Heanton Hill North Devon
18 addresses across 6 postcodes (EX31,EX33), about 780 m (0.5 miles) long, classed as a minor road. USRN 27500165.
- Energy: 6 homes have an energy certificate (C: 2, D: 2, E: 1, G: 1).
- 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 B; Band D in North Devon costs £2,642 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Barnstaple, about 6.6 km (4.1 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 1.4 km (0.9 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 3.4 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 4.6 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 9 to 55 m above sea level.
- Noise: 4 of its 18 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Caen Medical Centre, about 1.3 km (0.8 miles) away.
- People: About 890 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 82% of households owned their home and 29% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 4 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
6 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 153 m². Most common: House, detached (4); Bungalow, detached (1); House, semi-detached (1). Built: 1967-1975 (2); 1976-1982 (1); 1983-1990 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (6).
Each home's certificates and sales (4 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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band B (23% of about 2,000 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 3.
- 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
- 49, HEANTON HILL, grade II
- MONKS COTTAGE, grade II
- THATCHES, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 25 Wrafton Road, former Harriet Nanscawen Nursing Home, , , Braunton, EX33 2BT: up to 5 homes, permissioned (870 m (0.5 miles))
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 9 September 2026 to 14 September 2026: National Grid Electricity Distribution (South West), Utility asset works, temp obstruction 15 minute delay, on the carriageway (minor works)
- 24 August 2026: SOUTH WEST WATER, Utility repair and maintenance works, give and take, on the carriageway (immediate - urgent works)
- 3 August 2026 to 6 August 2026: National Grid Electricity Distribution (South West), Utility asset works, some carriageway incursion, on the verge (standard works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 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: of the 16 homes the Environment Agency counts, 1 are in areas at high risk, 2 medium, 0 low and 0 very low.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| EX33 2DE | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 1 / 0 | unlikely |
| EX33 2DF | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| EX31 4DH | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| EX31 4DF | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| EX31 4DG | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| EX33 2DG | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 18 addresses are between 9 m and 55 m above sea level (21 m on average); the ground rises about 46 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EX31 4DF | 33% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| EX31 4DG | 93% | 93% | 93% | 0% |
| EX31 4DH | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| EX33 2DE | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| EX33 2DF | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| EX33 2DG | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Barnstaple 609,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.6 km (4.1 miles) |
| Chapelton (Devon) 160 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.7 km (7.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 10 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Westlands Wrafton | 310 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Barnstaple | 6.8 km (4.2 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Instow Ferry Landing | 6 km (3.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 65.1 km (40 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Caen Medical Centre | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Braunton Pharmacy | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Heddons Croft Dental Surgery | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Hospital | North Devon District Hospital | 6.9 km (4.3 miles) |
| Police station | Braunton Police | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Braunton Cashzone | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1.5 ha | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 490 m² | 380 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.2 ha | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 300 m² | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Augustine, a listed building (Grade I), 480 m (0.3 miles) east. 21 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 | 480 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Parson's Copse | Wood | 350 m south |
| Eastacombe Covert | Wood | 510 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| East Hill | Hill | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north |
| Foxhole | Tidal water | 2 km (1.3 miles) south-east |
| Chivenor Ridge | Wetland | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south-east |
| Saltpill Duck Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.5 | 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 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 14 | 18 |
4 of the street's 18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southmead School | Primary | 4–11 | 620 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| Braunton Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 650 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| Caen Community Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Mar 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Kingsacre Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Report card (Mar 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williams Arms EX33 2DE | Pub/bar/nightclub | 270 m | 5 Very good | 13 Feb 2026 |
| Heanton Nursing Home EX31 4DJ | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 25 Sep 2025 |
| Heanton Church Lunches & Catering EX31 4DQ | Other catering premises | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 10 Nov 2009 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 3 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Dunns Close (3); On or near Rectory Close (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 56 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 34% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 82% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 54% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 36% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 26% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 59% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 82% | 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) | 29% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 7 to 9 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
- EX33 2DE: 9 addresses of 25 in the postcode
- EX33 2DF: 4 addresses of 6 in the postcode
- EX31 4DH: 2 addresses of 8 in the postcode
- EX31 4DF: 1 address of 11 in the postcode
- EX31 4DG: 1 address of 50 in the postcode
- EX33 2DG: 1 address of 14 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Dunns Close · Heanton Hill · Rectory Close · Glebelands · Wrafton Road · Mill Lane · Southlands · Westlands · Manor Close
All the streets in EX31, EX33 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.