Pool Hill Bridestowe, West Devon
17 addresses across 2 postcodes (EX20), about 200 m long, classed as a minor road. USRN 43100447.
- Sales: 10 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £127,000 across 1 sale.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in West Devon cost £286,921 in August 2026 (-1.5% on a year); private rents averaged £854 a month.
- Energy: 10 homes have an energy certificate (D: 5, E: 4, F: 1).
- Flood: 11 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Recorded floods: 1 recorded flood covered 1 of its 2 postcode centres, most recently in November 2006.
- Landfill: 1 historic landfill site within 500 m (0.3 miles) of its postcodes; the nearest, Pool Cross, Bridestowe, is 490 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Storm overflows: 1 storm overflow within 1 km (0.6 miles) spilled 0 times (0 hours) in 2025.
- Radon: Up to 30% or more of homes in the 1 km squares around it are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level.
- Gas: No gas meters are recorded on its postcodes: it looks to be off the mains gas grid.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band D; Band D in West Devon costs £2,705 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Okehampton, about 9.2 km (5.7 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 2.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 4.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 164 to 185 m above sea level.
- Noise: 6 of its 17 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Okehampton Medical Centre, about 9.5 km (5.9 miles) away.
- People: About 320 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 62% of households owned their home and 35% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 3 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often other theft.
- Road safety: No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025.
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House sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | £127,000 | £127,000 | £127,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £225,000 | £225,000 | £225,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | £203,000 | £203,000 | £203,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | £205,000 | £205,000 | £205,000 |
| 2003 | 1 | £160,000 | £160,000 | £160,000 |
| 2001 | 1 | £169,000 | £169,000 | £169,000 |
| 2000 | 1 | £46,500 | £46,500 | £46,500 |
| 1998 | 1 | £70,000 | £70,000 | £70,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 May 2025 | 1 EX20 4EW | Other | £400,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 23 Aug 2013 | TOR VIEW, 3A EX20 4EW | Detached | £203,000 | |
| 12 May 2006 | TOR VIEW, 3A EX20 4EW | Detached | £205,000 | |
| 2 Dec 2003 | TOR VIEW, 3A EX20 4EW | Detached | £160,000 | |
| 31 Jul 2017 | 4 EX20 4EW | Terraced | £225,000 | |
| 2 Jun 2025 | 5 EX20 4EW | Terraced | £127,000 | |
| 17 Sep 2001 | FORGE HOUSE EX20 4EW | Detached | £169,000 | |
| 13 May 1998 | FORGE HOUSE EX20 4EW | Detached | £70,000 | |
| 15 Nov 2000 | SANJOR EX20 4EW | Detached | £46,500 | |
| 13 Oct 2017 | VILLAGE HALL EX20 4EW | Other | £5,200 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
House prices and rents in West Devon
A typical home in West Devon cost £286,921 in August 2026, 1.5% less than a year before. That is 6% more than five years earlier and 30% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £432,878 |
| Semi-detached | £286,619 |
| Terraced | £219,965 |
| Flat or maisonette | £146,185 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £231,506 |
Private renters in West Devon paid £854 a month on average in September 2026, 3.9% more than a year before. That is 23% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £608 |
| Two bedrooms | £778 |
| Three bedrooms | £961 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,363 |
Energy performance certificates
10 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 87 m². Most common: House, detached (3); House, end-terrace (3); Bungalow, detached (2). Built: before 1900 (6); 1950-1966 (2); 1967-1975 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (4); rented (private) (4); rented (social) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (10 addresses)
Gas and electricity use
No gas meters are recorded on the street's postcodes, against 23 electricity meters: it looks to be off the mains gas grid, or almost, with heating from electricity, oil, LPG or solid fuel.
| Postcode | Electricity meters | Typical electricity | Gas meters | Typical gas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EX20 4EW | 8 | 2,640 kWh | under 5 | |
| EX20 4EN | 15 | 3,361 kWh | none recorded |
These are all the homes on each 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 EX20.
Council tax
What each band costs in West Devon in 2026-27: Band D £2,705 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,804 | £2,104 | £2,405 | £2,705 | £3,307 | £3,908 | £4,509 | £5,411 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band D (26% of about 800 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Bridestowe (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- 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.
