Surveyors · Woolacombe, Devon
Surveys for Woolacombe buyers, with Woolacombe's own numbers: house prices, building age, flood zones and radon.
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Woolacombe is a mix: Level 2 for newer homes, Level 3 for the older 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.
£491,000 was the middle price of the 16 Woolacombe homes sold in 2025; that's down 11% on 2024's £550,000.
| Type | Median |
|---|---|
| detached | £935,000 |
| flat/maisonette | £380,000 |
Sales mix: flat/maisonette 56%, detached 31%, terraced 12%. EX34. HM Land Registry, 2025, ONS built-up area. Residents: Woolacombe built-up area, ONS Census 2021.
25% of the housing stock in these neighbourhoods dates from before 1919 and 22% 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 2 buildings in and around Woolacombe, including Church Of St Sabinus (Wollacombe Church) (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 Sabinus (Wollacombe Church)
Source: Historic England
Conservation area here: Woolacombe. Permitted development rights are narrower inside a conservation area, so extensions, windows and solar panels may need planning permission.
Source: planning.data.gov.uk
River and sea flood risk is limited here: 0 of 16 sampled postcodes fall in Zone 2 or 3. Surface-water risk is a separate map worth a look.
Source: Environment Agency
The 1 km radon map square at the centre of Woolacombe 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. Check whether the house has a radon sump or membrane, and if there's no test result, plan one in the first year.
Source: UKHSA/BGS
Under most of Woolacombe the bedrock is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone (100%). Local stone is common in older houses, so pointing, chimney stacks and the tops of walls deserve a close look.
Source: BGS 625k
The BGS GeoSure 5 km hexagon covering Woolacombe 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
At roughly 0.3 km from the open sea, exposure matters: check render, chimneys, window seals and metalwork for salt and weather damage.
Source: Natural Earth
Leasehold made up 56% of Woolacombe sales in 2025. Ask about years left on the lease, service charges and the sinking fund.
Source: HM Land Registry
Woolacombe LSOAs with 2025 sales. VOA, Mar 2025.
Selling a home in Woolacombe? Last year's medians ran: detached £935,000, flat/maisonette £380,000. 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, 16 homes sold in Woolacombe in 2025 with a median price of £491,000 (down 11% on 2024's £550,000). The most common type sold was flat/maisonette (56% of sales).
We carry out RICS Level 2 and Level 3 surveys. Which you need depends on the age and type of the house. 25% of homes in the 1 neighbourhoods where Woolacombe homes sold were built before 1919. 2 listed buildings in and around Woolacombe, 1 of them Grade I or II*. The house itself decides it, so use the chooser or ask us.
For most of Woolacombe, yes (100% of checked postcodes). At the centre, 10 to 30% of homes are estimated to exceed the Action Level (class 5).
Of 16 postcodes in Woolacombe with 2025 sales, 0 have their centre in Flood Zone 2 or 3 (rivers and sea) and 0 in Zone 3. Surface water isn't included.
Use the online quote on Survey Booker: enter the Woolacombe address and pick Level 2 or Level 3.