Blakeslee Drive Exeter
69 addresses across 4 postcodes (EX2), about 340 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 14202984.
- Sales: 41 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £340,000 across 3 sales.
- Energy: 60 homes have an energy certificate (A: 1, B: 43, C: 16).
- Flood: 3 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 D; 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 Newcourt, about 530 m (0.3 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 200 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 7.4 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 23 to 27 m above sea level.
- Noise: 12 of its 86 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Topsham Surgery, about 2 km (1.2 miles) away.
- People: About 410 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 37% of households owned their home and 32% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 55 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | £340,000 | £182,500 | £390,000 |
| 2024 | 3 | £345,000 | £310,000 | £410,500 |
| 2023 | 1 | £370,000 | £370,000 | £370,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £180,000 | £180,000 | £180,000 |
| 2021 | 2 | £317,500 | £315,000 | £320,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £325,000 | £325,000 | £325,000 |
| 2019 | 2 | £227,500 | £160,000 | £295,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £295,000 | £295,000 | £295,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £267,500 | £267,500 | £267,500 |
| 2016 | 6 | £256,500 | £165,000 | £266,250 |
| 2015 | 1 | £162,000 | £162,000 | £162,000 |
| 2012 | 15 | £236,995 | £220,000 | £239,995 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Dec 2025 | 49 EX2 7FN | Terraced | £340,000 | |
| 17 Oct 2025 | 3 EX2 7FN | Flat or maisonette | £182,500 | Leasehold. |
| 21 Feb 2025 | 45 EX2 7FN | Terraced | £390,000 | |
| 19 Aug 2024 | 79 EX2 7FN | Terraced | £345,000 | |
| 19 Jun 2024 | 55 EX2 7FN | Terraced | £310,000 | |
| 14 Jun 2024 | 59 EX2 7FN | Terraced | £410,500 | |
| 2 Jun 2023 | 53 EX2 7FN | Terraced | £370,000 | |
| 1 Mar 2022 | 1 EX2 7FN | Flat or maisonette | £180,000 | Leasehold. |
| 24 Sep 2021 | 47 EX2 7FN | Terraced | £320,000 | |
| 16 Jun 2021 | 57 EX2 7FN | Terraced | £315,000 | |
| 12 Nov 2020 | 45 EX2 7FN | Terraced | £325,000 | |
| 28 Aug 2019 | 35 EX2 7FN | Terraced | £295,000 | |
| 15 Jan 2019 | 3 EX2 7FN | Flat or maisonette | £160,000 | Leasehold. |
| 14 Aug 2018 | 73 EX2 7FN | Terraced | £295,000 | |
| 28 Feb 2017 | 59 EX2 7FN | Terraced | £267,500 | |
| 12 Dec 2016 | 35 EX2 7FN | Terraced | £265,000 | |
| 10 Jun 2016 | 7 EX2 7FN | Terraced | £168,000 | Leasehold. |
| 25 May 2016 | 39 EX2 7FN | Terraced | £266,250 | |
| 21 Mar 2016 | 75 EX2 7FN | Terraced | £260,000 | |
| 21 Mar 2016 | 61 EX2 7FN | Terraced | £253,000 | |
| 29 Feb 2016 | 1 EX2 7FN | Flat or maisonette | £165,000 | Leasehold. |
| 27 Jul 2015 | 5 EX2 7FN | Flat or maisonette | £162,000 | Leasehold. |
| 20 Dec 2012 | 79 EX2 7FN | Terraced | £230,000 | New build. |
| 28 Sep 2012 | 75 EX2 7FN | Terraced | £233,000 | New build. |
| 28 Sep 2012 | 77 EX2 7FN | Terraced | £230,000 | New build. |
| 21 Sep 2012 | 73 EX2 7FN | Terraced | £238,000 | New build. |
| 7 Sep 2012 | 61 EX2 7FN | Terraced | £230,000 | New build. |
| 29 Jun 2012 | 55 EX2 7FN | Terraced | £238,995 | New build. |
| 29 Jun 2012 | 59 EX2 7FN | Terraced | £238,995 | New build. |
| 28 Jun 2012 | 57 EX2 7FN | Terraced | £236,000 | New build. |
| 27 Jun 2012 | 53 EX2 7FN | Terraced | £230,000 | New build. |
| 25 May 2012 | 47 EX2 7FN | Terraced | £239,750 | New build. |
| 23 May 2012 | 51 EX2 7FN | Terraced | £239,995 | New build. |
| 17 May 2012 | 49 EX2 7FN | Terraced | £239,995 | New build. |
| 27 Apr 2012 | 43 EX2 7FN | Terraced | £236,995 | New build. |
| 23 Apr 2012 | 41 EX2 7FN | Terraced | £239,995 | New build. |
| 20 Jan 2012 | 39 EX2 7FN | Terraced | £220,000 | New build. |
| 22 Dec 2011 | 35 EX2 7FN | Terraced | £236,995 | New build. |
| 22 Dec 2011 | 5 EX2 7FN | Flat or maisonette | £156,995 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 22 Dec 2011 | 7 EX2 7FN | Flat or maisonette | £152,995 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 16 Dec 2011 | 37 EX2 7FN | Terraced | £235,995 | New build. |
Energy performance certificates
60 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 102 m². Most common: House, mid-terrace (26); Flat (25); House, end-terrace (8). Built: 2019 (20); 2024 (17); 2007-2011 (16). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (28); rented (social) (7); rented (private) (4).
