Silver Street Thorverton, Mid Devon
4 addresses across 1 postcode (EX5), about 40 m long, classed as a minor road. USRN 25306301.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in Mid Devon cost £285,982 in August 2026 (+0.2% on a year); private rents averaged £881 a month.
- Flood: 3 addresses on its postcodes are in areas 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.
- Storm overflows: 1 storm overflow within 1 km (0.6 miles) spilled 1 times (2 hours) in 2025.
- Radon: Up to 5 to 10% 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 E; Band D in Mid Devon costs £2,656 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Newton St Cyres, about 5.6 km (3.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Jubilee Green, is about 30 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 3.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.2 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 45 m above sea level.
- Noise: 4 of its 4 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Wyndham House Surgery, about 3.2 km (2 miles) away.
- People: About 410 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 76% of households owned their home and 54% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 4 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often vehicle crime.
- 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
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
House prices and rents in Mid Devon
A typical home in Mid Devon cost £285,982 in August 2026, 0.2% more than a year before. That is 8% more than five years earlier and 30% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £422,862 |
| Semi-detached | £279,198 |
| Terraced | £223,721 |
| Flat or maisonette | £131,979 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £232,725 |
Private renters in Mid Devon paid £881 a month on average in September 2026, 1.5% more than a year before. That is 26% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £643 |
| Two bedrooms | £812 |
| Three bedrooms | £999 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,456 |
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
Gas and electricity use
No gas meters are recorded on the postcode, against 7 electricity meters: it looks to be off the mains gas grid, or almost, with heating from electricity, oil, LPG or solid fuel.
These are all the homes on the 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 EX5.
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 E (19% of about 800 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 6.
- 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
- 1, 2 AND 3 LAWN COTTAGES, grade II
- ACORN HOUSE AND ACORN COTTAGE, grade II
- Bridge House, roadside wall and gate piers, grade II
- BROOK LODGE INCLUDING GATES TO NORTH, grade II
- Harefield and Crimmond, grade II
- Two bridges carrying road over the Brook including iron railings, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Land and Buildings at NGR 292868, Silver Street, Thorverton, permissioned (450 m (0.3 miles))
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
Started, not reported finished by 31 October 2026
- 26 October 2026 to 2 November 2026: DEVON COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, road closure, on the carriageway (major works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 2 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: of the 7 homes the Environment Agency counts, 2 are in areas at high risk, 1 medium, 1 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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre 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
1 storm overflow within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes spilled 1 time, for 2 hours in all, in 2025. They discharge into Trib of the River Exe Via Sws.
| Overflow | Into | Spills | Hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullen Street Combined Sewer of South West Water | Trib of the River Exe Via Sws | 1 | 2 | 10 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 here is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Radon
The postcode is in a 1 km square with radon potential up to 5 to 10%: 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 the square 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
No historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 45 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EX5 5NY | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Newton St Cyres 7,650 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.6 km (3.5 miles) |
| St James Park (Exeter) 145,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.6 km (5.3 miles) | |
| Polsloe Bridge 189,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.8 km (5.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Bury Thorverton | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Exeter City Centre | 9.2 km (5.7 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Topsham Ferry Landing | 14.5 km (9 miles) |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 5.6 km (3.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 11.4 km (7.1 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 66.7 km (41 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Wyndham House Surgery Outstanding Dec 2015 | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Southwest Pharmacy | 7.4 km (4.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Irish And King Dental Practice | 8.8 km (5.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Hospital Lane | 9.1 km (5.6 miles) |
| Care homes | Langford Park Good Mar 2023 | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) |
| Police station | Heavitree Road Police Station Exeter | 9.4 km (5.8 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Jubilee Green 250 m² | 30 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,200 m² | 350 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.0 ha | 330 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,060 m² | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Thomas of Canterbury, a listed building (Grade I), 150 m north-west. 52 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Thomas of Canterbury | Listed building, Grade I | 150 m north-west |
| Dunsaller | Listed building, Grade II* | 860 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Three bowl barrows 620m south east of Fordy Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Allergroves Copse | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| Armour Wood | Wood | 2 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| Upcott Wood | Wood | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north |
| Carwithen Copse | Wood | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) west |
| Fursdon Hill | Hill | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) north |
| Deodara Glen | Valley | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 4 |
4 of the street's 4 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 Mid Devon: see them on the Mid Devon page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection | Exam results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thorverton Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 90 m | No published inspection | 60% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 13% at the higher standard (2025; 64% in 2024 and 57% 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
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
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thorverton Arms EX5 5NS | Pub/bar/nightclub | 50 m | 5 Very good | 10 Jun 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near The Bury (2); On or near Bullen Street (1); On or near Milford Lane (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 | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 33% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 76% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 49% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 38% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 40% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 49% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 53% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 54% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 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
- Roadworks Street works permit: DEVON COUNTY COUNCIL: Highway repair and maintenance works, 26 October 2026 to 2 November 2026 (road closure) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- EX5 5NY: 4 addresses of 14 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Jericho Street · Jericho Street · Milford Lane · Milford Lane · Silver Street · Bullen Street · Colaton Lane · The Bury · The Glebe · Dark Lane · Bullens Close · Court Barton Close
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.