Bourchier Close Bampton, Mid Devon
5 addresses across 1 postcode (EX16), about 50 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 25300515.
- Energy: 2 homes have an energy certificate (C: 1, E: 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 B; Band D in Mid Devon costs £2,656 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Tiverton Parkway, about 12.3 km (7.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- 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 113 to 115 m above sea level.
- Noise: None of its addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Exmoor Medical Centre, about 6.5 km (4.1 miles) away.
- People: About 280 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 73% of households owned their home and 34% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 12 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
2 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 86 m². Most common: Bungalow, detached (2). Built: 1976-1982 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (1); rented (private) (1).
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 (23% 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)
- Newton Square, Bampton, not permissioned (180 m)
- East of Simla Cottage, Ashleigh Park, permissioned (770 m (0.5 miles))
- Former Stone Crushing Works, Scotts Business Park, Bampton, permissioned (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
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 is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 5 addresses are between 113 m and 115 m above sea level (114 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EX16 9PX | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Tiverton Parkway 683,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.3 km (7.6 miles) |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Bampton War Memorial | 240 m |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 7 km (4.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 29.2 km (18 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 46.1 km (29 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Exmoor Medical Centre | 6.5 km (4.1 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Bampton Pharmacy | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Dulverton Dental Practice | 6.5 km (4.1 miles) |
| Hospital | Bft Southmead Tiverton & District Hospital | 9.2 km (5.7 miles) |
| Police station | Tiverton Police Station | 9.9 km (6.1 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,220 m² | 80 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.9 ha | 90 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,780 m² | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bampton Castle, a scheduled monument, 170 m east. 51 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Bampton Castle | Scheduled monument | 170 m east |
| Leburn House and Lower Leburn, Including Stable Block and Rear Garden Walls | Listed building, Grade II* | 230 m south |
| Church of St Michael and All Angels | Listed building, Grade I | 260 m south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Birchdown Wood | Wood | 680 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Bampton Wood | Wood | 700 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Lodfin Copse | Wood | 790 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Bowbier Hill | Hill | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south |
| Austurn Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2 km (1.2 miles) south |
| Rainbow Valley | Valley | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) west |
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) | 9.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 5 | 5 |
None of the street's 5 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
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
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bampton Church of England Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 620 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Grove Retirement Home EX16 9NS | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 140 m | 5 Very good | 12 Jan 2026 |
| Six On Castle EX16 9NS | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 150 m | 5 Very good | 15 May 2026 |
| Spar Bampton EX16 9NE | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 190 m | 5 Very good | 14 Oct 2026 |
| Bridge House EX16 9NF | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 220 m | 5 Very good | 18 Jun 2026 |
| Toucan Cafe and Bistro EX16 9LY | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 230 m | 5 Very good | 30 Jun 2025 |
| The Swan EX16 9NG | Pub/bar/nightclub | 240 m | 5 Very good | 11 Sep 2026 |
| Bampton Fresh EX16 9LU | Retailers - other | 270 m | 5 Very good | 21 Feb 2023 |
| Bampton Butchers EX16 9LU | Manufacturers/packers | 280 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 6 Mar 2026 |
| The Old Bakery EX16 9LY | Retailers - other | 310 m | 4 Good | 3 Nov 2025 |
| VST Retail Stores Ltd EX16 9LU | Retailers - other | 320 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Spelt EX16 9LY | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 350 m | 5 Very good | 30 Jun 2025 |
| Bampton C of E Primary School EX16 9NW | School/college/university | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 11 Sep 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 4 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 3 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Newton Square (5); On or near Silver Street (3); On or near Frog Street (1); On or near Bourchier Close (1); On or near Bourchier Drive (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 65 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 51% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 73% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 49% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 25% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 38% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 50% | 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 | 50% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 17% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 48% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 24% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 34% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 4 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
- EX16 9PX: 5 addresses
Nearby streets
Morebath Hill · Frog Street · Castle Street · Newton Court · Bourchier Close · Silver Street · Back Street · Fore Street · Luke Street · Cygnet Cottages · Newton Square · West 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.