Pump Lane Abbotsham, Torridge
27 addresses across 2 postcodes (EX39), about 290 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 40900187.
- Sales: 35 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £440,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 15 homes have an energy certificate (A: 1, B: 1, C: 1, D: 3, E: 4, F: 4, 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.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band D; Band D in Torridge costs £2,601 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Barnstaple, about 14.5 km (9 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 1.6 km (1 mile) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 2.4 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 4.6 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 54 to 61 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 Bideford Medical Centre, about 2.7 km (1.7 miles) away.
- People: About 520 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 81% of households owned their home and 36% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | £440,000 | £440,000 | £440,000 |
| 2024 | 1 | £202,000 | £202,000 | £202,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | £305,000 | £305,000 | £305,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £340,000 | £340,000 | £340,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | £153,500 | £153,500 | £153,500 |
| 2017 | 1 | £250,000 | £250,000 | £250,000 |
| 2016 | 2 | £163,975 | £128,000 | £199,950 |
| 2013 | 2 | £250,500 | £136,000 | £365,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | £130,000 | £130,000 | £130,000 |
| 2008 | 2 | £168,125 | £166,250 | £170,000 |
| 2007 | 2 | £220,500 | £191,000 | £250,000 |
| 2006 | 3 | £150,000 | £110,500 | £300,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Mar 2025 | LA COLLINE EX39 5AY | Detached | £440,000 | |
| 11 Nov 2024 | SPRY COTTAGE EX39 5AY | Terraced | £202,000 | |
| 23 Jan 2023 | SMITHY COTTAGE EX39 5AZ | Semi-detached | £305,000 | |
| 30 Aug 2022 | THE OLD SMITHY EX39 5AZ | Other | £425,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 22 Jun 2022 | MEADOWSIDE EX39 5AZ | Semi-detached | £340,000 | |
| 2 Oct 2019 | SPRY COTTAGE EX39 5AY | Terraced | £153,500 | |
| 4 Jul 2017 | MEADOWSIDE EX39 5AZ | Semi-detached | £250,000 | |
| 7 Sep 2016 | ROSE COTTAGE EX39 5AZ | Semi-detached | £199,950 | |
| 17 Jun 2016 | END COTTAGE EX39 5AY | Terraced | £128,000 | |
| 8 Nov 2013 | SPRY COTTAGE EX39 5AY | Terraced | £136,000 | |
| 29 Jul 2013 | SILVER MIST EX39 5AZ | Detached | £365,000 | |
| 3 Sep 2010 | END COTTAGE EX39 5AY | Terraced | £130,000 | |
| 16 Dec 2008 | FORD COTTAGE EX39 5AY | Terraced | £170,000 | |
| 8 Feb 2008 | FORD COTTAGE EX39 5AY | Terraced | £166,250 | |
| 21 Sep 2007 | LA COLLINE EX39 5AY | Detached | £250,000 | |
| 16 Mar 2007 | FAIRVIEW EX39 5AY | Detached | £191,000 | |
| 6 Sep 2006 | FORD COTTAGE EX39 5AY | Terraced | £150,000 | |
| 7 Apr 2006 | FORGE COTTAGE EX39 5AZ | Detached | £300,000 | |
| 16 Mar 2006 | END COTTAGE EX39 5AY | Semi-detached | £110,500 | |
| 7 Sep 2004 | FAIRVIEW EX39 5AY | Detached | £149,000 | |
| 14 Nov 2003 | SILVER MIST EX39 5AZ | Detached | £320,000 | |
| 9 May 2003 | ROSELAND EX39 5AZ | Semi-detached | £150,000 | |
| 11 Apr 2003 | THISTLES EX39 5AZ | Detached | £195,000 | |
| 28 Oct 2002 | THISTLES EX39 5AZ | Detached | £165,000 | |
| 8 May 2002 | SMITHY COTTAGE EX39 5AZ | Semi-detached | £84,750 | |
| 26 Oct 2001 | END COTTAGE EX39 5AY | Semi-detached | £59,000 | |
| 12 Apr 2001 | PENCLEAVE EX39 5AY | Semi-detached | £121,000 | |
| 17 Nov 2000 | KENWITH COTTAGE EX39 5AZ | Semi-detached | £77,000 | |
| 25 Jun 1999 | SMITHY COTTAGE EX39 5AZ | Semi-detached | £55,000 | |
| 30 Nov 1998 | FORD COTTAGE EX39 5AY | Terraced | £59,000 | |
| 31 Jul 1998 | SMITHY COTTAGE EX39 5AZ | Semi-detached | £67,500 | |
| 22 May 1998 | FAIRVIEW EX39 5AY | Detached | £59,950 | |
| 12 Feb 1998 | FAIRVIEW EX39 5AY | Detached | £60,000 | |
| 17 Oct 1997 | ROSE COTTAGE EX39 5AZ | Detached | £59,995 | |
| 17 Sep 1997 | HIGHDOWN EX39 5AZ | Detached | £93,000 |
Energy performance certificates
15 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 76 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (4); House, end-terrace (4); House, detached (2). Built: before 1900 (5); 1930-1949 (2); 1996-2002 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (13).