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
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 10 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 2 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 24 homes the Environment Agency counts, 10 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: at least one 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.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| EX20 4EW | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 0 | unlikely |
| EX20 4EN | zone 3 | 10 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
Recorded floods
1 recorded flood covered 1 of the centres of this street's postcodes, most recently in November 2006 (Bridstowe; ordinary watercourse).
| When | Flood | Source and cause | Postcodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Nov 2006 | Bridstowe | Ordinary watercourse; channel capacity exceeded (no raised defences) | EX20 4EN |
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
1 storm overflow within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes spilled 0 times, for under an hour in all, in 2025. They discharge into River Lyd (S).
| Overflow | Into | Spills | Hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Playing Fields Cso South West Water | River Lyd (S) | 110 m |
A storm overflow lets sewage diluted with rainwater into a river, stream or the sea when heavy rain overwhelms the sewers, so the spills here affect the water they run into, not homes. A spill is counted the regulators' way: a first 12 hours, then each 24 hours it goes on.
Coal mining
No postcode centre on the street is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Radon
The highest radon potential in the 1 km squares around the street's postcodes is 30% or more: 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 that area 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
1 historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes, the nearest 490 m (0.3 miles) away.
| Site | Waste went in | Waste | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pool Cross, Bridestowe Pool Cross, Bridestowe, Okehampton | 1944 to 1950 | Inert, industrial, commercial, household | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
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 17 addresses are between 164 m and 185 m above sea level (173 m on average); the ground rises about 22 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EX20 4EN | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| EX20 4EW | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Okehampton 348,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.2 km (5.7 miles) |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Garage Bridestowe | 170 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 49 km (30 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 95.3 km (59 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Okehampton Medical Centre Good May 2019 | 9.5 km (5.9 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Pharmaderma Limited Okehampton | 9.3 km (5.8 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Okehampton Dental Care | 9.1 km (5.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Okehampton Hospital | 9.8 km (6.1 miles) |
| Care homes | 1 home within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Springfield Residential Home Good Jun 2023 | 380 m |
| Police station | Okehampton Police | 9.3 km (5.8 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,000 m² | 220 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,180 m² | 180 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Bridget, a listed building (Grade II*), 150 m south-west. 21 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Bridget | Listed building, Grade II* | 150 m south-west |
| Leawood Plantation barrow | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Kennel Plantation | Wood | 540 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Millerspark Plantation | Wood | 570 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Beechgrove Wood | Wood | 830 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Beara Down | Hill | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south |
| Island of Rocks | Island | 4.4 km (2.8 miles) east |
| Alder Lake | Lake or reservoir | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 11 | 17 |
6 of the street's 17 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 West Devon: see them on the West Devon page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection | Exam results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridestowe Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 180 m | Good (Apr 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | 62% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 0% at the higher standard (2025; 0% in 2024 and 67% in 2023) |
Exam results are from the Department for Education's school performance tables (Explore Education Statistics, Open Government Licence), for all pupils at each school. The middle school in England had 63% at the expected standard at the end of primary school (2025), Attainment 8 of 46.0 at GCSE (2026) and an A level average of C+ (2025). Attainment 8 adds up a pupil's grades in eight GCSEs, with English and maths counted twice (90 is the most), averaged over the school's pupils. Progress 8 compares pupils with others who had the same results at the end of primary school; it is not published for GCSEs in 2025 and 2026, as those pupils sat no primary tests during the pandemic. Small year groups swing from year to year, and figures for very small ones are withheld.
Nurseries and childcare
1 nursery, pre-school or club within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 40 m from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Treetops Preschool & Extended Schools Provision CIC EX20 4EW | Full day care | 20 | Good (Mar 2025, overall grade under the previous framework) | 40 m |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Treetops Childcare EX20 4EW | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 40 m | 5 Very good | 1 Sep 2024 |
| White Hart Inn EX20 4EL | Pub/bar/nightclub | 130 m | 5 Very good | 18 Sep 2026 |
| Bridestowe Primary School EX20 4EL | School/college/university | 130 m | 5 Very good | 19 Mar 2026 |
| Riverside Stores EX20 4EG | Retailers - other | 260 m | 5 Very good | 29 Mar 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Other theft | 2 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Pool Hill (1); On or near Rectory Road (1); On or near Beech Tree Meadow (1).
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 | 47 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 22% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 62% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 38% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 9% | 17% |
| Private rented | 29% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 28% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 61% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 38% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 23% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 35% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 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
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
Princess Elizabeth Terrace · Pool Hill · Beech Tree Meadow · Tanyard Court · Crandford Close · Springfield Park · Brid Close · Town Meadow
All the streets in EX20 and across West 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.