B3042 Mid Devon
39 addresses across 5 postcodes (EX18), about 2.9 km (1.8 miles) long, classed as a b road. USRN 25301716.
- Energy: 3 homes have an energy certificate (D: 3).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area 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 B; Band D in Mid Devon costs £2,656 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Eggesford, about 2 km (1.2 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Davy Park, is about 1.9 km (1.2 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 2.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 4.9 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 65 to 163 m above sea level.
- Noise: 8 of its 39 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Wallingbrook Health Centre, about 2.5 km (1.5 miles) away.
- People: About 640 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 78% of households owned their home and 30% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
3 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 226 m². Most common: House, detached (2); Bungalow, detached (1). Built: before 1900 (2); 1950-1966 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (2).
Council tax
What each band costs in Mid Devon in 2026-27: Band D £2,656 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,771 | £2,066 | £2,361 | £2,656 | £3,247 | £3,837 | £4,427 | £5,313 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band B (24% of about 840 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 7.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- BARN APPROXIMATELY 8 METRES SOUTH-WEST OF FORD FARMHOUSE, grade II
- COW SHED ADJOINING FORD FARMHOUSE INCLUDING COB WALL ADJOINING IT TO WEST, grade II
- EGGESFORD STATION, grade II
- FORD FARMHOUSE, grade II
- HOLLOW TREE FARMHOUSE, grade II
- STABLES APPROXIMATELY 12 METRES SOUTH OF FORD FARMHOUSE, grade II
- STABLES APPROXIMATELY 2 METRES SOUTH OF HOLLOW TREE FARMHOUSE, grade II
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| EX18 7EX | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| EX18 7LA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| EX18 7LB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| EX18 7EU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| EX18 7JZ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 39 addresses are between 65 m and 163 m above sea level (130 m on average); the ground rises about 99 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EX18 7EU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| EX18 7EX | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| EX18 7JZ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| EX18 7LA | 33% | 33% | 33% | 50% |
| EX18 7LB | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Eggesford 53,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Lapford 8,490 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.4 km (3.3 miles) | |
| Kings Nympton 6,500 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.7 km (3.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 35.8 km (22 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 65.9 km (41 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Wallingbrook Health Centre | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Chulmleigh Dental Practice | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Hospital | South Molton Hospital | 13.3 km (8.3 miles) |
| Police station | South Molton Police Station | 13.4 km (8.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Davy Park 4,060 m² | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 370 m² | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 6,560 m² | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,460 m² | 1.5 km (1 mile) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Heywood Castle, a scheduled monument, 2 km (1.2 miles) west. 3 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Heywood Castle | Scheduled monument | 2 km (1.2 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Tatworthy Brake | Wood | 810 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Lamacleave Plantation | Wood | 850 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Cleave's Wood | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) north |
| Roach Marsh | Wetland | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) west |
| Hayne Valley | Valley | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) south-west |
| Milford's Hill | Hill | 4 km (2.5 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.9 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 1 |
| Under 55 | 31 | 38 |
8 of the street's 39 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 1 from railways, 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 Mid Devon: see them on the Mid Devon page.
Nearest schools
No open schools within 2 km (1.2 miles).
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (devon-and-cornwall).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 30% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 78% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 56% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 8% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 49% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 32% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 38% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 58% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 25% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 22% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 3 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
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
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.