Burscott Higher Clovelly, Torridge
28 addresses across 3 postcodes (EX39), about 390 m long. USRN 40901363.
- Sales: 4 recorded sales since 1995; in 2014 the median was £223,000 across 1 sale.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in Torridge cost £267,174 in August 2026 (+0.3% on a year); private rents averaged £792 a month.
- Energy: 19 homes have an energy certificate (C: 6, D: 3, E: 4, F: 4, G: 2).
- Flood: 1 address on its postcodes is in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Storm overflows: 3 storm overflows within 1 km (0.6 miles) spilled 113 times (1,478 hours) in 2025.
- Coastal erosion: The nearest projected coastal erosion zone is 770 m (0.5 miles) from its postcodes.
- Radon: Up to 1 to 3% of homes in the 1 km squares around it are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level.
- Gas: No gas meters are recorded on its postcodes: it looks to be off the mains gas grid.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in Torridge costs £2,601 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 78% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Barnstaple, about 25.7 km (16 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 1.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 4.4 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 181 to 197 m above sea level.
- Noise: 3 of its 28 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Hartland Surgery, about 5.4 km (3.4 miles) away.
- People: About 220 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 58% of households owned their home and 23% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 5 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
- Road safety: No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025.
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House sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1 | £223,000 | £223,000 | £223,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £250,000 | £250,000 | £250,000 |
| 2005 | 1 | £229,950 | £229,950 | £229,950 |
| 2001 | 1 | £105,000 | £105,000 | £105,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Aug 2014 | 120 EX39 5RR | Terraced | £223,000 | |
| 25 May 2007 | 122 EX39 5RR | Terraced | £250,000 | |
| 27 Oct 2005 | 122 EX39 5RR | Terraced | £229,950 | |
| 24 Sep 2001 | 122 EX39 5RR | Terraced | £105,000 |
House prices and rents in Torridge
A typical home in Torridge cost £267,174 in August 2026, 0.3% more than a year before. That is 6% more than five years earlier and 34% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £389,229 |
| Semi-detached | £276,215 |
| Terraced | £207,983 |
| Flat or maisonette | £136,612 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £214,439 |
Private renters in Torridge paid £792 a month on average in September 2026, 2.1% more than a year before. That is 26% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £567 |
| Two bedrooms | £742 |
| Three bedrooms | £912 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,274 |
Energy performance certificates
19 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 112 m². Most common: House, detached (8); Bungalow, detached (4); House, end-terrace (3). Built: before 1900 (8); 1967-1975 (4); 1976-1982 (3). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (9); rented (private) (6).
Each home's certificates and sales (19 addresses)
- 119 Burscott, Higher Clovelly
- 120 Burscott, Higher Clovelly
- 121 Burscott, Higher Clovelly
- 122 Burscott, Higher Clovelly
- 125 Turnpikegate, Higher Clovelly
- Bella Vista, Higher Clovelly
- Burscott Cottage, Higher Clovelly
- Burscott Farmhouse, Higher Clovelly
- Burscott Lodge, Higher Clovelly
- Evergreen, Higher Clovelly
- Fuchsia Cottage, Higher Clovelly
- Jonquil, Higher Clovelly
- Lower Burscott Farm, Higher Clovelly
- Lower Burscott House, Higher Clovelly
- Pillowery Park, Higher Clovelly
- Swallows Nest, Higher Clovelly
- The Anchorage, Higher Clovelly
- The Old Granary, Higher Clovelly
- Westall, Higher Clovelly
Gas and electricity use
No gas meters are recorded on the street's postcodes, against 48 electricity meters: it looks to be off the mains gas grid, or almost, with heating from electricity, oil, LPG or solid fuel (13 meters are on Economy 7, the off-peak tariff for storage heaters).
| Postcode | Electricity meters | Typical electricity | Gas meters | Typical gas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EX39 5RR | 17 | 4,208 kWh | none recorded | |
| EX39 5RW | 15 7 Economy 7 | 5,531 kWh | none recorded | |
| EX39 5ST | 16 6 Economy 7 | 3,391 kWh | none recorded |
These are all the homes on each postcode, whatever their size and however many live in them, so they show the kind of homes and heating here rather than what any one home uses. The typical figure is the median: half the homes used less. The district is EX39.
Council tax
What each band costs in Torridge in 2026-27: Band D £2,601 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,734 | £2,023 | £2,312 | £2,601 | £3,180 | £3,758 | £4,336 | £5,203 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band C (27% of about 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: 3.
- 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
- 116, TURNPIKEGATE, HIGHER CLOVELLY, grade II
- 125 AND 126, TURNPIKEGATE, HIGHER CLOVELLY, grade II
- 127 AND 128, TURNPIKEGATE, HIGHER CLOVELLY, grade II
Energy projects nearby
No wind turbine or waste plant within 5 km (3.1 miles), and no solar farm, battery site or other project of 1 MW or more within 2 km (1.2 miles), of the street's postcodes, operating or planned.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| EX39 5RR | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| EX39 5RW | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| EX39 5ST | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of any of this street's postcodes.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
The nearest projected erosion zone is 770 m (0.5 miles) from the street's postcodes (by 2105, with the shoreline management plan carried out).
| Projection | Policy for the frontage | Erosion | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| By 2055, with the shoreline management plan carried out | No active intervention Hartland Point to Anchor Head | up to 5 m | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
| By 2105, with the shoreline management plan carried out | No active intervention Hartland Point to Anchor Head | up to 16 m | 770 m (0.5 miles) |
| By 2105, if defences are not maintained or built | No intervention Hartland Point to Anchor Head | up to 16 m | 770 m (0.5 miles) |
Each shoreline management plan sets a policy for each stretch of coast: hold the line (keep defences where they are), managed realignment (let the shore move back in a controlled way), advance the line, or no active intervention. Erosion is the distance the shore may move back, counted from today, for the higher central climate change allowance. The maps are guidance from national modelling, not a survey of any one home; the council's coastal team can say more.
