B3172 Axmouth, East Devon
16 addresses across 5 postcodes (EX12,EX24), about 1.6 km (1 mile) long, classed as a b road. USRN 12103652.
- Flood: 19 addresses on its postcodes are 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 E; Band D in East Devon costs £2,595 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Axminster, about 7.4 km (4.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 1.1 km (0.7 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 3.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are -1 to 35 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 16 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Seaton & Colyton Medical Practice, about 1.8 km (1.1 miles) away.
- People: About 560 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 88% of households owned their home and 41% 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
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
Council tax
What each band costs in East Devon in 2026-27: Band D £2,595 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,730 | £2,019 | £2,307 | £2,595 | £3,172 | £3,749 | £4,326 | £5,191 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band E (28% of about 2,210 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 4.
- 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
- AXE FARMHOUSE, grade II
- Gate lodge to Stedcombe House, and gate piers and boundary wall, grade II
- STEDCOMBE FARMHOUSE, grade II
- THE OLD VICARAGE, grade II
Roadworks
Planned, as of 31 October 2026
- 19 February 2027: BT, Utility asset works, road closure, on the verge (major (paa) works, permit applied for)
Finished in the last three months
- 26 August 2026 to 27 August 2026: DEVON COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, road closure, on the carriageway (major works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 19 addresses are 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: of the 31 homes the Environment Agency counts, 15 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 0 very low.
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: at least one postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| EX12 4BJ | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| EX24 6QP | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| EX12 4AF | zone 3 | 18 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| EX12 4BL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| EX12 4BQ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 16 addresses are between -1 m and 35 m above sea level (8 m on average); the ground rises about 36 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EX12 4AF | 95% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| EX12 4BJ | 14% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| EX12 4BL | 29% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| EX12 4BQ | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| EX24 6QP | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Axminster 418,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.4 km (4.6 miles) |
| Honiton 337,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.8 km (7.9 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Colyford Station (Seaton Tramway) | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Ship Inn Axmouth | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
| Car parks | Premier Inn Seaton Car Park | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| EV charging points | Wenea | 7.7 km (4.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 25.6 km (16 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Bristol Airport BRS | 77.3 km (48 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Seaton & Colyton Medical Practice | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Jurassic Coast Pharmacy - Seaton | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Ingleside Dental Surgery | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Seaton Hospital | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| Police station | Devon & Cornwall Constabulary | 7.8 km (4.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | Tesco Bank ATM | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 3,340 m² | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 770 m² | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.9 ha | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.8 ha | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Hawkesdown Camp and associated outwork, a scheduled monument, 500 m (0.3 miles) south-east. 25 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Hawkesdown Camp and associated outwork | Scheduled monument | 500 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Outbuildings, Garden Walls and Enclosing Wall and Balustrade to Stedcombe House | Listed building, Grade II* | 590 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Stedcombe House | Listed building, Grade I | 630 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Church of St Michael | Listed building, Grade I | 670 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Stepps Country Club | Listed building, Grade II* | 760 m (0.5 miles) south |
| The Axe Boat, 22m north of the Axmouth Road Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south |
| Axmouth Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Axmouth Marsh | Wetland | 340 m south-west |
| Gin Bottle Hole | Tidal water | 420 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Hawkesdown Hill | Hill | 520 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Sandridge Coppice | Wood | 800 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Hope Pool | Lake or reservoir | 830 m (0.5 miles) north |
| The Combe | Valley | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.2 | 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 |
| Under 55 | 15 | 16 |
1 of the street's 16 addresses is 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 East Devon: see them on the East Devon page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seaton Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | Good (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Colyton Grammar School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | Outstanding (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
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 | 61 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 41% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 88% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 67% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 48% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 46% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 43% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 52% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 42% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 27% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 41% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 7 to 9 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, 19 February 2027 (road closure) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- EX12 4BJ: 7 addresses of 36 in the postcode
- EX24 6QP: 3 addresses of 18 in the postcode
- EX12 4AF: 2 addresses of 36 in the postcode
- EX12 4BL: 2 addresses of 20 in the postcode
- EX12 4BQ: 2 addresses of 7 in the postcode
All the streets in EX12, EX24 and across East Devon.
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.