Linhay Drive Fremington, North Devon
6 addresses across 2 postcodes (EX31), about 40 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 27504140.
- Sales: 6 recorded sales since 1995; in 2020 the median was £380,000 across 1 sale.
- 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: 2 homes have an energy certificate (D: 2).
- 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: 2 storm overflows within 1 km (0.6 miles) spilled 35 times (343 hours) in 2025.
- Coastal erosion: The nearest projected coastal erosion zone is 580 m (0.4 miles) 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 C; 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 4 km (2.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 120 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 3.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 4.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 10 to 11 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 Fremington Medical Centre, about 420 m (0.3 miles) away.
- People: About 580 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 92% of households owned their home and 27% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 1 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
- Road safety: 1 collision in which someone was hurt was reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025.
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House sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | £380,000 | £380,000 | £380,000 |
| 2000 | 1 | £105,000 | £105,000 | £105,000 |
| 1998 | 4 | £116,450 | £79,950 | £125,950 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Dec 2020 | 1 EX31 2QD | Detached | £380,000 | |
| 30 Sep 1998 | 2 EX31 2QD | Detached | £109,950 | New build. |
| 6 Oct 2000 | 3 EX31 2QD | Detached | £105,000 | |
| 30 Oct 1998 | 3 EX31 2QD | Detached | £79,950 | New build. |
| 2 Nov 1998 | 4 EX31 2QD | Detached | £122,950 | New build. |
| 27 Nov 1998 | 5 EX31 2QD | Detached | £125,950 | New build. |
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
2 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 111 m². Most common: House, detached (2). Built: 1983-1990 (1); 1996-2002 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (2 addresses)
Gas and electricity use
Homes with gas used 10,879 kWh of it on average in 2024, 22% more than the district's 8,943 kWh, and 2,513 kWh of electricity, 27% less than the district's 3,460 kWh. There are gas meters for about 100% of the homes.
| Postcode | Electricity meters | Typical electricity | Gas meters | Typical gas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EX31 2QD | 5 | 1,577 kWh | 5 | 9,939 kWh |
| EX31 2QA | 38 | 2,138 kWh | 39 | 10,547 kWh |
These are all the homes on each 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 EX31.
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 C (48% of about 790 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
1 energy project near the street's postcodes.
| Project | Kind | Size | Stage | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horsacott Farm Solar Park North Devon 54349 | Solar farm | 6.4 MW | Operational Mar 2013 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
Planned projects can change or not go ahead; search the planning authority's applications by the reference shown for the plans, conditions and any objections. Construction brings traffic for some months; once built, solar farms and batteries are usually quiet, while turbines and waste plants can be seen or heard further away.
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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of any 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 580 m (0.4 miles) 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) | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
| By 2105, with the shoreline management plan carried out | Hold the line Hartland Point to Anchor Head | none (the line is held) | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
| By 2105, if defences are not maintained or built | No intervention Hartland Point to Anchor Head | up to 17 m | 580 m (0.4 miles) |
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
2 storm overflows within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes spilled 35 times, for 343 hours in all, in 2025. They discharge into Bickleton Stream(S), Bryn Brook(S).
| Overflow | Into | Spills | Hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fremington Pill Pumping Station South West Water | Bickleton Stream(S) | 14 | 114 | 220 m |
| Muddlebridge Cso South West Water | Bryn Brook(S) | 21 | 229 | 620 m (0.4 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 on the street is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Radon
The highest radon potential in the 1 km squares around the street's postcodes is 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 that area 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 6 addresses are between 10 m and 11 m above sea level (10 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EX31 2QA | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| EX31 2QD | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Barnstaple 609,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| Chapelton (Devon) 160 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.2 km (5.7 miles) | |
| Umberleigh 54,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.9 km (8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 9 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Taw Meadow Fremington | 210 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Barnstaple | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Instow Ferry Landing | 5 km (3.1 miles) |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 62.4 km (39 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 65.1 km (40 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practice within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Fremington Medical Centre Good Sep 2018 | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacy within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Hillcrest Smiles Limited | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
| Hospital | North Devon District Hospital Requires improvement Mar 2024 | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) |
| Care homes | Oaklands Residential Care Home Good Mar 2023 | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Police station | Barnstaple Police Station | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | MFG - Roundswell Services Cashzone | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 9,480 m² | 120 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,720 m² | 290 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 9,850 m² | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Mill Hill Allotments 7,050 m² | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 1.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Fremington Manor House Including Entrance Gateway Attached to West Side, a listed building (Grade II*), 330 m west. 27 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Fremington Manor House Including Entrance Gateway Attached to West Side | Listed building, Grade II* | 330 m west |
| Church of St Peter | Listed building, Grade II* | 380 m west |
| Gazebo on North Side of Fremington Manor Gardens | Listed building, Grade II* | 400 m (0.2 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Fremington Pill | Tidal water | 300 m north |
| Claypit Coverts | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Cock's Moor | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-east |
| Saltpill Duck Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) west |
| Bassett's Ridge | Wetland | 1.6 km (1 mile) north |
| Braunton Down | Hill | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.1 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 6 | 6 |
None of the street's 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fremington Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 660 m (0.4 miles) | No overall grade (Feb 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Requires improvement; Leadership and management: Requires improvement | 46% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 0% at the higher standard (2025; 40% in 2024 and 54% in 2023) |
| Roundswell Community Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Jun 2023, 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
2 nurseries, pre-schools and clubs within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 430 m (0.3 miles) from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EarlyBirds Day Nursery EX31 3BL | Full day care | 28 | Good (Dec 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
| Little Butterflies Day Nursery Ltd EX31 3DD | Full day care | 37 | Good (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Han Court Chinese Restaurant EX31 2NX | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 230 m | 5 Very good | 6 Oct 2025 |
| The Fox EX31 2NT | Pub/bar/nightclub | 270 m | 5 Very good | 28 Aug 2026 |
| New Inn EX31 2NT | Pub/bar/nightclub | 270 m | 5 Very good | 16 Apr 2025 |
| St Peters Church Hall EX31 3BL | Other catering premises | 430 m (0.3 miles) | Exempt | |
| Co-Op EX31 3BG | Retailers - other | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 19 Feb 2025 |
| EarlyBirds Day Nursery Ltd EX31 3BL | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 450 m (0.3 miles) | Awaiting inspection | |
| Graylings EX31 3BG | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 28 Aug 2026 |
| Byeways Bowling Club EX31 2PP | Other catering premises | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 14 Jul 2005 |
| Moss Pharmacy EX31 3BG | Retailers - other | 470 m (0.3 miles) | Exempt |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Springfield Crescent (1).
Road safety
1 collision in which someone was hurt was reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025: 0 fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight. 1 involved a child under 16. Most were on roads with a 30 mph limit.
| Year | Collisions | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Severity | Who was hurt | Road | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Aug 2022 06:30 | Slight | 1 person: 1 child | B3233, 30 mph | Daylight |
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 | 67 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 6% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 54% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 92% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 74% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 6% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 38% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 57% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 20% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 69% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 77% | 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) | 27% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 27% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 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 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
- Food hygiene ratings EarlyBirds Day Nursery Ltd (hospitals/childcare/caring premises, EX31 3BL) newly listed: Awaiting inspection found 10 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Coppice Close · Springfield Crescent · Taw Meadow Crescent · Broady Strap · Broadway · Rooks Nest · Cleave Park · Fremington Quay · Pill View · Taw View · Quay View · Poundfield Close
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; 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.