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The Shields, Ilfracombe

MyStreetCheck free street report: The Shields, Ilfracombe · 24 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/ilfracombe/the-shields/

House prices, sold prices and local information for EX34 8HP, EX34 8JX.

Average price (last 12 months)
£276,999
5 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£237,111
42 sales
Price range
£131k – £420k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
25 Jun 2026
EX34 8HP

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At a glance

House prices£277k average5% above the Ilfracombe average CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 5 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest stationOver 5 miles awayBus stop 1 min walk SchoolsNo recent Good/Outstanding gradesMany schools now get report cards instead Ultrafast broadband60% of homesNational average 80%

42 property sales on The Shields, Ilfracombe have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 5 homes sold here for an average of £276,999. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £200,667. Average sale prices rose from £178,350 in 2016 to £266,665 in 2026 (+50%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 5% above the Ilfracombe average of £264,328 over the same period. 7 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 7 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on The Shields compared

The Shields£276,999
EX34 postcode area£280,821
Ilfracombe£264,328
England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all EX34 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £178,350 (7 sales)2016£178k2017: £200,646 (5 sales)2017£201k2018: £163,000 (2 sales)2018£163k2019: £162,500 (2 sales)2019£163k2020: £189,375 (4 sales)2020£189k2021: £209,667 (3 sales)2021£210k2022: £331,625 (4 sales)2022£332k2023: £277,166 (6 sales)2023£277k2024: £351,667 (3 sales)2024£352k2025: £275,000 (3 sales)2025£275k2026: £266,665 (3 sales)2026£267k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 47 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced25£200,66725 Jun 2026
Detached12£305,16630 Mar 2026
Semi-detached5£256,0008 Jun 2026

Sold prices on The Shields

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
25, The Shields EX34 8HP 25 Jun 2026£245,000 TerracedFreehold
123, The Shields EX34 8JX 8 Jun 2026£280,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
104, The Shields EX34 8JX 30 Mar 2026£274,995 Detached New buildFreehold
128, The Shields EX34 8JX 5 Dec 2025£305,000 DetachedFreehold
123, The Shields EX34 8JX 28 Nov 2025£280,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
16, The Shields EX34 8HP 27 Jun 2025£240,000 TerracedFreehold
127, The Shields EX34 8JX 20 Dec 2024£295,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
129, The Shields EX34 8JX 20 Dec 2024£260,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
114, The Shields EX34 8JX 12 Dec 2024£385,000 Detached New buildFreehold
100, The Shields EX34 8JX 8 Nov 2024£154,140 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
102, The Shields EX34 8JX 8 Nov 2024£154,140 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
116, The Shields EX34 8JX 5 Jul 2024£375,000 Detached New buildFreehold
124, The Shields EX34 8JX 21 Jun 2024£295,000 DetachedFreehold
118, The Shields EX34 8JX 13 Nov 2023£285,995 Detached New buildFreehold
120, The Shields EX34 8JX 25 Oct 2023£265,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
122, The Shields EX34 8JX 19 Oct 2023£260,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
6, The Shields EX34 8HP 21 Mar 2023£280,000 TerracedFreehold
50, The Shields EX34 8HP 21 Feb 2023£282,000 TerracedFreehold
33, The Shields EX34 8HP 3 Feb 2023£290,000 DetachedFreehold
139, The Shields EX34 8JX 28 Oct 2022£420,000 DetachedFreehold
43, The Shields EX34 8HP 28 Oct 2022£250,000 TerracedFreehold
140, The Shields EX34 8JX 26 Aug 2022£405,000 DetachedFreehold
47, The Shields EX34 8HP 21 Mar 2022£251,500 TerracedFreehold
18, The Shields EX34 8HP 29 Apr 2021£210,000 TerracedFreehold
42, The Shields EX34 8HP 8 Mar 2021£209,000 TerracedFreehold
24, The Shields EX34 8HP 2 Feb 2021£210,000 TerracedFreehold
27, The Shields EX34 8HP 13 Mar 2020£202,500 TerracedFreehold
21, The Shields EX34 8HP 25 Feb 2020£220,000 TerracedFreehold
54, The Shields EX34 8HP 22 Jan 2020£160,000 TerracedFreehold
1, The Shields EX34 8HP 6 Jan 2020£175,000 TerracedFreehold
49, The Shields EX34 8HP 16 Dec 2019£199,000 TerracedFreehold
42, The Shields EX34 8HP 16 Aug 2019£165,000 TerracedFreehold
54, The Shields EX34 8HP 11 Feb 2019£160,000 TerracedFreehold
135, The Shields EX34 8JX 12 Dec 2018£195,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
33, The Shields EX34 8HP 14 Jun 2018£131,000 DetachedFreehold
131, The Shields EX34 8JX 20 Oct 2017£216,730 TerracedFreehold
130, The Shields EX34 8JX 6 Oct 2017£245,000 DetachedFreehold
16, The Shields EX34 8HP 31 Jul 2017£197,000 TerracedFreehold
24, The Shields EX34 8HP 21 Feb 2017£172,000 TerracedFreehold
53, The Shields EX34 8HP 10 Feb 2017£172,500 TerracedFreehold
128, The Shields EX34 8JX 16 Dec 2016£250,000 DetachedFreehold
26, The Shields EX34 8HP 16 Dec 2016£158,500 TerracedFreehold
6, The Shields EX34 8HP 2 Dec 2016£185,000 TerracedFreehold
48, The Shields EX34 8HP 19 Apr 2016£162,000 TerracedFreehold
24, The Shields EX34 8HP 16 Mar 2016£162,000 TerracedFreehold
5, The Shields EX34 8HP 16 Mar 2016£172,950 TerracedFreehold
43, The Shields EX34 8HP 17 Feb 2016£158,000 TerracedFreehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
128, The Shields £250,000 (Dec 2016) → £305,000 (Dec 2025) +22%
over 9 yrs
16, The Shields £197,000 (Jul 2017) → £240,000 (Jun 2025) +22%
over 8 yrs
6, The Shields £185,000 (Dec 2016) → £280,000 (Mar 2023) +51%
over 6 yrs
33, The Shields £131,000 (Jun 2018) → £290,000 (Feb 2023) +121%
over 5 yrs
43, The Shields £158,000 (Feb 2016) → £250,000 (Oct 2022) +58%
over 7 yrs
42, The Shields £165,000 (Aug 2019) → £209,000 (Mar 2021) +27%
over 2 yrs
24, The Shields £162,000 (Mar 2016) → £172,000 (Feb 2017) → £210,000 (Feb 2021) +30%
over 5 yrs

