Barline Beer, East Devon
66 addresses across 7 postcodes (EX12), about 600 m (0.4 miles) long, classed as a local road. USRN 12102488.
- Sales: 58 recorded sales since 1995; in 2024 the median was £880,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 37 homes have an energy certificate (B: 6, C: 7, D: 16, E: 5, F: 3).
- 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 C; 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 11 km (6.9 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Jubilee Memorial Ground, is about 450 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 2.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 36 to 72 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 66 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Townsend House Medical Centre, about 2 km (1.2 miles) away.
- People: About 490 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 75% of households owned their home and 38% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 9 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | £880,000 | £880,000 | £880,000 |
| 2023 | 3 | £775,000 | £545,000 | £1,500,000 |
| 2022 | 2 | £638,500 | £425,000 | £852,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £800,000 | £800,000 | £800,000 |
| 2020 | 2 | £625,000 | £400,000 | £850,000 |
| 2019 | 5 | £450,000 | £330,000 | £525,000 |
| 2018 | 2 | £520,000 | £500,000 | £540,000 |
| 2016 | 2 | £430,000 | £315,000 | £545,000 |
| 2015 | 3 | £425,000 | £400,000 | £450,000 |
| 2014 | 2 | £478,750 | £412,500 | £545,000 |
| 2013 | 2 | £366,000 | £315,000 | £417,000 |
| 2011 | 1 | £590,000 | £590,000 | £590,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Aug 2025 | GARDA EX12 3LR | Other | £800,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 29 Nov 2024 | HAMBLE EX12 3LR | Detached | £880,000 | |
| 11 Oct 2023 | SHEPHERDS EX12 3LW | Semi-detached | £775,000 | |
| 25 Sep 2023 | SEA HOLLY HOUSE EX12 3LR | Detached | £1,500,000 | |
| 1 Jun 2023 | DURLSTON EX12 3LW | Detached | £545,000 | |
| 22 Dec 2022 | NETHERCOMBE LODGE EX12 3LW | Semi-detached | £425,000 | |
| 28 Jan 2022 | SEDDUL BAHR EX12 3LS | Detached | £852,000 | |
| 27 Jan 2021 | HAMBLE EX12 3LR | Detached | £800,000 | |
| 15 Dec 2020 | MOUNT VIEW EX12 3LW | Detached | £850,000 | |
| 19 Nov 2020 | ANCHORAGE EX12 3LR | Detached | £400,000 | |
| 14 Nov 2019 | LOUGHWOOD EX12 3LW | Semi-detached | £440,000 | |
| 29 Oct 2019 | CHERRY BLOSSOM EX12 3LP | Semi-detached | £510,000 | |
| 15 Oct 2019 | SUNNYBANK EX12 3LW | Semi-detached | £525,000 | |
| 20 Aug 2019 | FOUR WINDS EX12 3LW | Detached | £450,000 | |
| 1 Aug 2019 | FAIRVIEW EX12 3LW | Semi-detached | £330,000 | |
| 17 May 2019 | SEDDUL BAHR EX12 3LS | Other | £150,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 29 Nov 2018 | TAMARIX EX12 3LR | Detached | £540,000 | |
| 6 Nov 2018 | WENDINE EX12 3LR | Detached | £500,000 | |
| 31 Aug 2016 | SIROSIS EX12 3LW | Detached | £315,000 | |
| 8 Jun 2016 | HAMBLE EX12 3LR | Detached | £545,000 | |
| 8 Oct 2015 | PERRY ORCHARD EX12 3LR | Detached | £400,000 | |
| 23 Sep 2015 | WEST HILL EX12 3LW | Semi-detached | £450,000 | |
| 13 Jul 2015 | HIGH HOUSE EX12 3LS | Semi-detached | £425,000 | |
| 30 May 2014 | LOUGHWOOD EX12 3LW | Semi-detached | £412,500 | |
| 17 Mar 2014 | BAY VIEW EX12 3LR | Detached | £545,000 | |
| 5 Jun 2013 | YOXALL EX12 3LW | Detached | £315,000 | |
| 3 May 2013 | RUJARON EX12 3LR | Detached | £417,000 | |
| 16 Dec 2011 | HIGHER WYNDCLIFFE EX12 3LP | Detached | £590,000 | |
| 29 Nov 2010 | ROCKPOINT HOUSE EX12 3LW | Detached | £360,000 | |
| 22 Oct 2010 | FAIRVIEW EX12 3LW | Semi-detached | £360,000 | |
| 27 Jul 2009 | KRINTHIA EX12 3LS | Semi-detached | £300,000 | |
| 24 Jun 2008 | FAIRVIEW EX12 3LW | Semi-detached | £355,000 | |
| 10 Mar 2008 | LOUGHWOOD EX12 3LW | Semi-detached | £122,500 | |
| 14 Feb 2008 | SHEPHERDS EX12 3LW | Semi-detached | £475,000 | |
| 20 Dec 2006 | SOUTHLEIGH EX12 3LW | Detached | £100,000 | |
| 11 Oct 2006 | FAIRVIEW EX12 3LW | Semi-detached | £270,000 | |
| 15 Sep 2006 | LAURADA EX12 3LR | Detached | £345,000 | |
| 29 Aug 2003 | BAY VIEW EX12 3LR | Detached | £275,000 | |
| 22 Aug 2003 | HADDON EX12 3LR | Detached | £223,000 | |
| 4 Jul 2003 | QUO-VADIS EX12 3LR | Detached | £485,000 | |
| 28 Feb 2003 | DURLSTON EX12 3LW | Detached | £247,000 | |
| 19 Sep 2002 | BARLEY EX12 3LW | Detached | £300,000 | |
| 19 Jul 2002 | CHEERS EX12 3LW | Detached | £225,000 | |
| 29 May 2002 | GULLS EX12 3LR | Detached | £250,000 | |
| 7 Aug 2001 | DURLSTON EX12 3LW | Detached | £165,500 | |
| 23 Jun 2000 | SUNNYBANK EX12 3LW | Semi-detached | £147,500 | |
| 28 Jan 2000 | HADDON EX12 3LR | Detached | £125,000 | |
| 15 Dec 1999 | RANMORE EX12 3LW | Detached | £126,000 | |
| 18 Jun 1999 | RANMORE EX12 3LW | Detached | £98,000 | |
| 6 May 1999 | RANMORE EX12 3LW | Detached | £98,000 |
Energy performance certificates
37 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 143 m². Most common: Bungalow, detached (12); House, semi-detached (10); House, detached (10). Built: 1900-1929 (13); 1930-1949 (6); 1950-1966 (4). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (28); rented (private) (3).
