A388 Torridge
28 addresses across 3 postcodes (EX22), about 610 m (0.4 miles) long, classed as a a road. USRN 40904569.
- Energy: 10 homes have an energy certificate (C: 1, D: 3, E: 4, F: 2).
- Flood: 1 address on its postcodes is in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band D; Band D in Torridge costs £2,601 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Chapelton (Devon), about 25.1 km (16 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 2.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 4.5 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 150 to 169 m above sea level.
- Noise: 17 of its 28 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Bradworthy Surgery, about 6.2 km (3.8 miles) away.
- People: About 480 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 78% of households owned their home and 24% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 6 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
10 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 76 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (5); Bungalow, detached (3); House, detached (2). Built: 1950-1966 (4); 1930-1949 (2); 1967-1975 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (7); rented (social) (3).
Each home's certificates and sales (7 addresses)
Council tax
What each band costs in Torridge in 2026-27: Band D £2,601 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,734 | £2,023 | £2,312 | £2,601 | £3,180 | £3,758 | £4,336 | £5,203 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band D (32% of about 930 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Roadworks
Planned, as of 31 October 2026
- 8 February 2027 to 9 February 2027: BT, Utility asset works, multi-way signals, on the carriageway (minor works, permit applied for)
Finished in the last three months
- 3 September 2026 to 14 September 2026: BT, Utility asset works, two-way signals, on the carriageway, verge (standard works)
- 26 August 2026: VERIZON BUSINESS, Utility repair and maintenance works, two-way signals, on the carriageway (minor works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| EX22 7NS | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| EX22 7NT | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| EX22 7NR | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 28 addresses are between 150 m and 169 m above sea level (160 m on average); the ground rises about 19 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EX22 7NR | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| EX22 7NS | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| EX22 7NT | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Chapelton (Devon) 160 journeys in 2024–25 | 25.1 km (16 miles) |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Venn Green Milton Damerel | 60 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 64.9 km (40 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 88.7 km (55 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Bradworthy Surgery | 6.2 km (3.8 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 7.3 km (4.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | The Tooth Team | 8.3 km (5.2 miles) |
| Hospital | Holsworthy Hospital | 7.3 km (4.6 miles) |
| Police station | Holsworthy Police Station | 8.1 km (5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 740 m² | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of Holy Trinity, a listed building (Grade II*), 820 m (0.5 miles) south-east. 7 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of Holy Trinity | Listed building, Grade II* | 820 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Miltonmill Wood | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) south |
| Hill Copse | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) west |
| Churchpark Wood | Wood | 1.5 km (1 mile) south |
| Berry Wood | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south |
| The Grove | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-east |
| Holsworthy Beacon | Hill | 3.6 km (2.3 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.3 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 3 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 8 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 11 | 28 |
17 of the street's 28 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Torridge: see them on the Torridge page.
Nearest schools
No open schools within 2 km (1.2 miles).
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lizzys Larder EX22 7NP | Retailers - other | 220 m | 5 Very good | 12 Mar 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 3 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Shoplifting | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Derworthy Lane (6).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 56 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 31% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 78% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 58% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 49% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 34% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 35% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 57% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 40% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 16% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 24% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 4 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
- Roadworks Street works permit: BT: Utility asset works, 8 February 2027 to 9 February 2027 (multi-way signals) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- EX22 7NS: 13 addresses
- EX22 7NT: 11 addresses of 22 in the postcode
- EX22 7NR: 4 addresses of 14 in the postcode
Nearby streets
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.