Commons Hill Teignbridge
7 addresses across 3 postcodes (EX6), about 1.5 km (0.9 miles) long, classed as a minor road. USRN 39803974.
- Sales: 2 recorded sales since 1995; in 2018 the median was £650,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 2 homes have an energy certificate (D: 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 E; Band D in Teignbridge costs £2,643 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Exeter St Thomas, about 11.3 km (7 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Bridford Woodland Park, is about 1.7 km (1 mile) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 2.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 138 to 244 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 7 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Bovey Tracey & Chudleigh Practice, about 6.9 km (4.3 miles) away.
- People: About 550 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 87% of households owned their home and 55% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | £650,000 | £650,000 | £650,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £725,000 | £725,000 | £725,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Aug 2018 | SCATTER ROCK HOUSE EX6 7QE | Detached | £650,000 | |
| 13 Sep 2017 | LOWER COMMONS EX6 7QE | Detached | £725,000 |
Energy performance certificates
2 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 217 m². Most common: House, detached (2). Built: 1900-1929 (1); 1991-1995 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (2).
Council tax
What each band costs in Teignbridge in 2026-27: Band D £2,643 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,762 | £2,056 | £2,349 | £2,643 | £3,230 | £3,818 | £4,405 | £5,286 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band E (26% of about 1,290 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 5.
- 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
- Sea Hill, Christow, Exeter, grade II*
- PALE FARMHOUSE, grade II
- SMITH HAY, grade II
- STRONGS COTTAGE, grade II
- WELLS HOUSE INCLUDING GARDEN WALL AND WELL TO SOUTH EAST, grade II
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 24 September 2026: SOUTH WEST WATER, Utility repair and maintenance works, road closure, on the carriageway (immediate - urgent works)
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 7 addresses are between 138 m and 244 m above sea level (220 m on average); the ground rises about 106 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EX6 7NX | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| EX6 7PG | 43% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| EX6 7QE | 33% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Exeter St Thomas 329,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.3 km (7 miles) |
| Marsh Barton 109,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.6 km (7.2 miles) | |
| Exeter St David's 2.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 12 km (7.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Ferry terminal | Turf Lock Inn Ferry Landing Powderham | 14.1 km (8.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | PoGo Charge | 7 km (4.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 19.8 km (12 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 85.6 km (53 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Bovey Tracey & Chudleigh Practice | 6.9 km (4.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Bovey Tracey Pharmacy | 6.8 km (4.2 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Bovey Tracey Dental Practice | 6.8 km (4.2 miles) |
| Hospital | Bovey Tracey Hospital | 6.3 km (3.9 miles) |
| Police station | Chudleigh Police Station | 7.3 km (4.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Bridford Woodland Park 1.8 ha | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| Play area | Unnamed 750 m² | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.3 ha | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,910 m² | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Sea Hill, Christow, Exeter, a listed building (Grade II*), 740 m (0.5 miles) north-east. 15 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Sea Hill, Christow, Exeter | Listed building, Grade II* | 740 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Heckland Copse | Wood | 310 m north-west |
| Barne Copse | Wood | 550 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Combe Copse | Wood | 770 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Bridford Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| Doddiscombsleigh Hill | Hill | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) east |
| Hyner Bottom | Valley | 3.5 km (2.1 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.6 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 6 | 7 |
1 of the street's 7 addresses is 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 Teignbridge: see them on the Teignbridge page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christow Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 810 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (devon-and-cornwall).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 29% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 87% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 56% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 33% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 47% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 45% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 22% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 55% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhoods around this street are all 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
- EX6 7QE: 4 addresses of 11 in the postcode
- EX6 7NX: 2 addresses of 7 in the postcode
- EX6 7PG: 1 address of 22 in the postcode
All the streets in EX6 and across Teignbridge.
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.