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Schools near The Shields

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
The Ilfracombe Church of England Academy 1,016 pupils Secondary Church of England 11–18 Requires improvement Report 0.3 mi
Ilfracombe Infant and Nursery School 207 pupils Primary 2–7 Report 0.4 mi
Ilfracombe Church of England Junior School 326 pupils Primary Church of England 7–11 Report 0.4 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Nearest bus stops

  • The Shields (E-bound, The Shields) 1 min walk
  • Doone Way (E-bound, Doone Way) 1 min walk
  • Doone Way (W-bound, Doone Way) 1 min walk
  • The Croft (NW-bound, Furze Hill Road) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Combe Coastal Practice
    St. Brannocks Road, Ilfracombe · 0.4 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Tesco Ilfracombe Superstore · 0.5 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Ilfracombe · 0.5 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Ilfracombe 26 High Street · 0.6 mi
  • Lidl Lidl Ilfracombe · 0.7 mi

Pharmacies

  • Smd Pharmacy At The Medical Centre · 0.4 mi
  • Superdrug Pharmacy · 0.6 mi

Dentists

  • Marlborough Dental Centre · 0.4 mi
  • Torrs Park Dental Practice · 0.7 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 5 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income6 of 10
Employment5 of 10
Education and skills4 of 10
Health and disability6 of 10
Crime9 of 10
Access to housing and services2 of 10
Living environment4 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned81.3%62.5%
Private rented14.3%20.3%
Social rented4.5%17.1%
Households694

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1512.9%17.4%
Aged 15–6456.0%64.1%
Aged 65+31.2%18.6%
Residents1,531

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)60%80%
Gigabit-capable60%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks73%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network97%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks95%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks78%92%

Share of homes across North Devon with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around The Shields

Ethnic group

HereNorth Devon
White98.8%97%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.6%1.1%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.4%1.2%
Other ethnic group0.2%0.3%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%0.3%

Religion

HereNorth Devon
Christian51.5%46.7%
No religion40.7%45.1%
Not answered6.5%6.5%
Other religion0.7%0.6%
Buddhist0.3%0.3%
Muslim0.3%0.4%
Hindu0.1%0.2%
Jewish0%0.1%

Country of birth

HereNorth Devon
Born in the UK96.5%94.5%
Born outside the UK3.5%5.5%

Highest qualification

HereNorth Devon
Level 4 qualifications and above29.4%28.5%
No qualifications17.9%17.8%
Level 3 qualifications17.9%17.8%
Level 2 qualifications13.3%15.5%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.6%11.1%
Apprenticeship7.9%6.8%
Other qualifications3%2.6%

General health

HereNorth Devon
Very good health44.4%46.8%
Good health33.9%33.6%
Fair health17%13.9%
Bad health3.9%4.4%
Very bad health0.8%1.3%

Cars or vans per household

HereNorth Devon
1 car or van in household41.6%41.5%
2 cars or vans in household31.7%29.5%
3 or more cars or vans in household13.8%12%
No cars or vans in household12.8%17%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of North Devon.

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