Howell's Road Stratton, Cornwall
26 addresses across 6 postcodes (EX23), about 640 m (0.4 miles) long, classed as a a road. USRN 27400358.
- Energy: 12 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, C: 8, E: 1, F: 2).
- Flood: 20 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 Cornwall costs £2,591 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 93% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Okehampton, about 37.8 km (23 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 1.3 km (0.8 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 2.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 4.6 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 33 to 40 m above sea level.
- Noise: 18 of its 26 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Stratton Medical Centre, about 480 m (0.3 miles) away.
- People: About 580 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 65% of households owned their home and 34% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
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 114 m². Most common: House, detached (5); House, semi-detached (5); Flat (1). Built: 2003-2006 (4); 2011 (2); before 1900 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (10).
Council tax
What each band costs in Cornwall in 2026-27: Band D £2,591 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,727 | £2,015 | £2,303 | £2,591 | £3,167 | £3,742 | £4,318 | £5,182 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band B (29% of about 1,380 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, STRATTON (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 10.
- 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
- BIRWOOD HOUSE, grade II
- BRIDGE COTTAGES, grade II
- HOUSE ADJOINING WILLOUGHBY COTTAGE AT SOUTH, grade II
- KERSCOWE COTTAGES, grade II
- TREE HILL COTTAGE, grade II
- TREE HILL HOUSE, grade II
- TREE VIEW, grade II
- TUDOR COTTAGE, grade II
- WILLOUGHBY COTTAGE, grade II
- WOODLEY HOUSE, grade II
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, 20 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 6 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 38 homes the Environment Agency counts, 14 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 7 low and 12 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: at least one postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| EX23 9BY | zone 2 | 8 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| EX23 9BU | zone 2 | 6 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| EX23 9BW | not in 2 or 3 | 6 / 0 / 6 | unlikely |
| EX23 9BX | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| EX23 9DB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| EX23 9DT | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 26 addresses are between 33 m and 40 m above sea level (35 m on average); the ground rises about 7 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EX23 9BU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| EX23 9BW | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| EX23 9BX | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| EX23 9BY | 93% | 93% | 93% | 0% |
| EX23 9DB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| EX23 9DT | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Okehampton 348,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 37.8 km (23 miles) |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 12 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Stratton View Business Park | 220 m |
| Car parks | Crescent Long Stay Car Park | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | PoGo Charge | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 55 km (34 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 103 km (64 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Stratton Medical Centre | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Stratton Pharmacy | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Buda Dental Care Bude | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Stratton Hospital | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| Police station | Bude Police | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Bude Cashzone | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 2,580 m² | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 750 m² | 260 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.0 ha | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 6,170 m² | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Post Office and Dwelling House Adjoining at South, the Drangway and Part of Passage to the East Between Church Square and Gibraltar Square, a listed building (Grade II*), 380 m north-west. 38 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| The Post Office and Dwelling House Adjoining at South, the Drangway and Part of Passage to the East Between Church Square and Gibraltar Square | Listed building, Grade II* | 380 m north-west |
| Church of St Andrew | Listed building, Grade I | 390 m north |
| House Adjoining Church Cottage to the West | Listed building, Grade II* | 400 m (0.2 miles) north-west |
| Round at Stamford Hill | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Battle of Stratton 1643 | Registered battlefield | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Motte and bailey castle called East Leigh Berrys | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Moated site 415m west of Binhamy Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Grushill Wood | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Dub Wood | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
| Shalder Hill | Hill | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) west |
| Maer Lake Nature Reserve | Lake or reservoir | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) north-west |
| Summerleaze Beach | Beach | 3 km (1.9 miles) west |
| Efford Cliff | Cliff or slope | 3.3 km (2 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.0 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 3 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 9 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 8 | 26 |
18 of the street's 26 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 Cornwall: see them on the Cornwall page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stratton Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 840 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Bude Primary Academy - Juniors | Primary | 7–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | No overall grade (Feb 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Budehaven Community School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Apr 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Bude Primary Academy - Infants | Primary | 2–7 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No overall grade (Jan 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Tree Inn EX23 9DA | Pub/bar/nightclub | 380 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 31 Jul 2026 |
| Stratton Stores EX23 9DG | Retailers - other | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 2 Oct 2024 |
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 | 45 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 65% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 41% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 31% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 30% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 22% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 62% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 59% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 20% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 34% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is 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
- EX23 9BY: 16 addresses of 18 in the postcode
- EX23 9BU: 4 addresses of 9 in the postcode
- EX23 9BW: 2 addresses of 23 in the postcode
- EX23 9BX: 2 addresses
- EX23 9DB: 1 address of 9 in the postcode
- EX23 9DT: 1 address of 11 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Parc Fer Close · Barnfield Park · Old Drovers Way · Huntfield Gardens · Spicers Lane · Treworden Close · Howard Lane · The Leat · Old Post Office Hill · Sanctuary Lane · Fore Street · Church Street
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.