Hangman Path Combe Martin, North Devon
15 addresses across 1 postcode (EX34), about 210 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 27504090.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in North Devon cost £280,441 in August 2026 (-4.2% on a year); private rents averaged £848 a month.
- Energy: 9 homes have an energy certificate (C: 2, D: 5, F: 1, G: 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.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Storm overflows: 3 storm overflows within 1 km (0.6 miles) spilled 54 times (862 hours) in 2025.
- Coastal erosion: The nearest projected coastal erosion zone is 40 m from its postcodes.
- Radon: Up to 10 to 30% of homes in the 1 km squares around it are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band D; 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 km (9.3 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Cobbler's Park, is about 60 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 2.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 4.2 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are -1 to 51 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 Combe Coastal Practice, about 6.3 km (3.9 miles) away.
- People: About 270 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 81% of households owned their home and 27% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 8 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often other theft.
- Road safety: No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025.
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House sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
House prices and rents in North Devon
A typical home in North Devon cost £280,441 in August 2026, 4.2% less than a year before. That is 9% more than five years earlier and 32% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £422,772 |
| Semi-detached | £283,384 |
| Terraced | £226,097 |
| Flat or maisonette | £136,873 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £227,377 |
Private renters in North Devon paid £848 a month on average in September 2026, 0.3% less than a year before. That is 26% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £590 |
| Two bedrooms | £780 |
| Three bedrooms | £967 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,334 |
Energy performance certificates
9 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 108 m². Most common: House, detached (5); Bungalow, detached (4). Built: 1967-1975 (4); 1950-1966 (3); 1930-1949 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (7); rented (private) (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (9 addresses)
- 1 Sea Closes, Lester Point, Combe Martin
- 2 Sea Closes, Lester Point, Combe Martin
- 3 Sea Closes, Lester Point, Combe Martin
- 4 Sea Closes, Lester Point, Combe Martin
- Harbour Rise, Lester Point, Combe Martin
- Scenery, Lester Point, Combe Martin
- Sherracombe, Lester Point, Combe Martin
- St. Crispins, Lester Point, Combe Martin
- Torcliff, Lester Point, Combe Martin
Gas and electricity use
Homes with gas used 11,417 kWh of it on average in 2024, 13% more than the district's 10,126 kWh, and 2,423 kWh of electricity, 26% less than the district's 3,296 kWh. There are gas meters for about 100% of the homes.
These are all the homes on the postcode, whatever their size and however many live in them, so they show the kind of homes and heating here rather than what any one home uses. The typical figure is the median: half the homes used less. The district is EX34.
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 (24% of about 780 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.
Energy projects nearby
No wind turbine or waste plant within 5 km (3.1 miles), and no solar farm, battery site or other project of 1 MW or more within 2 km (1.2 miles), of the street's postcodes, operating or planned.
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
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 is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of this street's postcodes.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
The nearest projected erosion zone is 40 m from the street's postcodes (by 2105, if defences are not maintained or built).
| Projection | Policy for the frontage | Erosion | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| By 2055, with the shoreline management plan carried out | Hold the line Hartland Point to Anchor Head | none (the line is held) | 50 m |
| By 2105, with the shoreline management plan carried out | Hold the line Hartland Point to Anchor Head | none (the line is held) | 50 m |
| By 2105, if defences are not maintained or built | No intervention Hartland Point to Anchor Head | up to 3 m | 40 m |
Each shoreline management plan sets a policy for each stretch of coast: hold the line (keep defences where they are), managed realignment (let the shore move back in a controlled way), advance the line, or no active intervention. Erosion is the distance the shore may move back, counted from today, for the higher central climate change allowance. The maps are guidance from national modelling, not a survey of any one home; the council's coastal team can say more.
Storm overflows
3 storm overflows within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes spilled 54 times, for 862 hours in all, in 2025. They discharge into River Umber, River Umber (S).
| Overflow | Into | Spills | Hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cross Street Pumping Station South West Water | River Umber | 35 | 518 | 220 m |
| Lorna Irwin Walk South West Water; monitored 79% of the year | River Umber (S) | 0 | 0 | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pack O Cards South West Water | River Umber (S) | 19 | 344 | 930 m (0.6 miles) |
A storm overflow lets sewage diluted with rainwater into a river, stream or the sea when heavy rain overwhelms the sewers, so the spills here affect the water they run into, not homes. A spill is counted the regulators' way: a first 12 hours, then each 24 hours it goes on.
Coal mining
No postcode centre here is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Radon
The postcode is in a 1 km square with radon potential up to 10 to 30%: up to that share of homes there is estimated to be at or above the Action Level of 200 becquerels per cubic metre. At least part of the square is a radon Affected Area, where 1% or more of homes are.
Radon is a natural radioactive gas from the ground that can build up indoors; long exposure raises the risk of lung cancer. A three-month test with two small detectors is the only way to know a home's level, and a high level can usually be brought down with a sump or better ventilation. Homes built here in recent decades should have radon protection under the building regulations (basic protection from 3%, full protection from 10%). UKHSA sells a radon report for a single address from its detailed map at ukradon.org.