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 neighbourhood around this street: most are in band C (31% of about 1,130 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Beer (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- 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
- BARN COTTAGE VINE COTTAGE, grade II
- STARRE COTTAGE STARRE HOUSE, grade II
- VIRGINIA COTTAGES WAYSIDE, grade II
- WALL AND GATE PIERS IMMEDIATELY SOUTH OF STARRE HOUSE AND COTTAGE, grade II
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 7 September 2026 to 10 September 2026: National Grid Electricity Distribution (South West), New service connection, road closure, on the carriageway (major works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| EX12 3LW | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| EX12 3LR | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| EX12 3LP | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| EX12 3LN | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| EX12 3LS | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| EX12 3HG | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 1 | unlikely |
| EX12 3LE | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 66 addresses are between 36 m and 72 m above sea level (52 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 3HG | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| EX12 3LE | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| EX12 3LN | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| EX12 3LP | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| EX12 3LR | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| EX12 3LS | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| EX12 3LW | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Axminster 418,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11 km (6.9 miles) |
| Honiton 337,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.6 km (7.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest New Road Beer | 110 m |
| Car parks | Premier Inn Seaton Car Park | 2.3 km (1.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 22.7 km (14 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 79.5 km (49 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Townsend House Medical Centre | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Seaton Pharmacy | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Ingleside Dental Surgery | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Hospital | Seaton Hospital | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Police station | Devon & Cornwall Constabulary | 10 km (6.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | Cashpoint® The Square Lloyds Bank | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Jubilee Memorial Ground 6,300 m² | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,750 m² | 150 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,760 m² | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bowl barrow at Bovey Fir Cross, 500m south of Bovey House, a scheduled monument, 1.8 km (1.1 miles) west. 21 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Bowl barrow at Bovey Fir Cross, 500m south of Bovey House | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) west |
| Roman and earlier settlement at Honeyditches | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| King's Hole | Tidal water | 760 m (0.5 miles) east |
| White Cliff | Cliff or slope | 820 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Arratt's Hill | Hill | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Bovey Coppice | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Beer Head | Wetland | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south |
| Hope Pool | Lake or reservoir | 4.6 km (2.8 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 65 | 66 |
1 of the street's 66 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beer Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 220 m | Good (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puffins At Beer Preschool EX12 3NB | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 140 m | Exempt | |
| Durham House Hotel EX12 3JL | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 200 m | 5 Very good | 22 Apr 2025 |
| Beer Village Stores EX12 3JA | Retailers - other | 230 m | 5 Very good | 2 Aug 2023 |
| Steamers Restaurant EX12 3DU | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 230 m | 5 Very good | 29 Jul 2026 |
| Osborne's Bean & Cork EX12 3JB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 250 m | 1 Major improvement necessary | 28 May 2026 |
| Gina's Restaurant EX12 3JH | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 250 m | 5 Very good | 27 Aug 2025 |
| Chocolate & More EX12 3JB | Retailers - other | 250 m | 5 Very good | 6 Feb 2025 |
| Beer Fish And Chip Shop EX12 3JQ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 270 m | 5 Very good | 18 Apr 2023 |
| Woozies Deli EX12 3JQ | Retailers - other | 270 m | 4 Good | 6 Feb 2025 |
| Foodsave Beer EX12 3JB | Distributors/Transporters | 290 m | Exempt | |
| The Smugglers Kitchen EX12 3JF | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 300 m | 5 Very good | 19 Aug 2026 |
| Sambe 515 EX12 3ER | Farmers/growers | 300 m | Exempt | |
| The Dolphin EX12 3EQ | Pub/bar/nightclub | 300 m | 5 Very good | 9 Apr 2025 |
| Adbrenat EX12 3AF | Farmers/growers | 310 m | Exempt | |
| The Cream Shop EX12 3EG | Retailers - other | 330 m | 5 Very good | 22 May 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 6 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Berry Hill (3); On or near Lanehead (2); On or near Parking Area (1); On or near Short Furlong (1); On or near Court Barton Hill (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 60 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 40% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 75% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 54% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 11% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 47% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 40% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 32% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 52% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 45% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 38% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 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 6 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
- EX12 3LW: 28 addresses of 32 in the postcode
- EX12 3LR: 21 addresses of 25 in the postcode
- EX12 3LP: 6 addresses
- EX12 3LN: 5 addresses
- EX12 3LS: 4 addresses of 6 in the postcode
- EX12 3HG: 1 address of 12 in the postcode
- EX12 3LE: 1 address of 8 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Townsend · Short Furlong · Court Barton Hill · Barnards Farm · Berry Lane · Clapp's Lane · Ash Hill Court · Lanehead · Berry Hill · Rose Cottages · The Square · Gordon Terrace
All the streets in EX12 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.