Storm overflows
3 storm overflows within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes spilled 113 times, for 1,478 hours in all, in 2025. They discharge into Clovelly Bay (Coastal Waters), Stream to Mouthmill Beach.
| Overflow | Into | Spills | Hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Pumping Station South West Water | Clovelly Bay (Coastal Waters) | 54 | 709 | 870 m (0.5 miles) |
| Higher Clovelly Wwtw South West Water | Stream to Mouthmill Beach | 59 | 768 | 890 m (0.6 miles) |
| Northern Pumping Station South West Water | Clovelly Bay (Coastal Waters) | 0 | 0 | 940 m (0.6 miles) |
A storm overflow lets sewage diluted with rainwater into a river, stream or the sea when heavy rain overwhelms the sewers, so the spills here affect the water they run into, not homes. A spill is counted the regulators' way: a first 12 hours, then each 24 hours it goes on.
Coal mining
No postcode centre on the street is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Radon
The highest radon potential in the 1 km squares around the street's postcodes is 1 to 3%: up to that share of homes there is estimated to be at or above the Action Level of 200 becquerels per cubic metre. At least part of that area is a radon Affected Area, where 1% or more of homes are.
Radon is a natural radioactive gas from the ground that can build up indoors; long exposure raises the risk of lung cancer. A three-month test with two small detectors is the only way to know a home's level, and a high level can usually be brought down with a sump or better ventilation. UKHSA sells a radon report for a single address from its detailed map at ukradon.org.
Historic landfill
No historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Height above sea level
The street's 28 addresses are between 181 m and 197 m above sea level (189 m on average); the ground rises about 16 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EX39 5RR | 100% | 78% | 78% | 0% |
| EX39 5RW | 100% | 87% | 87% | 0% |
| EX39 5ST | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Barnstaple 609,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 25.7 km (16 miles) |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Higher Clovelly | 200 m |
| Ferry terminal | Bideford Ferry Landing | 14.5 km (9 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Clovelly Carpark | 790 m (0.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 74.1 km (46 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 86.8 km (54 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Hartland Surgery Good Oct 2018 | 5.4 km (3.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Bideford Hospital | 13.8 km (8.6 miles) |
| Police station | Devon & Cornwall Constabulary | 14.3 km (8.9 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 9,930 m² | 360 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Clovelly Dykes hillfort, a scheduled monument, 680 m (0.4 miles) south. 93 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Clovelly Dykes hillfort | Scheduled monument | 680 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Holy well and butterwell 120m west of Holiwell | Scheduled monument | 740 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| No 16 Including Forecourt Retaining Walls, Railings and Gates | Listed building, Grade II* | 810 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| 59, 60 and 61 The Quay | Listed building, Grade II* | 910 m (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Nos 45/46 and 47 | Listed building, Grade II* | 920 m (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Bowl barrow 240m south west of West Dyke | Scheduled monument | 920 m (0.6 miles) south-west |
| No 53 (Crazy Kates) and No 54 | Listed building, Grade II* | 930 m (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Holiwell Wood | Wood | 430 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Oldpark Wood | Wood | 940 m (0.6 miles) north-west |
| West Dyke Wood | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) west |
| Clovelly Bay | Bay | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
| Brownsham Cliff | Cliff or slope | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) north-west |
| Cranford Water | Lake or reservoir | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 1.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.4 | 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 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 25 | 28 |
3 of the street's 28 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 Torridge: see them on the Torridge page.
Nearest schools
No open schools within 2 km (1.2 miles).
Nurseries and childcare
No nursery, pre-school or out-of-school club on Ofsted's register is within 1.5 km (0.9 miles) of the middle of the street.
Ofsted also registers 328 childminders and 60 home childcarers (nannies) in Devon. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Old Smithy Bed And Breakfast EX39 5ST | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 310 m | 5 Very good | 24 Mar 2017 |
| Clovelly Social Club EX39 5SU | Other catering premises | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 25 Jan 2017 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 2 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Turnpike Close (3); On or near Winsworthy (2).
Road safety
No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025.
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
No traffic count point is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes. The Department for Transport counts every motorway and A road and only a sample of minor roads, so a quiet residential street usually has none.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 58% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 36% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 11% | 17% |
| Private rented | 29% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 31% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 64% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 19% | 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) | 23% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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
- EX39 5RR: 22 addresses of 23 in the postcode
- EX39 5RW: 5 addresses of 28 in the postcode
- EX39 5ST: 1 address of 19 in the postcode
Nearby streets
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; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- 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.