Bampfylde Street Exeter
781 addresses across 8 postcodes (EX1,EX4), about 300 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 14200045.
- Energy: 16 homes have an energy certificate (C: 15, F: 1).
- 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 A; Band D in Exeter costs £2,495 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Exeter Central, about 590 m (0.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Southernhay Green, is about 170 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 8.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.6 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 43 to 47 m above sea level.
- Noise: 19 of its 782 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Inclusion Health Devon CIC, about 210 m away, with 8 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 1,000 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 24% of households owned their home and 39% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 937 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often shoplifting.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Oct 2024 | SIDWELL HOUSE EX1 2AR | Other | £878,045 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 19 Dec 2023 | THE BARN EX1 2FQ | Other | £17,158,360 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 19 Dec 2023 | THE BARN EX1 2FQ | Other | £17,158,360 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 26 Aug 2022 | THE DEPOT EX1 2FW | Other | £111,510,990 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 5 Apr 2017 | UNIT 5, THE DEPOT EX1 2FW | Other | £12,637,932 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 4 Apr 2017 | UNIT 5, THE DEPOT EX1 2FW | Other | £4,139,674 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
Energy performance certificates
16 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 43 m². Most common: Flat (16). Built: 2026 (15); 1950-1966 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (16).
Each home's certificates and sales (16 addresses)
- Flat 1, Sidwell House, Bampfylde Street
- Flat 2, Sidwell House, Bampfylde Street
- Flat 3, Sidwell House, Bampfylde Street
- Flat 4, Sidwell House, Bampfylde Street
- Flat 5, Sidwell House, Bampfylde Street
- Flat 6, Sidwell House, Bampfylde Street
- Flat 7, Sidwell House, Bampfylde Street
- Flat 8, Sidwell House, Bampfylde Street
- Flat 9, Sidwell House, Bampfylde Street
- Flat 10, Sidwell House, Bampfylde Street
- Flat 11, Sidwell House, Bampfylde Street
- Flat 12, Sidwell House, Bampfylde Street
- Flat 13, Sidwell House, Bampfylde Street
- Flat 14, Sidwell House, Bampfylde Street
- Flat 15, Sidwell House, Bampfylde Street
- Flat 16, Sidwell House, Bampfylde Street
Council tax
What each band costs in Exeter in 2026-27: Band D £2,495 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,664 | £1,941 | £2,218 | £2,495 | £3,050 | £3,604 | £4,159 | £4,991 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band A (68% of about 1,850 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): 2023 Article 4 Direction.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 12-31 Sidwell Street, Exeter, EX4 6NN: up to 45 homes (100 m)
- The former King Billy and 26-28 Longbrook Street, Exeter, EX4 6AE, permissioned (160 m)
- East Gate, Exeter: up to 609 homes (200 m)
- Land at Summerland Street (between Red Lion Lane and Verney Street), Exeter, EX1 2AL, permissioned (270 m)
- 231 High Street, Exeter, EX4 3NE: up to 13 homes, permissioned (400 m (0.2 miles))
- Keble House, Southernhay Gardens, Exeter, EX1 1NT: up to 30 homes, permissioned (410 m (0.3 miles))
- 228 High Street, Exeter, EX4 3LR: up to 8 homes, permissioned (440 m (0.3 miles))
- Royal Clarence Hotel, Cathedral Yard, Exeter, EX1 1HD: up to 23 homes, permissioned (470 m (0.3 miles))
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 20 October 2026: VIRGIN MEDIA, Permanent reinstatement, some carriageway incursion, on the footway (minor works)
- 11 August 2026 to 21 August 2026: National Grid Electricity Distribution (South West), Utility repair and maintenance works, some carriageway incursion, on the carriageway (immediate - urgent works)
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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.
