Muddlebridge Muddlebridge, North Devon
5 addresses across 1 postcode (EX31), about 100 m long. USRN 27503966.
3 recorded sales since 1995; in 2017 the median was £350,000 across 1 sale. 2 homes have an energy certificate (D: 1, F: 1). 2 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. Most homes around it are in council tax band E; Band D in North Devon costs £2,642 a year in 2026-27. Gigabit broadband is available to 0% of premises. The nearest railway station is Barnstaple, about 3.3 km away in a straight line. The nearest park or garden is about 770 m away. Background air pollution in 2024 was 3.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 4.6 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits. It is about 7 m above sea level. 2 of its 5 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic. The nearest GP surgery is Fremington Medical Centre, about 910 m away. About 170 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 86% of households owned their home and 33% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | £350,000 | £350,000 | £350,000 |
| 2001 | 1 | £175,000 | £175,000 | £175,000 |
| 1996 | 1 | £73,000 | £73,000 | £73,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Sep 2017 | 2, RIVERSIDE COTTAGES EX31 2NF | Semi-detached | £350,000 | |
| 5 Nov 2001 | MILL COTTAGE EX31 2NF | Detached | £175,000 | |
| 26 Jul 1996 | 2, RIVERSIDE COTTAGES EX31 2NF | Semi-detached | £73,000 |
Energy performance certificates
2 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 130 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (2). Built: 1900-1929 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (2).
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 E (26% of about 880 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
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 1 address is 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: of the 4 homes the Environment Agency counts, 1 are in areas at high risk, 1 medium, 2 low and 0 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: the 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.
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 7 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EX31 2NF | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Barnstaple 609,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km |
| Chapelton (Devon) 160 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.6 km | |
| Umberleigh 54,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m, 8 within 800 m; nearest Muddlebridge Fremington | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Barnstaple | 3.8 km |
| Ferry terminal | Instow Ferry Landing | 5.6 km |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 2.2 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 61.7 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 64.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Fremington Medical Centre | 910 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 1.1 km |
| NHS dentists | Hillcrest Smiles Limited | 2.4 km |
| Hospital | North Devon District Hospital | 4.7 km |
| Police station | Barnstaple Police Station | 3.3 km |
| Cash machines | MFG - Roundswell Services Cashzone | 2.1 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 9,480 m² | 770 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Mead Park Play Area 450 m² | 280 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,060 m² | 770 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Mill Hill Allotments 7,050 m² | 80 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.9 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 3 | 5 |
2 of the street's 5 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roundswell Community Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km | Good (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Fremington Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km | 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 |
| Sticklepath Community Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 1.9 km | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E J Gayton EX31 2NA | Other catering premises | 140 m | Awaiting inspection |
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 | 66 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 5% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 51% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 86% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 70% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 40% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 50% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 36% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 57% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 33% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 27% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 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 6 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
- EX31 2NF: 5 addresses of 10 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Muddlebridge Close · Bickington Road · Penhill Farm Cottages · Sea King Close · Penhill View · Combrew Lane
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.
- 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 aircraft, industry or neighbours: noise figures are models of road and rail traffic outside, in England only.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.