Historic landfill
No historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Height above sea level
The street's 15 addresses are between -1 m and 51 m above sea level (37 m on average); the ground rises about 51 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EX34 0DL | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Barnstaple 609,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 15 km (9.3 miles) |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 13 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Seaside Combe Martin | 220 m |
| Ferry terminal | Ilfracombe Ferry Landing | 5.2 km (3.2 miles) |
| Car parks | Cormelles Car Park | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 270 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 52.7 km (33 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Combe Coastal Practice Good Oct 2017 | 6.3 km (3.9 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacy within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Combe Martin Pharmacy | 270 m |
| NHS dentists | Marlborough Dental Centre | 6.2 km (3.8 miles) |
| Hospital | Ilfracombe Hospital | 6.1 km (3.8 miles) |
| Care homes | Pinehurst Care Home Good May 2021 | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) |
| Police station | Braunton Police | 14.1 km (8.8 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cobbler's Park 1.3 ha | 60 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 100 m² | 390 m |
| Playing field | Holland's Park 2.6 ha | 940 m (0.6 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 1.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is West Challacombe Manor, a listed building (Grade II*), 880 m (0.5 miles) east. 9 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| West Challacombe Manor | Listed building, Grade II* | 880 m (0.5 miles) east |
| The Pack of Cards Including Courtyard Walls Incorporating Bee Boles on North-West Side | Listed building, Grade II* | 900 m (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Lester Point | Headland | 230 m north-west |
| Combe Martin Beach | Beach | 240 m west |
| Lester Cliff | Cliff or slope | 320 m north-east |
| Newberry Beach | Beach | 340 m south-west |
| Little Hangman | Hill | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Salt Wood | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 15 | 15 |
None of the street's 15 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 | Exam results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combe Martin Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 260 m | No overall grade (Dec 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvement | 70% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 0% at the higher standard (2025; 56% in 2024 and 48% in 2023) |
| Berrynarbor Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Good (Jan 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | None published |
Exam results are from the Department for Education's school performance tables (Explore Education Statistics, Open Government Licence), for all pupils at each school. The middle school in England had 63% at the expected standard at the end of primary school (2025), Attainment 8 of 46.0 at GCSE (2026) and an A level average of C+ (2025). Attainment 8 adds up a pupil's grades in eight GCSEs, with English and maths counted twice (90 is the most), averaged over the school's pupils. Progress 8 compares pupils with others who had the same results at the end of primary school; it is not published for GCSEs in 2025 and 2026, as those pupils sat no primary tests during the pandemic. Small year groups swing from year to year, and figures for very small ones are withheld.
Nurseries and childcare
No nursery, pre-school or out-of-school club on Ofsted's register is within 1.5 km (0.9 miles) of the middle of the street.
Ofsted also registers 328 childminders and 60 home childcarers (nannies) in Devon. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Focsle Inn EX34 0DJ | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 170 m | 5 Very good | 20 May 2025 |
| Redwood Beach EX34 0DJ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 170 m | 5 Very good | 20 May 2025 |
| Pasty, Bean and a bit of Ice Cream EX34 0DQ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 210 m | 5 Very good | 22 Jul 2026 |
| Sea Stone EX34 0DG | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 230 m | 5 Very good | 14 Mar 2025 |
| Seaside Stores EX34 0AW | Retailers - other | 230 m | 5 Very good | 11 Feb 2020 |
| Sugarush EX34 0AW | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 230 m | 4 Good | 22 Jul 2026 |
| Black and White Cafe EX34 0DQ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 230 m | 5 Very good | 23 Sep 2026 |
| Combe Martin Farm Shop EX34 0AN | Retailers - other | 240 m | 4 Good | 3 Feb 2026 |
| John Fowler Holidays EX34 0AS | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 280 m | 5 Very good | 24 Jul 2012 |
| Sherwoods Catering EX34 0AS | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 280 m | 4 Good | 17 Aug 2026 |
| Snooker Club EX34 0AL | Pub/bar/nightclub | 340 m | 5 Very good | 26 Mar 2008 |
| Combe Martin Primary - Tiddlers EX34 0DP | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 360 m | 5 Very good | 1 Jul 2025 |
| Acorns Guest House EX34 0AT | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 19 Jul 2017 |
| Poplars Hotel EX34 0AR | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 27 Apr 2023 |
| Channel Vista Guest House EX34 0AT | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 13 Mar 2023 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Other theft | 3 |
| Possession of weapons | 2 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 2 |
| Burglary | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Seaside Hill (3); On or near Moory Meadow (3); On or near Parking Area (2).
Road safety
No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025.
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
No traffic count point is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes. The Department for Transport counts every motorway and A road and only a sample of minor roads, so a quiet residential street usually has none.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 62 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 7% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 44% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 81% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 61% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 39% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 47% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 23% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 58% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 16% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 43% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 27% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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
- EX34 0DL: 15 addresses of 21 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Hangman Path · Seaside · Lester Point · Cross Street · Seaside Hill · Moory Meadow · Rew's Close · King Street · Libra Gardens · Umber Close · Rosea Bridge Lane
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; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- 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.