Marley Drive East Devon
19 addresses across 2 postcodes (EX8), about 500 m (0.3 miles) long, classed as a local road. USRN 12101305.
- Sales: 15 recorded sales since 1995; in 2020 the median was £560,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 11 homes have an energy certificate (D: 2, E: 7, F: 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.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band E; Band D in East Devon costs £2,595 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Lympstone Village, about 2.9 km (1.8 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 660 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 3.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.2 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 115 to 124 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 Woodbury Surgery, about 2.7 km (1.7 miles) away.
- People: About 630 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 85% of households owned their home and 44% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | £560,000 | £560,000 | £560,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | £519,500 | £519,500 | £519,500 |
| 2015 | 3 | £576,000 | £434,000 | £875,000 |
| 2010 | 2 | £532,500 | £415,000 | £650,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | £460,000 | £460,000 | £460,000 |
| 2005 | 1 | £400,000 | £400,000 | £400,000 |
| 2003 | 1 | £423,500 | £423,500 | £423,500 |
| 2002 | 1 | £150,000 | £150,000 | £150,000 |
| 2000 | 1 | £205,000 | £205,000 | £205,000 |
| 1995 | 1 | £135,000 | £135,000 | £135,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jan 2021 | BADGER DOWN EX8 5DY | Other | £1,100,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 12 Nov 2020 | BEECHCROFT EX8 5DY | Detached | £560,000 | |
| 27 Sep 2019 | CHESTNUT RIDGE EX8 5DY | Detached | £519,500 | |
| 30 Jan 2018 | BADGER DOWN EX8 5DY | Other | £1,400,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 2 Dec 2015 | FIRCROFT EX8 5DY | Detached | £434,000 | |
| 7 Jul 2015 | PINE COTTAGE EX8 5DY | Detached | £576,000 | |
| 23 Apr 2015 | TANGLEWOOD EX8 5DY | Detached | £875,000 | |
| 25 Jun 2010 | TANGLEWOOD EX8 5DY | Detached | £650,000 | |
| 22 Jun 2010 | CHESTNUT RIDGE EX8 5DY | Detached | £415,000 | |
| 18 Jan 2006 | PINE COTTAGE EX8 5DY | Detached | £460,000 | |
| 2 Dec 2005 | TANGLEWOOD EX8 5DY | Detached | £400,000 | |
| 7 Jul 2003 | WOODCOTE EX8 5DY | Detached | £423,500 | |
| 15 Jan 2002 | WOODCOTE EX8 5DY | Detached | £150,000 | |
| 26 May 2000 | PINE COTTAGE EX8 5DY | Detached | £205,000 | |
| 23 Oct 1995 | CHESTNUT RIDGE EX8 5DY | Detached | £135,000 |
Energy performance certificates
11 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 141 m². Most common: House, detached (5); Bungalow, detached (3); House, end-terrace (2). Built: before 1900 (4); 1950-1966 (3); 1967-1975 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (7); rented (private) (3).
Each home's certificates and sales (9 addresses)
- Badger Down, Marley Drive, Lympstone
- Beechcroft, Marley Drive, Lympstone
- Chestnut Ridge, Marley Drive, Lympstone
- Eastcott, Marley Drive, Lympstone
- Fircroft, Marley Drive, Lympstone
- Middlecott, Marley Drive, Lympstone
- Pine Cottage, Marley Drive, Lympstone
- Tanglewood, Marley Drive, Lympstone
- Westcott, Marley Drive, Lympstone
Council tax
What each band costs in East Devon in 2026-27: Band D £2,595 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,730 | £2,019 | £2,307 | £2,595 | £3,172 | £3,749 | £4,326 | £5,191 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band E (33% of about 1,320 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.
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
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.
Height above sea level
The street's 19 addresses are between 115 m and 124 m above sea level (119 m on average); the ground rises about 9 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EX8 5DT | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| EX8 5DY | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Lympstone Village 93,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Exmouth 1,000,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km (2.3 miles) | |
| Lympstone Commando 87,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Hulham Road | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| Bus or coach station | Railway Station Topsham | 6.6 km (4.1 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Exmouth Ferry Landing The Point | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) |
| Car parks | Four Firs Car Park | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 9.5 km (5.9 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 83.1 km (52 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Woodbury Surgery | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Day Lewis Pharmacy | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Adp Exmouth | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Exmouth Hospital | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| Police station | Exmouth Police | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Southern Co-Operative Exmouth Brixington Parade, Churchill Road Cashzone | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,770 m² | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 120 m² | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1,030 m² | 910 m (0.6 miles) |
| Allotments | Pound Lane Allotments 2.5 ha | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Two bowl barrows at Big Wood, 580m south west and 470m south of Moorland Cottage, a scheduled monument, 950 m (0.6 miles) east. 2 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Two bowl barrows at Big Wood, 580m south west and 470m south of Moorland Cottage | Scheduled monument | 950 m (0.6 miles) east |
| A la Ronde and The Point-in-View | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| Three bowl barrows on Lympstone Common, 500m west of Fryingpans | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Bystock Wood | Wood | 400 m (0.2 miles) south-east |
| Exe View Wood | Wood | 540 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Black Hill | Hill | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| Bystock Fishponds | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km (1 mile) east |
| Cockle Sand | Beach | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) south-west |
| The Ridge | Wetland | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.0 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 19 | 19 |
None of the street's 19 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 East Devon: see them on the East Devon page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brixington Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) | Report card (Apr 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Bassetts Farm Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
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 | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 85% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 52% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 33% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 38% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 50% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 53% | 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) | 44% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 9 to 10 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
Nearby streets
Marley Hayes · Higher Marley Road
All the streets in EX8 and across East 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.