Each home's certificates and sales (8 addresses)
Council tax
What each band costs in Torridge in 2026-27: Band D £2,601 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,734 | £2,023 | £2,312 | £2,601 | £3,180 | £3,758 | £4,336 | £5,203 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band D (29% of about 930 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 1.
- 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
- THATCHED HOUSE PUBLIC HOUSE, grade II
Roadworks
Planned, as of 31 October 2026
- 9 November 2026: BT, Utility asset works, road closure, on the carriageway (major (paa) works)
- 9 November 2026: BT, Utility asset works, road closure, on the carriageway (major 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.
Height above sea level
The street's 27 addresses are between 54 m and 61 m above sea level (56 m on average); the ground rises about 7 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EX39 5AY | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| EX39 5AZ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Barnstaple 609,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.5 km (9 miles) |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Church Abbotsham | 270 m |
| Ferry terminal | Bideford Ferry Landing | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 66.8 km (41 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 76.1 km (47 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Bideford Medical Centre | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Asda Pharmacy | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Tower House Dental Surgery | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Hospital | Bideford Hospital | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Police station | Devon & Cornwall Constabulary | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Cash machines | Central Convenience - The Square, Northam | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1.3 ha | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 450 m² | 310 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,890 m² | 300 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 340 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Helen, a listed building (Grade II*), 340 m south-east. 17 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 Helen | Listed building, Grade II* | 340 m south-east |
| Kenwith Castle 330yds (300m) SE of Kenwith | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Cross ridge dyke on Godborough Castle earthwork NW of Turner's Wood | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Bowood Plantations | Wood | 810 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Badgers Hill | Hill | 910 m (0.6 miles) east |
| Abbotsham Cliff | Cliff or slope | 1.7 km (1 mile) north-west |
| Mermaid's Pool | Tidal water | 2.3 km (1.5 miles) north |
| Jennetts Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) south-east |
| Portledge Mouth | Wetland | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.6 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 27 | 27 |
None of the street's 27 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 Torridge: see them on the Torridge page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Helen's Church of England School | Primary | 2–11 | 310 m | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thatched Inn EX39 5BA | Pub/bar/nightclub | 250 m | 5 Very good | 25 Feb 2026 |
| Abbotsham And Alwington Pre School EX39 5AP | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 280 m | 5 Very good | 13 Dec 2016 |
| Country Life Brewery EX39 5AP | Manufacturers/packers | 280 m | 5 Very good | 8 Jul 2026 |
| St Helen's C Of E School EX39 5AP | School/college/university | 280 m | 5 Very good | 13 Feb 2026 |
| The Ultimate Adventure Centre Inspiring Learning North Devon EX39 5AP | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 280 m | 5 Very good | 19 Sep 2025 |
| The Big Sheep EX39 5AP | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 280 m | 5 Very good | 13 Aug 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 1 |
| Public order | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near St Helens (2).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 60 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 45% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 81% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 56% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 43% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 49% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 32% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 61% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 47% | 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) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 10% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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
Shepherds Meadow · Pump Lane · Vicarage Close · Old Road · St Helens · Back Lane · Carnbrae Cottages · Arthurs Lea · Arthurs Lea · Rickards Green · Glebe Houses
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.