Townsend Stratton, Cornwall
3 addresses across 2 postcodes (EX23), about 480 m long. USRN 27400112.
25 recorded sales since 1995; in 2021 the median was £190,000 across 3 sales. No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in Cornwall costs £2,591 a year in 2026-27. Gigabit broadband is available to 50% to 86% of premises. The nearest railway station is Okehampton, about 38.3 km away in a straight line. The nearest park or garden is about 1.2 km away. Background air pollution in 2024 was 2.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 4.6 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits. Its addresses are 54 to 72 m above sea level. 2 of its 3 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic. The nearest GP surgery is Stratton Medical Centre, about 600 m away. About 720 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 82% of households owned their home and 36% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | £190,000 | £165,000 | £243,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £310,000 | £310,000 | £310,000 |
| 2019 | 2 | £187,500 | £180,000 | £195,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £257,000 | £257,000 | £257,000 |
| 2016 | 3 | £260,000 | £200,000 | £290,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £282,000 | £282,000 | £282,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £150,000 | £150,000 | £150,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | £190,000 | £190,000 | £190,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | £150,000 | £150,000 | £150,000 |
| 2008 | 1 | £450,000 | £450,000 | £450,000 |
| 2006 | 2 | £332,500 | £240,000 | £425,000 |
| 2003 | 2 | £209,975 | £170,000 | £249,950 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Sep 2021 | TORVIEW EX23 9DL | Semi-detached | £243,000 | |
| 13 Aug 2021 | 16 EX23 9DL | Terraced | £190,000 | |
| 30 Jun 2021 | FOUR ACRES EX23 9DL | Other | £450,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 30 Jun 2021 | ELM PARK EX23 9DL | Other | £450,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 11 Jun 2021 | HIGHER TOWNSEND EX23 9DL | Terraced | £165,000 | |
| 11 Dec 2020 | HIGH VIEW EX23 9DL | Terraced | £310,000 | |
| 3 Jun 2019 | 17 EX23 9DL | Terraced | £195,000 | |
| 3 Jun 2019 | TOWNSEND HOUSE EX23 9DL | Terraced | £180,000 | |
| 14 Dec 2018 | HIGH VIEW EX23 9DL | Terraced | £257,000 | |
| 27 Sep 2016 | TORVIEW EX23 9DL | Semi-detached | £200,000 | |
| 16 Sep 2016 | TREVANION EX23 9DL | Semi-detached | £290,000 | |
| 21 Apr 2016 | HOMECROFT EX23 9DL | Semi-detached | £260,000 | |
| 17 Apr 2015 | TREVANION EX23 9DL | Semi-detached | £282,000 | |
| 5 Sep 2014 | 17 EX23 9DL | Terraced | £150,000 | |
| 30 Mar 2012 | TORVIEW EX23 9DL | Semi-detached | £190,000 | |
| 29 Oct 2010 | TORVIEW EX23 9DL | Terraced | £150,000 | |
| 1 Aug 2008 | GREENBANK EX23 9DL | Semi-detached | £450,000 | |
| 7 Sep 2006 | GREENBANK EX23 9DL | Detached | £425,000 | |
| 24 Jul 2006 | ROSMERRYN EX23 9DL | Terraced | £240,000 | |
| 4 Nov 2003 | GREENBANK EX23 9DL | Detached | £249,950 | |
| 31 Jan 2003 | ELM PARK EX23 9DL | Detached | £170,000 | |
| 11 Jun 2002 | TOWNSEND COTTAGE EX23 9DL | Semi-detached | £270,000 | |
| 18 Jun 1999 | HIGH VIEW EX23 9DL | Terraced | £54,000 | |
| 11 Dec 1998 | TOWNSEND COTTAGE EX23 9DL | Semi-detached | £85,000 | |
| 22 Jul 1997 | TREVANION EX23 9DL | Detached | £89,000 |
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
Council tax
What each band costs in Cornwall in 2026-27: Band D £2,591 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,727 | £2,015 | £2,303 | £2,591 | £3,167 | £3,742 | £4,318 | £5,182 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band C (32% of about 2,180 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
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 3 addresses are between 54 m and 72 m above sea level (64 m on average); the ground rises about 19 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EX23 9DL | 86% | 86% | 86% | 14% |
| EX23 9JZ | 50% | 50% | 50% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Okehampton 348,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 38.3 km |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 8 within 800 m; nearest Hospital Stratton | 560 m |
| Car parks | Crescent Long Stay Car Park | 2.4 km |
| EV charging points | PoGo Charge | 2.5 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 55.6 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 103.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Stratton Medical Centre | 600 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Stratton Pharmacy | 600 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Buda Dental Care Bude | 1.3 km |
| Hospital | Stratton Hospital | 560 m |
| Police station | Bude Police | 2.2 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Bude Cashzone | 2.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 2,580 m² | 1.2 km |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 750 m² | 660 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.0 ha | 1.1 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 6,170 m² | 1.1 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Round at Stamford Hill, a scheduled monument, 320 m west. 42 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Round at Stamford Hill | Scheduled monument | 320 m west |
| Battle of Stratton 1643 | Registered battlefield | 460 m west |
| Church of St Andrew | Listed building, Grade I | 510 m south |
| House Adjoining Church Cottage to the West | Listed building, Grade II* | 520 m south |
| The Post Office and Dwelling House Adjoining at South, the Drangway and Part of Passage to the East Between Church Square and Gibraltar Square | Listed building, Grade II* | 540 m south |
| Motte and bailey castle called East Leigh Berrys | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km east |
| Moated site 415m west of Binhamy Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Grushill Wood | Wood | 210 m west |
| Maidenwood Copse | Wood | 1.3 km north |
| Shalder Hill | Hill | 2.4 km west |
| Maer Lake Nature Reserve | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km west |
| Summerleaze Beach | Beach | 2.8 km west |
| Maer High Cliff | Cliff or slope | 3.0 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.0 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 3 |
2 of the street's 3 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stratton Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 620 m | No published inspection |
| Bude Primary Academy - Juniors | Primary | 7–11 | 1.6 km | No overall grade (Feb 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Bude Primary Academy - Infants | Primary | 2–7 | 1.7 km | No overall grade (Jan 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Budehaven Community School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.8 km | Good (Apr 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m.
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 | 56 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 31% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 82% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 57% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 36% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 27% | 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 of home (of those who travel to work) | 67% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 20% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 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 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 5 to 7 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.
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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.