Barnstaple, South West • England
Barnstaple is the main town of North Devon, England, sitting on the River Taw in the EX31 and EX32 postcode areas, where the A39 Atlantic Highway meets the A361. It's the natural base for crews working anywhere between Exmoor, Bideford and the coast. KrewBase keeps those crews in whole serviced houses and flats — bills, Wi-Fi and parking sorted, everything charged on one monthly invoice.
The town has a solid stock of worker-friendly housing: Victorian terraces around the centre and Pilton, semis through Sticklepath and newer estates at Roundswell, Bickington and Whiddon Valley. The outlying estates are crew favourites — driveways, garages, quicker access to the A361 and A39, and none of the old-town parking squeeze. Every property we shortlist is checked for real parking against your vehicles, a dining table that seats the whole crew, and two bathrooms where five or more are staying. Whether it's a terrace for a small team or a five-bed for a full crew, it's bills-in and ready on day one.
Barnstaple anchors the region, so the work reflects that: construction and housing development in and around the town, healthcare contracts serving the wider district, logistics and distribution serving the peninsula, and steady maintenance across the resorts and villages along the coast. Seasonal work brings spikes, but there's a constant hum of trades in the area. Crews covering North Devon from a single base almost always end up in Barnstaple — it's the one place every road in the region reaches.
The A361 runs south-east as the North Devon Link Road, joining the M5 at junction 27 near Tiverton in around 45 minutes. The A39 heads north into Bideford and on towards Bude, and the A399 crosses Exmoor. Barnstaple station is the terminus of the Tarka Line to Exeter for crews arriving by rail. Within the region, most sites sit within forty minutes — but we still shortlist by real drive time, because 'ten miles' in North Devon can mean very different things depending on the road.
You take the whole property, and the bills — gas, electric, water, council tax — stay in our name along with broadband. Wi-Fi is speed-tested before check-in, parking is measured against the vehicles on the job, and anything sleeping five or more gets two bathrooms. A weekly clean and fresh linen are included, maintenance is ours to chase, and everything lands on one monthly invoice at payment by card. No booking fees and no minimum crew or stay — two people for a fortnight get the same service as a big team on a long contract.
Send us the requirement — town, dates, headcount, vehicles and any shift pattern we should know about. We come back within 2 hours with a shortlist from property we already hold, not a search we have just started. You pick, we confirm, the crew moves in, and we stay on it for the length of the job. One monthly invoice, card payment for limited companies, no booking fees.
Within two working hours of receiving the site, headcount and dates. We keep vetted houses and flats on file across Barnstaple — Pilton, Sticklepath, Roundswell, Bickington — so once you pick, paperwork is usually completed the same day and keys ready for check-in.
The outlying estates — Roundswell, Bickington, Whiddon Valley and similar — tend to win on parking, space and quick access to the A39 and A361. The older terraces around the centre and Pilton suit smaller crews on shorter jobs. We match the property to your vehicles and headcount rather than defaulting to one area.
Yes — rent, gas, electric, water, council tax and broadband are all bundled, with utilities in our name. Wi-Fi is speed-tested before anyone arrives, and any utility failure goes to our maintenance line instead of costing your crew an evening.
One monthly invoice covers rent, bills, weekly cleaning and linen paid by card, with no booking fees. Your accounts team sees a single line per property and deals with one contact for any changes, extensions or issues during the stay.
It's the most practical base in the region — the A361, A39 and local roads all converge here, so Bideford, Ilfracombe, South Molton and the coast villages stay within a sensible drive. We shortlist by real drive time to your site, not as the crow flies.
No minimum. Two people for a fortnight get the same bills-in whole house, weekly clean and single invoice as a full crew on a six-month job. The property size scales with the headcount; the service doesn't change. Only the property size changes with the headcount, never the service.
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If Barnstaple is short on the right house for your crew, Exeter is the obvious back-up, roughly 34 miles away. See our contractor accommodation Exeter page for what we hold there. Small crews are as welcome as big ones.
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Need beds in Barnstaple? Send us the dates, the headcount and the shift pattern. We come back within 2 hours with a shortlist from property we already hold.
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