Fair Oak Close East Devon
10 addresses across 3 postcodes (EX5), about 130 m long, classed as a local access road. USRN 12106271.
- Sales: 8 recorded sales since 1995; in 2001 the median was £26,000 across 1 sale.
- Flood: 3 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 C; Band D in East Devon costs £2,595 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 75% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Cranbrook (Devon), about 2.3 km (1.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Cranbrook Country Park, is about 1.7 km (1.1 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.5 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 26 to 39 m above sea level.
- Noise: 5 of its 11 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Cranbrook Medical Practice, about 1.8 km (1.1 miles) away.
- People: About 760 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 70% of households owned their home and 34% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 71 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1 | £26,000 | £26,000 | £26,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jun 2025 | UNIT 1, NEWBERY COMMERCIAL CENTRE EX5 2UL | Other | £255,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 16 Apr 2025 | UNIT 6, NEWBERY COMMERCIAL CENTRE EX5 2UL | Other | £199,052 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 1 Feb 2023 | ENGLISH HOUSE, EXETER AIRPORT BUSINESS PARK EX5 2UL | Other | £550,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 19 Mar 2021 | UNIT 1-2, EXETER AIRPORT BUSINESS PARK EX5 2UL | Other | £1,550,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 26 Jan 2018 | UNIT 4A, NEWBERY COMMERCIAL CENTRE EX5 2UL | Other | £62,500 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 30 Jun 2017 | UNIT 6, MERLIN BUSINESS PARK EX5 2UL | Other | £216,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 24 Mar 2016 | UNIT 2, NEWBERY COMMERCIAL CENTRE EX5 2UL | Other | £135,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 9 Aug 2001 | UNIT 4, NEWBERY COMMERCIAL CENTRE EX5 2UL | Terraced | £26,000 |
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
Council tax
What each band costs in East Devon in 2026-27: Band D £2,595 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,730 | £2,019 | £2,307 | £2,595 | £3,172 | £3,749 | £4,326 | £5,191 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band C (30% of about 1,960 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 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| EX5 2UL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 3 / 0 | unlikely |
| EX5 2LJ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| EX5 2DX | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 11 addresses are between 26 m and 39 m above sea level (36 m on average); the ground rises about 12 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EX5 2DX | 75% | 75% | 75% | 25% |
| EX5 2LJ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| EX5 2UL | 98% | 98% | 98% | 2% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Cranbrook (Devon) 120,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Pinhoe 232,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) | |
| Digby and Sowton 968,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.9 km (3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Silverdown Office Park Exeter Airport | 180 m |
| Bus or coach station | Railway Station Topsham | 6.3 km (3.9 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Topsham Ferry Landing | 6.7 km (4.1 miles) |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Flyparks Exeter Airport Parking | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | Wenea | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 74.2 km (46 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Cranbrook Medical Practice | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Wellbeing Pharmacy | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dunedin Dental Clinic | 190 m |
| Hospital | NHS Nightingale Hospital Exeter | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| Police station | Devon & Cornwall Police | 5 km (3.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Southern Co-operative Cranbrook, Cranbrook | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Cranbrook Country Park 25 ha | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 5,170 m² | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.1 ha | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,030 m² | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Rockbeare Manor, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 2.4 km (1.5 miles) east. 1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Rockbeare Manor | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Deer Park Copse | Wood | 570 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Bridge Copse | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-east |
| Farringdon Wood | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-east |
| Three Corner Plantation | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-east |
| Clyst Valley | Valley | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) north-west |
| Windmill Hill | Hill | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.8 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 6 | 11 |
5 of the street's 11 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 East Devon: see them on the East Devon page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Martin's CofE Primary & Nursery School Church of England | Primary | 2–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Nursery at Newbery House EX5 2UL | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 90 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Two Drifters Distillery Ltd EX5 2UL | Manufacturers/packers | 90 m | Exempt | |
| Classic Fine Foods Ltd EX5 2UL | Distributors/Transporters | 100 m | 5 Very good | 4 Nov 2025 |
| Tis My Choice EX5 2UL | Mobile caterer | 120 m | 5 Very good | 1 Jul 2025 |
| Hampton By Hilton EX5 2LJ | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 230 m | 5 Very good | 26 Apr 2022 |
| FineFare Ltd EX5 2LJ | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 230 m | 5 Very good | 17 Jun 2025 |
| Ritter Courivaud Limited EX5 2DP | Distributors/Transporters | 270 m | 5 Very good | 23 Sep 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 32 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 10 |
| Public order | 10 |
| Other theft | 8 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 4 |
| Possession of weapons | 3 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Fair Oak Road (71).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 43 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 16% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 70% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 29% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 22% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 69% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 18% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 31% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 71% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 34% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 4 to 6 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
- EX5 2UL: 7 addresses of 78 in the postcode
- EX5 2LJ: 2 addresses of 22 in the postcode
- EX5 2DX: 1 address of 21 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Fair Oak Close · Exeter Airport Industrial Estate
All the streets in EX5 and across East 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.