Capstone Parade North Devon
46 addresses across 3 postcodes (EX34), about 1.6 km (1 mile) long, classed as a restricted local access road. USRN 27505893.
- Energy: 2 homes have an energy certificate (D: 1, G: 1).
- Flood: 4 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 A; Band D in North Devon costs £2,642 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Barnstaple, about 15.8 km (9.8 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Jubilee Gardens, is about 140 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 3.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 4.4 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 5 to 31 m above sea level.
- Noise: 24 of its 46 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Combe Coastal Practice, about 1 km (0.6 miles) away.
- People: About 1,030 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 30% of households owned their home and 22% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 85 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often anti-social behaviour.
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 100 m². Most common: Flat (2). Built: before 1900 (2). Tenure at assessment: 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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band A (62% of about 1,840 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Ilfracombe (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- 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)
- Crescent House Hotel, 46-48 Fore Street ILFRACOMBE EX34 9DN: up to 7 homes, pending decision (250 m)
- 6-7 Market Street, (Former Marlborough Guest House), , , Ilfracombe, EX34 9AY: up to 13 homes, permissioned (260 m)
- Former Montebello Hotel, Fore Street, , , Ilfracombe, EX34 9DJ: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (280 m)
- 6-9 Market Square, Market Street Ilfracombe EX34 9AX: up to 5 homes, permissioned (300 m)
- Golden Coast Amusements, Wilder Road ILFRACOMBE EX34 9AE: up to 23 homes, not permissioned (310 m)
- Former Wellington Laundry, Regents Place, , , ILFRACOMBE, EX34 9AA: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (360 m)
- The Bath House Hotel, Runnacleave Road, , , Ilfracombe, EX34 8AR: up to 9 homes, permissioned (450 m (0.3 miles))
- Lloyds Bank, 108 & 109 High Street, , , Ilfracombe, EX34 9ET: up to 6 homes, not permissioned (460 m (0.3 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, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| EX34 9BD | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
| EX34 9BZ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 0 | unlikely |
| EX34 9BH | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 46 addresses are between 5 m and 31 m above sea level (12 m on average); the ground rises about 26 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EX34 9BD | 94% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| EX34 9BH | 91% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| EX34 9BZ | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Barnstaple 609,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 15.8 km (9.8 miles) |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 29 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest St James' Place Gardens Ilfracombe | 200 m |
| Ferry terminal | Ilfracombe Ferry Landing | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Oxford Grove Car Park | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Osprey Charging Station | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 58 km (36 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Combe Coastal Practice | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Superdrug Pharmacy | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Torrs Park Dental Practice | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Ilfracombe Hospital | 820 m (0.5 miles) |
| Police station | Braunton Police | 11.8 km (7.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Morrisons Daily - Ilfracombe | 360 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Jubilee Gardens 1.1 ha | 140 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 160 m² | 140 m |
| Playing field | Brimlands Playing Field 8.8 ha | 820 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,780 m² | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 1.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Parish Church of Saint Philip and St James, a listed building (Grade II*), 290 m south-east. 125 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Parish Church of Saint Philip and St James | Listed building, Grade II* | 290 m south-east |
| The Quay From Royal Britannia Hotel on West to Pier Hotel on East Including Old Quay Head | Listed building, Grade II* | 500 m (0.3 miles) east |
| St Nicholas' Chapel and Lighthouse | Listed building, Grade I | 580 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Parish Church of Holy Trinity | Listed building, Grade I | 840 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Hillsborough Promontory Fort | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Capstone Hill | Hill | 50 m |
| Capstone Point | Headland | 70 m north-east |
| Wildersmouth Beach | Beach | 80 m south-west |
| Chambercombe Woods | Wood | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| Lower Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) south-west |
| Borough Valley | Valley | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 7.2 | 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 | 24 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 22 | 46 |
24 of the street's 46 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 North Devon: see them on the North Devon page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ilfracombe Church of England Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 600 m (0.4 miles) | No overall grade (Sep 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Ilfracombe Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 2–7 | 810 m (0.5 miles) | No overall grade (Mar 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Requires improvement; Leadership and management: Requires improvement |
| The Ilfracombe Church of England Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 900 m (0.6 miles) | Report card (Jan 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Post-16 provision: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dollys Cafe EX34 9BD | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 160 m | 1 Major improvement necessary | 10 Sep 2026 |
| Dolphin Gifts EX34 9BD | Retailers - other | 170 m | 5 Very good | 20 Aug 2024 |
| Fire & Fusion EX34 9BD | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 170 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Stacc EX34 9BD | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 170 m | 5 Very good | 21 Mar 2024 |
| The Admiral Collingwood EX34 9AR | Pub/bar/nightclub | 200 m | 5 Very good | 20 May 2024 |
| No. 28 The Cookery Ltd EX34 9BH | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 210 m | 5 Very good | 19 Jun 2026 |
| Imperial Hotel EX34 9AL | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 220 m | 5 Very good | 6 Mar 2026 |
| Giovanni And Luca's Italian Restaurant EX34 9AR | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 230 m | 5 Very good | 21 Jul 2026 |
| Curiosity Cottage EX34 9BH | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 250 m | 5 Very good | 19 May 2025 |
| Rocky Cove B&B EX34 9BH | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 250 m | 5 Very good | 7 Oct 2026 |
| Fudgies EX34 9BH | Retailers - other | 250 m | 5 Very good | 2 Sep 2024 |
| Santiago's EX34 9BH | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 250 m | 4 Good | 3 Jun 2025 |
| Blacksands Kitchen, Bar and Garden EX34 9BH | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 250 m | 5 Very good | 20 Feb 2026 |
| The Sweet Shop EX34 9BH | Retailers - other | 250 m | 5 Very good | 21 Aug 2026 |
| St James Tearoom EX34 9BH | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 250 m | 4 Good | 21 Aug 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 34 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 21 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 10 |
| Public order | 10 |
| Other theft | 7 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Other crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Promenade (24); On or near Arcade Road (18); On or near Parking Area (17); On or near Mill Head (9); On or near Sommers' Crescent (7).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 30% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 19% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 10% | 17% |
| Private rented | 60% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 19% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 37% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 35% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 63% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 22% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 1 to 2 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
- EX34 9BD: 35 addresses of 37 in the postcode
- EX34 9BZ: 7 addresses of 8 in the postcode
- EX34 9BH: 4 addresses of 60 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Arcade Road · Capstone Parade · Upper Torrs Park · Sommers' Crescent · Marine Place · Ropery Road · St James Place · Rear of High Street · Market Street Mews · Gilbert Grove · Parade Terrace · Fore Street
All the streets in EX34 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 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.