Melrose Close Tiverton, Mid Devon
4 addresses across 2 postcodes (EX16), about 30 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 25306469.
- Sales: 5 recorded sales since 1995; in 2016 the median was £113,750 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 3 homes have an energy certificate (B: 3).
- Flood: 1 address on its postcodes is 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 A; Band D in Mid Devon costs £2,656 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 61% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Tiverton Parkway, about 8.7 km (5.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, People's Park, is about 330 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 7.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.4 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 75 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 Amicus Health, about 390 m away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 470 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 49% of households owned their home and 27% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 151 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | £113,750 | £113,750 | £113,750 |
| 2015 | 4 | £178,725 | £172,500 | £184,950 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Apr 2016 | 4 EX16 6GS | Terraced | £113,750 | Leasehold. |
| 30 Oct 2015 | 7 EX16 6GS | Terraced | £172,500 | |
| 30 Oct 2015 | 9 EX16 6GS | Terraced | £172,500 | New build. |
| 29 Oct 2015 | 6 EX16 6GS | Semi-detached | £184,950 | New build. |
| 29 Oct 2015 | 5 EX16 6GS | Semi-detached | £184,950 | New build. |
Energy performance certificates
3 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 75 m². Most common: House, mid-terrace (1); House, semi-detached (1); House, end-terrace (1). Built: 2014 (3).
Each home's certificates and sales (3 addresses)
Council tax
What each band costs in Mid Devon in 2026-27: Band D £2,656 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,771 | £2,066 | £2,361 | £2,656 | £3,247 | £3,837 | £4,427 | £5,313 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band A (46% of about 1,180 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)
- Former Hare & Hounds, 138 Chapel Street, Tiverton, permissioned (270 m)
- Phoenix Lane, Tiverton, not permissioned (590 m (0.4 miles))
- Adjoining the Town Hall, St Andrews Street, Tiverton, permissioned (670 m (0.4 miles))
- Land between Blundells School and River Lowman, Tiverton, not permissioned (870 m (0.5 miles))
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
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 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: 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.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| EX16 6GS | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| EX16 6GY | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 75 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EX16 6GS | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| EX16 6GY | 94% | 61% | 61% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Tiverton Parkway 683,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.7 km (5.4 miles) |
| Bus stops | 16 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 46 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Belmont Road Tiverton | 170 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Tiverton | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest William Street Car Park | 260 m |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Wenea | 250 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 19.7 km (12 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 55.4 km (34 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Amicus Health | 390 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Allied Pharmacy Tiverton | 360 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Tiverton Dental Centre | 330 m |
| Hospital | Bft Southmead Tiverton & District Hospital | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
| Police station | Tiverton Police Station | 300 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Payzone | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest People's Park 2.5 ha | 330 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Grand Western Canal Country Park 47 ha | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 860 m² | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.0 ha | 320 m |
| Allotments | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Elmore Allotments 2,580 m² | 230 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 50 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Tiverton Castle, a listed building (Grade I), 410 m (0.3 miles) west. 202 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 4 of them Grade I and 5 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Tiverton Castle | Listed building, Grade I | 410 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Tiverton Castle (uninhabited buildings) | Scheduled monument | 430 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Church of St Peter | Listed building, Grade I | 440 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Old Blundells Including Forecourt Walls on North East and Entrance Arch and Gates and 2 Lodges | Listed building, Grade I | 440 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Amory House | Listed building, Grade II* | 540 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| The Great House, Peter Street | Scheduled monument | 570 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Cranmore Castle | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Knightshayes Court | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Park Wood | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south |
| Garden Copse | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) south |
| South Hill Plantation | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) south |
| Holwell Combe | Valley | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south |
| Bingwell Hill | Hill | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south-east |
| Allers Ponds | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.2 | 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 | 4 | 4 |
None of the street's 4 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 Mid Devon: see them on the Mid Devon page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 100 m | Good (Feb 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Two Moors Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 550 m (0.3 miles) | Report card (Mar 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Needs attention; Leadership and governance: Needs attention; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Tiverton High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 890 m (0.6 miles) | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Inadequate; Behaviour and attitudes: Inadequate; Personal development: Requires improvement; Leadership and management: Inadequate |
| St John's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 2–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Good (May 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Heathcoat Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.7 miles) | Requires improvement (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Wilcombe Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Report card (Feb 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Needs attention; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Tidcombe Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Bolham Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barley Mow EX16 6QS | Pub/bar/nightclub | 200 m | 5 Very good | 11 Jan 2019 |
| The Peryton EX16 6QS | Pub/bar/nightclub | 200 m | 5 Very good | 20 May 2026 |
| Castle Primary School EX16 6QR | School/college/university | 240 m | 5 Very good | 26 Jun 2026 |
| Domino's Pizza EX16 6BJ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 270 m | 5 Very good | 4 Mar 2024 |
| Pyza Shop EX16 6BJ | Retailers - other | 280 m | 5 Very good | 12 May 2026 |
| St Georges House Care Home EX16 6AU | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 280 m | 5 Very good | 7 Jan 2026 |
| Margaret Allen House EX16 6RH | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 280 m | 5 Very good | 20 Oct 2025 |
| China China EX16 6DQ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 290 m | 1 Major improvement necessary | 8 Jan 2026 |
| 1939/Tomato EX16 6BJ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 300 m | 5 Very good | 2 Mar 2023 |
| Tiverton Constitutional Club EX16 6AH | Pub/bar/nightclub | 310 m | 5 Very good | 1 Mar 2024 |
| Friars Tuck EX16 6AH | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 310 m | 4 Good | 2 Sep 2026 |
| Gwalior EX16 4LA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 320 m | 5 Very good | 30 Jun 2026 |
| Golden Panda EX16 6NL | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 320 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 11 Mar 2025 |
| Ponte Vecchio EX16 6AH | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 330 m | 5 Very good | 4 Jun 2025 |
| Bodrum Pizza Kebab House EX16 6AH | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 330 m | 5 Very good | 28 Aug 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 66 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 20 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 17 |
| Shoplifting | 14 |
| Other theft | 12 |
| Possession of weapons | 7 |
| Vehicle crime | 6 |
| Public order | 4 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Supermarket (47); On or near Maple Grove (19); On or near Chapel Street (16); On or near Park Street (14); On or near Perreyman Square (12).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 17% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 49% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 22% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 11% | 17% |
| Private rented | 39% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 20% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 21% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 48% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 26% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 66% | 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) | 27% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 90% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 3 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
Belmont Way · Perreyman Square · Hillcrest · Martins Lane · Hill Crest · Twyford Place · Water Lane · Belmont Road · Graham Close · Belmont Close · Park Street · Barrington 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.