Old Hill Bickington, Teignbridge
23 addresses across 2 postcodes (TQ12), about 500 m (0.3 miles) long, classed as a minor road. USRN 39800658.
- Sales: 13 recorded sales since 1995; in 2021 the median was £481,500 across 2 sales.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in Teignbridge cost £298,159 in August 2026 (-0.5% on a year); private rents averaged £965 a month.
- Energy: 12 homes have an energy certificate (C: 1, D: 7, E: 2, F: 1, G: 1).
- 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.
- Landfill: 1 historic landfill site within 500 m (0.3 miles) of its postcodes; the nearest, Bickington Barton Quarry, is 160 m away.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band E; Band D in Teignbridge costs £2,643 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Newton Abbot, about 7.1 km (4.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 99 to 119 m above sea level.
- Noise: 7 of its 23 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Ashburton Surgery, about 4.3 km (2.7 miles) away.
- People: About 380 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 77% of households owned their home and 33% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 18 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
- Road safety: No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025.
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Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | £481,500 | £353,000 | £610,000 |
| 2019 | 2 | £327,500 | £305,000 | £350,000 |
| 2016 | 2 | £295,000 | £285,000 | £305,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £240,000 | £240,000 | £240,000 |
| 2014 | 2 | £285,000 | £270,000 | £300,000 |
| 2013 | 2 | £252,500 | £250,000 | £255,000 |
| 2009 | 1 | £202,000 | £202,000 | £202,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | £220,000 | £220,000 | £220,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jun 2021 | ROSE COTTAGE TQ12 6JU | Detached | £353,000 | |
| 20 Jan 2021 | ROWEN TQ12 6JU | Detached | £610,000 | |
| 29 Nov 2019 | TOR VIEW TQ12 6JU | Detached | £305,000 | |
| 31 Jan 2019 | BRAMBLES TQ12 6JU | Detached | £350,000 | |
| 29 Feb 2016 | SUNNY COTTAGE TQ12 6JU | Detached | £285,000 | |
| 19 Jan 2016 | QUARRY COTTAGE TQ12 6JU | Detached | £305,000 | |
| 24 Jul 2015 | LIONKINS TQ12 6JU | Detached | £240,000 | |
| 17 Apr 2014 | BRAMBLES TQ12 6JU | Detached | £300,000 | |
| 7 Mar 2014 | WESTLANDS TQ12 6JU | Detached | £270,000 | |
| 28 Oct 2013 | QUARRY COTTAGE TQ12 6JU | Detached | £255,000 | |
| 31 May 2013 | BELVEDERE TQ12 6JU | Detached | £250,000 | |
| 15 Oct 2009 | ROWEN TQ12 6JU | Detached | £202,000 | |
| 13 Mar 2006 | SUNNY COTTAGE TQ12 6JU | Detached | £220,000 |
House prices and rents in Teignbridge
A typical home in Teignbridge cost £298,159 in August 2026, 0.5% less than a year before. That is 12% more than five years earlier and 38% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £471,265 |
| Semi-detached | £311,424 |
| Terraced | £245,489 |
| Flat or maisonette | £149,582 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £241,001 |
Private renters in Teignbridge paid £965 a month on average in September 2026, 3.6% more than a year before. That is 26% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £657 |
| Two bedrooms | £873 |
| Three bedrooms | £1,091 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,563 |
Energy performance certificates
12 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 132 m². Most common: House, detached (7); Bungalow, detached (5). Built: 1976-1982 (2); 1950-1966 (2); before 1900 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (9); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (12 addresses)
- Belvedere, Bickington
- Brambles, Bickington
- CHURCH COTTAGE, OLD HILL, BICKINGTON
- Lionkins, Bickington
- Prestbury, Old Hill, Bickington
- Quarry Cottage, Old Hill, Bickington
- Rose Cottage, Bickington
- ROWEN, OLD HILL, BICKINGTON
- Sunny Cottage, Bickington
- Thistledown, Bickington
- Tor View, Old Hill, Bickington
- Westlands, Bickington
Council tax
What each band costs in Teignbridge in 2026-27: Band D £2,643 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,762 | £2,056 | £2,349 | £2,643 | £3,230 | £3,818 | £4,405 | £5,286 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band E (21% of about 750 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 10.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- CHURCH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, grade I
- CHURCH HOUSE AND DOVE COTE, grade II*
- MANOR HOUSE, grade II*
- CAP OF CHEST TOMB IN ST MARY'S CHURCHYARD, REUSED AS OUTER STEP TO PRIESTS DOOR, grade II
- CHEST TOMB IN ST MARYS CHURYARD, ABOUT 7 METRES SOUTH WEST OF SOUTH PORCH, grade II
- CHURCH COTTAGE, grade II
- CHURCH HALL, grade II
- COUNTY BOUNDARY STONE AGAINST GARDEN WALL OF LOVE LANE COTTAGE ABOUT 60 CENTIMETRES NORTH EAST OF COTTAGE GATE, grade II
- HEADSTONE IN ST MARYS CHURCHYARD, ABOUT 1 METRE SOUTH OF NAVE AND 4 METRES EAST OF SOUTH PORCH, grade II
- LYCHGATE AT SOUTH ENTRANCE TO ST MARYS CHURCHYARD, grade II
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
