rather than cavities, so damp diagnosis needs care: cement renders, plastic paints and raised ground levels trap moisture in walls that were designed to breathe.
Source: VOA, Mar 2025
Historic England lists 61 buildings in and around Hatherleigh, including Church Of St John The Baptist (Grade I); 18, Market Street (Grade II*). Buying a listed home? Ask the seller for consents for any past alterations, as unauthorised works stay with the building.
List entries: Church Of St John The Baptist · 18, Market Street
Source: Historic England
Conservation area here: Hatherleigh. Permitted development rights are narrower inside a conservation area, so extensions, windows and solar panels may need planning permission.
Source: planning.data.gov.uk
0 of 20 postcodes checked are in Flood Zone 2 or 3, so most of Hatherleigh sits outside the river and sea flood zones. Low-lying streets and surface water can still catch people out.
Source: Environment Agency
The 1 km radon map square at the centre of Hatherleigh is class 5: an estimated 10 to 30% of homes are above the radon Action Level. 100% of the sold postcodes we checked fall in a radon Affected Area. A three-month radon test is cheap, and fixes (often a sump or better underfloor ventilation) are well understood.
Source: UKHSA/BGS
Parts of West Devon share Cornwall's mining history; a mining search and, for pre-1950 concrete-block homes, a mundic test may be needed.
Source: UNESCO WHS; RICS
Under most of Hatherleigh the bedrock is interbedded sandstone and conglomerate (56%) and mudstone, siltstone and sandstone (44%). Cob (earth walling) is a traditional Devon material; it needs to breathe and stay dry, so cement render, blocked gutters and raised paths are red flags.
Source: BGS 625k
The BGS GeoSure 5 km hexagon covering Hatherleigh shows moderate slope instability (landslides) potential. That's a broad screen, not a site assessment; look for cracking, sticking doors and leaning walls.
Source: BGS GeoSure
Hatherleigh LSOAs with 2025 sales. VOA, Mar 2025.
Thinking of selling in Hatherleigh? 2025 medians by type: detached £307,500, semi-detached £248,500, terraced £226,750. Every home is different, which is why our market appraisal is in person, and free.
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Based on HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, 26 homes sold in Hatherleigh in 2025 with a median price of £255,000 (down 9% on 2024's £280,000). The most common type sold was terraced (46% of sales).
We carry out RICS Level 2 and Level 3 surveys. Which you need depends on the age and type of the house. 38% of homes in the 1 neighbourhoods where Hatherleigh homes sold were built before 1919. 61 listed buildings in and around Hatherleigh, 2 of them Grade I or II*. If in doubt, the chooser on our survey page takes a minute.
For most of Hatherleigh, yes (100% of checked postcodes). At the centre, 10 to 30% of homes are estimated to exceed the Action Level (class 5).
It depends on the street: 0 of 20 sampled postcodes fall in Flood Zone 2 or 3 (0 in Zone 3). Check the exact address for surface water too.
Historic England's list shows 61 listed buildings in and around Hatherleigh: 1 Grade I, 1 Grade II* and 59 Grade II.
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