Exe Close Chivenor, North Devon
14 addresses across 1 postcode (EX31), about 90 m long, classed as a restricted local access road. USRN 27500734.
- Energy: 12 homes have an energy certificate (C: 11, 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 North Devon costs £2,642 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Barnstaple, about 5.5 km (3.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 1.7 km (1.1 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 2.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 4.5 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 7 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 Caen Medical Centre, about 2.6 km (1.6 miles) away.
- People: About 370 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 23% of households owned their home and 25% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 22 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
12 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 87 m². Most common: House, mid-terrace (6); House, end-terrace (5); House, semi-detached (1). Built: 1983-1990 (9); 1976-1982 (2); 1996-2002 (1). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (11); owner-occupied (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (2 addresses)
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 B (34% of about 1,180 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
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are 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 is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 7 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EX31 4RD | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Barnstaple 609,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.5 km (3.4 miles) |
| Chapelton (Devon) 160 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.5 km (7.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Camp Gates Chivenor | 210 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Barnstaple | 5.8 km (3.6 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Instow Ferry Landing | 5.5 km (3.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 64.5 km (40 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 65 km (40 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Caen Medical Centre | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Heddons Croft Dental Surgery | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Hospital | North Devon District Hospital | 6.1 km (3.8 miles) |
| Police station | Braunton Police | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Braunton Cashzone | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 2,460 m² | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 250 m² | 90 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.2 ha | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 300 m² | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Augustine, a listed building (Grade I), 1 km (0.6 miles) north. 6 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Augustine | Listed building, Grade I | 1 km (0.6 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Chivenor Ridge | Wetland | 820 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Parson's Copse | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Bassett's Ridge | Wetland | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-east |
| Foxhole | Tidal water | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Saltpill Duck Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km (1 mile) south |
| East Hill | Hill | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 7.9 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 14 | 14 |
None of the street's 14 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 North Devon: see them on the North Devon page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braunton Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
| Southmead School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mama Cundys Cookshack EX31 4BG | Mobile caterer | 170 m | 5 Very good | 18 Jan 2025 |
| Second to None EX31 4BE | Retailers - other | 230 m | 5 Very good | 4 Dec 2014 |
| Chivenor Service Station EX31 4BN | Retailers - other | 320 m | Unknown | 22 Sep 2026 |
| The Kabin EX31 4AY | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 330 m | 5 Very good | 10 Jun 2025 |
| Officers Mess EX31 4AZ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 360 m | 5 Very good | 25 Feb 2026 |
| Sergeants Mess EX31 4AZ | Pub/bar/nightclub | 360 m | 5 Very good | 20 Sep 2025 |
| Bunker Cafe EX31 4AZ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 360 m | 5 Very good | 20 Mar 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 15 |
| Other theft | 3 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Duckpool Road (8); On or near Torridge Road (6); On or near Sports/Recreation Area (3); On or near Tamar Road (3); On or near Dart Close (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 29 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 29% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | under 1% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 23% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 5% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 10% | 17% |
| Private rented | 67% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 81% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 2% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 17% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 62% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 19% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 85% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 25% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 7 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
- EX31 4RD: 14 addresses of 15 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Yeo Road · Dart Close · Tamar Road · Torridge Road · Duckpool Road · Torridge Road · Thistle Bridge Road · Chardon Close · Tamar Road · Fulmer Copse · Oak Crescent
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 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.