Button Lane North Devon
20 addresses across 2 postcodes (EX31), about 790 m long, classed as a minor road. USRN 27501315.
1 recorded sales since 1995; in 2010 the median was £365,000 across 1 sale. 10 homes have an energy certificate (A: 1, C: 1, D: 2, E: 3, F: 3). No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. Most homes around it are in council tax band D; Band D in North Devon costs £2,642 a year in 2026-27. Gigabit broadband is available to 17% to 46% of premises. The nearest railway station is Barnstaple, about 10.3 km away in a straight line. The nearest park or garden, Millenium Green, is about 460 m away. Background air pollution in 2024 was 2.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 4.5 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits. Its addresses are 145 to 207 m above sea level. 2 of its 20 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic. The nearest GP surgery is Litchdon Medical Centre, about 9.4 km away. About 290 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 75% of households owned their home and 32% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1 | £365,000 | £365,000 | £365,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Apr 2010 | BUCKLE DOWN EX31 4SE | Detached | £365,000 |
Energy performance certificates
10 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 146 m². Most common: House, detached (6); House, semi-detached (2); Bungalow, detached (1). Built: before 1900 (6); 1950-1966 (1); 1967-1975 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (9); rented (private) (1).
Council tax
What each band costs in North Devon in 2026-27: Band D £2,642 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,761 | £2,055 | £2,349 | £2,642 | £3,229 | £3,817 | £4,404 | £5,284 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band D (22% of about 930 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.
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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 20 addresses are between 145 m and 207 m above sea level (165 m on average); the ground rises about 63 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EX31 4SD | 55% | 46% | 46% | 0% |
| EX31 4SE | 50% | 17% | 17% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Barnstaple 609,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.3 km |
| Chapelton (Devon) 160 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.5 km | |
| Umberleigh 54,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 5 within 800 m; nearest Threeways Bratton Fleming | 410 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Barnstaple | 9.6 km |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 9.2 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 51.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Litchdon Medical Centre | 9.4 km |
| Pharmacies | Newport Pharmacy And Health Clinic | 9.4 km |
| NHS dentists | Westcountry Dental & Implant Ctr | 9.2 km |
| Hospital | North Devon District Hospital | 8.5 km |
| Police station | Barnstaple Police Station | 9.9 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Millenium Green 1.5 ha | 460 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 460 m² | 480 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7,470 m² | 430 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,570 m² | 200 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 1.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Smythapark hillfort, a scheduled monument, 730 m north-west. 5 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Smythapark hillfort | Scheduled monument | 730 m north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Button Wood | Wood | 190 m west |
| Smythapark Wood | Wood | 630 m west |
| Coombe Plantation | Wood | 1.1 km west |
| Tidicombe Wood | Wood | 1.3 km north |
| White Cawsey | Hill | 2.4 km north-west |
| Wistlandpound Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 3.7 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 7.5 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 18 | 20 |
2 of the street's 20 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bratton Fleming Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 340 m | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bratton Fleming Pre-School C.I.C EX31 4SB | School/college/university | 280 m | 5 Very good | 23 Sep 2011 |
| Bratton Fleming Primary School EX31 4SB | School/college/university | 340 m | 5 Very good | 27 Nov 2025 |
| Bratton Fleming Village Hall EX31 4SB | Other catering premises | 370 m | 5 Very good | 3 Nov 2021 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 7 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Station Hill (6); On or near Church Close (3).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 31% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 75% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 50% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 9% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 36% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 57% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 49% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 32% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 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
Nearby streets
Station Road · Church Close · Homer Close · Beara Lane · Beara Lane · Furze Park Road · Three Ways · Station Road
All the streets in EX31 and across North 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 aircraft, industry or neighbours: noise figures are models of road and rail traffic outside, in England only.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.