Finished in the last three months
- 26 October 2026: BT, Utility repair and maintenance works, temp obstruction 15 minute delay, on the carriageway (immediate - urgent works)
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
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 on the street is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Historic landfill
1 historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes, the nearest 160 m away.
| Site | Waste went in | Waste | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bickington Barton Quarry Bickington, Newton Abbot, Devon | Not recorded | Not recorded | 160 m |
Closed tips can give off gas (methane and carbon dioxide) and leak into the ground for years. An environmental search, which conveyancers usually order, looks at landfill and contaminated land around the home; the council keeps a register of land it has found to be contaminated.
Height above sea level
The street's 23 addresses are between 99 m and 119 m above sea level (110 m on average); the ground rises about 20 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TQ12 6JU | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| TQ12 6JX | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Newton Abbot 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 7.1 km (4.4 miles) |
| Totnes 797,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.6 km (7.2 miles) | |
| Torre 376,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.1 km (8.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Old Inn Lay-bys Bickington | 180 m |
| Ferry terminal | Totnes Ferry Landing | 12.6 km (7.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | Ionity Charging Station | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 29.4 km (18 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 98.4 km (61 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Ashburton Surgery Good Nov 2017 | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Devon Pharma | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Time For Teeth LTD | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) |
| Hospital | Ashburton And Buckfastleigh Hospital | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) |
| Care homes | Ilford Park Polish Home Good Mar 2019 | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
| Police station | Newton Abbot Police Station | 6.2 km (3.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | Barclays ATM | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 1,640 m² | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.7 ha | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,870 m² | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary the Virgin, a listed building (Grade I), 200 m north-east. 24 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mary the Virgin | Listed building, Grade I | 200 m north-east |
| Church House and Dove Cote | Listed building, Grade II* | 220 m north-east |
| Manor House | Listed building, Grade II* | 270 m west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Mill Copse | Wood | 700 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Middle Copse | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-east |
| Telegraph Hill | Hill | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
| Herebere Copse | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
| Wilsworthy Bottom | Valley | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) north |
| Stover Lake | Lake or reservoir | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 7 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 16 | 23 |
7 of the street's 23 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 Teignbridge: see them on the Teignbridge page.
Nearest schools
No open schools within 2 km (1.2 miles).
Nurseries and childcare
No nursery, pre-school or out-of-school club on Ofsted's register is within 1.5 km (0.9 miles) of the middle of the street.
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
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 6 |
| Public order | 3 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 2 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Old Hill (18).
Road safety
No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025.
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 | 49 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 77% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 45% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 20% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 31% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 65% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 52% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 33% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 4 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
- Roadworks Street works permit: BT: Utility repair and maintenance works, 26 October 2026 (temp obstruction 15 minute delay) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Love Lane · Manor Mead · Love Lane Cottages
All the streets in TQ12 and across Teignbridge.
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.