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 D (40% of about 1,160 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- St Bridget Nurseries, Old Rydon Lane, Exeter, EX2 7JY: up to 350 homes (880 m (0.5 miles))
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, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| EX2 7FN | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
| EX2 7SL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| EX2 7AY | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| EX2 7FP | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 2 / 3 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 86 addresses are between 23 m and 27 m above sea level (26 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EX2 7AY | 100% | 63% | 63% | 0% |
| EX2 7FN | 100% | 93% | 93% | 0% |
| EX2 7FP | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| EX2 7SL | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Newcourt 155,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
| Digby and Sowton 968,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | |
| Topsham 300,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 9 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Omaha Drive Countess Wear | 190 m |
| Bus or coach station | Railway Station Topsham | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Topsham Ferry Landing | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Car parks | Sowton Park and Ride | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Gridserve Charging Station | 850 m (0.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 5.6 km (3.5 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 78 km (48 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Topsham Surgery | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Tesco Instore Pharmacy | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental 397 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Hospital | NHS Nightingale Hospital Exeter | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
| Police station | Devon & Cornwall Police | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | Tesco Bank ATM | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 7,740 m² | 200 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 400 m² | 260 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.3 ha | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,880 m² | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 1.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Clyst St Mary Bridge and causeway, a scheduled monument, 1.6 km (1 mile) north-east. 1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Clyst St Mary Bridge and causeway | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Clyst Heathfield Plantation | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) north |
| Pyne's Hill | Hill | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-west |
| Lower Moor Plantation | Wood | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) north-east |
| Middle Moor Plantation | Wood | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) north |
| Duck's Marsh | Wetland | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) west |
| Salmon Pool | Lake or reservoir | 3.2 km (2 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.7 | 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 | 12 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 74 | 86 |
12 of the street's 86 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity CofE Primary and Nursery School Church of England | Primary | 2–11 | 130 m | Requires improvement (Mar 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Countess Wear Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Requires improvement (Oct 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Clyst Heath Nursery and Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| The Topsham School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Clyst St Mary Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | No overall grade (Sep 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvement |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moka EX2 7FN | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 40 m | 5 Very good | 26 Jan 2026 |
| Spar EX2 7AY | Retailers - other | 220 m | 5 Very good | 2 Dec 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 23 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 12 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 6 |
| Public order | 4 |
| Other theft | 3 |
| Shoplifting | 2 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Omaha Drive (21); On or near Blakeslee Drive (15); On or near Jack Sadler Way (10); On or near Seabee Walk (5); On or near Batavia Drive (4).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 27 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 29% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 2% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 37% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 3% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 42% | 17% |
| Private rented | 20% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 71% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 2% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 22% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 6% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 83% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 32% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 5 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
- EX2 7FN: 46 addresses of 48 in the postcode
- EX2 7SL: 21 addresses
- EX2 7AY: 1 address of 42 in the postcode
- EX2 7FP: 1 address of 42 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Seabee Walk · Jack Sadler Way · Fairway Avenue · Poppin Court · Omaha Drive · Batavia Drive · Caroline Avenue · Edmunds Way · Newcourt Way · Newcourt Drive · Robert Davy Road · Rhode Island Drive
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.