Littlefield Close Barnstaple, North Devon
15 addresses across 1 postcode (EX32), about 60 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 27501017.
- 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: 13 homes have an energy certificate (C: 11, 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.
- Radon: Up to 5 to 10% of homes in the 1 km squares around it are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level.
- Traffic: The busiest counted road within 500 m (0.3 miles), the A39, carries 12,747 motor vehicles a day on average (2025).
- 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 2.4 km (1.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 180 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 4.9 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 20 to 22 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 15 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Litchdon Medical Centre, about 1 km (0.6 miles) away.
- People: About 180 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 32% of households owned their home and 21% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 48 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
- Road safety: 3 collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025.
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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
13 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 51 m². Most common: House, mid-terrace (7); House, end-terrace (5); House, semi-detached (1). Built: 1983-1990 (11); 1967-1975 (1); 1991-1995 (1). Tenure at assessment: rented (private) (9); owner-occupied (4).
Each home's certificates and sales (13 addresses)
Gas and electricity use
Homes with gas used 6,083 kWh of it on average in 2024, 32% less than the district's 8,942 kWh, and 1,891 kWh of electricity, 43% less than the district's 3,345 kWh. There are gas meters for about 92% 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 EX32.
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 (28% of about 670 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Units 1-8 Castle Park Road, Whiddon Valley Barnstaple EX32 8PA: up to 17 homes, not permissioned (530 m (0.3 miles))
- St Johns Garden Centre, St Johns Lane, Newport, , Barnstaple, EX32 9DD: up to 44 homes, permissioned (640 m (0.4 miles))
- Westacott Heights (BAR01), Whiddon Valley, , , BARNSTAPLE, EX32 7NF: up to 18 homes, not permissioned (780 m (0.5 miles))
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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
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
No projected coastal erosion zone is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Storm overflows
No storm overflow outlet is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
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 5 to 10%: 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 20 m and 22 m above sea level (21 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EX32 8NZ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Barnstaple 609,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Chapelton (Devon) 160 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.4 km (4 miles) | |
| Umberleigh 54,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.2 km (5.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 26 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Venlock Close Westacott | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Barnstaple | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Instow Ferry Landing | 11 km (6.8 miles) |
| Car parks | Cattle Market Car Park | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 57.5 km (36 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 59.8 km (37 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practice within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Litchdon Medical Centre Outstanding Dec 2019 | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacy within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Newport Pharmacy And Health Clinic | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Next Wave Dental | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Hospital | North Devon District Hospital Requires improvement Mar 2024 | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) |
| Care homes | 6 homes within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Wellesley Good Apr 2019 | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Police station | Barnstaple Police Station | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | Costcutter Cashzone | 930 m (0.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,650 m² | 180 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 3,650 m² | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 960 m² | 260 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.0 ha | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | Sunnybank Allotments 1.3 ha | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 1.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
6 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Sowden Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Ash Plantation | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) north |
| Stoneyard Plantation | Wood | 1.7 km (1 mile) north |
| Black Rock Pit | Tidal water | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) west |
| Codden Hill | Hill | 3 km (1.9 miles) south |
| Golden Valley | Valley | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.7 | 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 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 13 | 15 |
2 of the street's 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orchard Vale Community School | Primary | 3–11 | 540 m (0.3 miles) | Good (May 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Eden Park Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 750 m (0.5 miles) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Newport Community School Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No overall grade (Mar 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Barnstaple Roman Catholic | Primary | 2–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No overall grade (Mar 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| The Park Community School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.5 km (1 mile) | No overall grade (Jun 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Ashleigh CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Sep 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Landkey Community Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
Nurseries and childcare
3 nurseries, pre-schools and clubs within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 460 m (0.3 miles) from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kiddywinks Neighbourhood Nursery and Preschool EX32 8NT | Full day care | 43 | Good (Nov 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| Orchard Vale Nursery School EX32 8QY | Full day care | 7 | Good (Sep 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
| Primary Sports and Education ( North Devon) Ltd Activity Days EX32 8EF | Out-of-school day care (over fives) | Not inspected yet | 760 m (0.5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whiddon Valley Stores EX32 7RG | Retailers - other | 130 m | 5 Very good | 17 Jul 2013 |
| The Whiddon Wagon EX32 7RG | Mobile caterer | 130 m | 5 Very good | 29 May 2026 |
| The Whiddon Valley Fryer EX32 7RG | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 130 m | 4 Good | 29 May 2026 |
| Burger Factory R&R 2 EX32 8PF | Mobile caterer | 140 m | 4 Good | 12 Nov 2024 |
| Baxterstorey Ltd EX32 8NS | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 230 m | 5 Very good | 27 Nov 2025 |
| Junglaroo EX32 8QD | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 270 m | 4 Good | 26 Aug 2026 |
| Table Table EX32 8RY | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 320 m | 4 Good | 13 Oct 2026 |
| Littlepeas Childminding EX32 8PY | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 330 m | 5 Very good | 14 Jan 2019 |
| GOKZKUKIT EX32 8NW | Other catering premises | 340 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Go Outdoors EX32 8PG | Retailers - other | 400 m (0.2 miles) | Exempt | |
| Home Bargains EX32 8PG | Retailers - other | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 5 Very good | 29 Jul 2026 |
| Whiddon Valley Community Centre EX32 8NT | Other catering premises | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 20 Jul 2011 |
| Kiddywinks Childcare Ltd EX32 8NT | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 25 Feb 2025 |
| Tesco Barnstaple Customer Cafe EX32 8PG | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 10 Apr 2024 |
| Card Factory EX32 8PG | Retailers - other | 490 m (0.3 miles) | Exempt |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 30 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 5 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 4 |
| Public order | 3 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Robbery | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Otter Way (21); On or near Whiddon Drive (8); On or near Stoat Park (4); On or near Littlefield Close (3); On or near Venlock Close (3).
Road safety
3 collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025: 0 fatal, 0 serious and 3 slight. Most were on roads with a 30 mph limit.
| Year | Collisions | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Severity | Who was hurt | Road | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Aug 2024 13:50 | Slight | 1 person | Minor road, 30 mph | Daylight |
| 8 Feb 2024 08:03 | Slight | 1 person | Minor road, 30 mph | Wet road |
| 6 Jul 2022 09:00 | Slight | 1 person | Minor road, 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
The busiest counted road within 500 m (0.3 miles) is the A39 between Whiddon Drive and A361, with 12,747 motor vehicles a day on average in 2025, 340 m from the street's postcodes.
| Road | Between | Vehicles a day | Lorries | Ten years before | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A39 | Whiddon Drive to A361 | 12,747 estimated | 1% | -26% since 2015 | 340 m |
Each figure is the annual average daily flow: the motor vehicles passing the count point, both ways, on an average day of the year. A point is counted by hand on a weekday every few years and estimated from the trend on similar roads in between. Lorries are heavy goods vehicles, as a share of all motor vehicles.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 32% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 13% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 10% | 17% |
| Private rented | 59% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 70% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 12% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 9% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 58% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 24% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 83% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 21% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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 Table Table (restaurant/cafe/canteen, EX32 8RY) re-inspected, still 4 Good (rated 13 October 2026) found 4 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- EX32 8NZ: 15 addresses
Nearby streets
Stoat Park · Barton Road · Peards Down Close · Venlock Close · Coppice Close · Peards Down Close · Otter Way · Laburnum Drive · Woolbarn Lawn · Hawthorn Road · Eastern Avenue · Lower Moor
All the streets in EX32 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.