Height above sea level
The street's 782 addresses are between 43 m and 47 m above sea level (45 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EX1 2AH | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| EX1 2AR | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| EX1 2DD | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| EX1 2FQ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| EX1 2FW | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| EX1 2JB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| EX4 6RH | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| EX4 6RT | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Exeter Central 3.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
| St James Park (Exeter) 145,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 640 m (0.4 miles) | |
| Exeter St David's 2.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 24 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 60 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Sidwell Street Exeter City Centre | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Exeter City Centre | 90 m |
| Ferry terminal | Topsham Ferry Landing | 6.2 km (3.8 miles) |
| Car parks | 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Princesshay Carpark | 150 m |
| EV charging points | 14 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Wenea | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 7.9 km (4.9 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 75.7 km (47 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 8 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Inclusion Health Devon CIC | 210 m |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Exeter Community Pharmacy | 190 m |
| NHS dentists | 18 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Exeter Dental Care | 170 m |
| Hospital | Heavitree Hospital | 770 m (0.5 miles) |
| Police station | Exeter Volunteer Police Cadets | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cash machine 1 Roman Gate 252 High Street Halifax | 180 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Southernhay Green 7,380 m² | 170 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Rougemont Gardens 3.7 ha | 270 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 720 m² | 580 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Belmont Pleasure Ground 2.8 ha | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,230 m² | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 5.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is 13-15, Dix's Field, a listed building (Grade II*), 200 m south. 487 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 20 of them Grade I and 53 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| 13-15, Dix's Field | Listed building, Grade II* | 200 m south |
| Underground passages | Scheduled monument | 200 m west |
| Chichester Place | Listed building, Grade II* | 230 m south |
| 2-6, Barnfield Crescent | Listed building, Grade II* | 250 m south |
| Sidwell Street Methodist Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 300 m north-east |
| Bomb damaged remains of St Catherine's Almshouses and chapel and adjacent canon's house, 140m north of the Cathedral | Scheduled monument | 380 m south-west |
| Rougemont Castle | Scheduled monument | 380 m west |
| Northernhay and Rougemont Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 420 m (0.3 miles) west |
| St Bartholomew's Cemetery, Exeter | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 920 m (0.6 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Grassway Wood | Wood | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) north-west |
| Grassway Plantation | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-west |
| Salmon Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south |
| Duck's Marsh | Wetland | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) south |
| Roman Hill | Hill | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) north |
| Fairy Dell | Valley | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.3 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 18 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 763 | 782 |
19 of the street's 782 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 Exeter: see them on the Exeter page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exeter Mathematics School | 16 plus | 16–19 | 340 m | No published inspection |
| St Sidwell's Church of England Primary School & Nursery | Primary | 3–11 | 360 m | Report card (Jan 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Newtown Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 430 m (0.3 miles) | Requires improvement (Sep 2021, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St David's CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 5–11 | 900 m (0.6 miles) | No overall grade (Nov 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Exeter and North Devon Colleges Group | 16 plus | 16–99 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Leonard's (CofE) Primary School Church of England | Primary | 5–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No overall grade (Jan 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Ladysmith Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Requires improvement (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Ladysmith Infant & Nursery School | Primary | 3–7 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Requires improvement (Feb 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Stoke Hill Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 3–7 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No overall grade (Feb 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| St Michael's Church of England Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No overall grade (Feb 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| St Thomas Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 1.5 km (1 mile) | Good (Feb 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Montgomery Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No overall grade (Jan 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyepyedong EX4 6RH | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 50 m | 5 Very good | 17 Mar 2025 |
| Tealith EX4 6RH | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 50 m | 5 Very good | 17 Jun 2026 |
| The Sidwell Street Bakehouse EX4 6RD | Manufacturers/packers | 50 m | 5 Very good | 27 Feb 2025 |
| Fortune Cafe EX4 6RH | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 50 m | 4 Good | 18 May 2026 |
| Pizza Bros EX4 6RD | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 60 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| The Monkey Suit EX4 6RH | Pub/bar/nightclub | 60 m | 5 Very good | 15 Nov 2024 |
| Pepes Exeter EX4 6RH | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 60 m | 5 Very good | 5 Mar 2026 |
| The Tomato Lounge EX1 2JB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 70 m | 5 Very good | 15 Oct 2026 |
| Saladoux EX1 2JB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 70 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Taco-Macho Food EX1 2JB | Mobile caterer | 80 m | 5 Very good | 14 Mar 2025 |
| MAVISE FOODS EX1 2JB | Retailers - other | 90 m | 4 Good | 22 Jun 2026 |
| Sidwell Street Cafe EX4 6NN | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 90 m | 5 Very good | 29 Oct 2024 |
| Sainsbury's EX4 6NN | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 90 m | 5 Very good | 7 Mar 2025 |
| Poundland EX4 6NN | Retailers - other | 90 m | 5 Very good | 20 Dec 2019 |
| Iceland Foods Ltd EX4 6NN | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 90 m | 5 Very good | 6 Jul 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Shoplifting | 298 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 268 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 113 |
| Other theft | 58 |
| Public order | 49 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 43 |
| Bicycle theft | 28 |
| Burglary | 20 |
| Drugs | 17 |
| Other crime | 12 |
| Robbery | 12 |
| Possession of weapons | 9 |
| Vehicle crime | 7 |
| Theft from the person | 3 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Parking Area (215); On or near Shopping Area (158); On or near Longbrook Street (112); On or near Bus/Coach Station (103); On or near Northernhay Place (70).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 24 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 6% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 3% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 24% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 12% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 5% | 1% |
| Social rented | 24% | 17% |
| Private rented | 47% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 37% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 18% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 3% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 30% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 20% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 10% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 40% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 85% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 39% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 69% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 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
- Roadworks Street works permit: VIRGIN MEDIA: Permanent reinstatement, 20 October 2026 to 21 October 2026 (some carriageway incursion) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- EX1 2FW: 657 addresses of 659 in the postcode
- EX1 2FQ: 97 addresses of 98 in the postcode
- EX1 2AR: 18 addresses
- EX4 6RH: 3 addresses of 22 in the postcode
- EX1 2AH: 2 addresses
- EX1 2JB: 2 addresses of 22 in the postcode
- EX1 2DD: 1 address of 7 in the postcode
- EX4 6RT: 1 address of 41 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Bampfylde Street · Paris Street · King William Street · Cheeke Street · Western Way · Princesshay Lane · Stover Court · Southernhay East · Sidwell Street · Poltimore Square · Eastgate · Roman Gate
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.