Upham Lane East Devon
24 addresses across 3 postcodes (EX5), about 840 m (0.5 miles) long, classed as a minor road. USRN 12100874.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in East Devon cost £345,256 in August 2026 (+2.1% on a year); private rents averaged £977 a month.
- Energy: 8 homes have an energy certificate (C: 1, D: 3, E: 2, F: 2).
- 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.
- Gas: No gas meters are recorded on its postcodes: it looks to be off the mains gas grid.
- Energy projects: 1 renewable energy project nearby is planned or being built; the nearest, Westexe, Greendale Business Park - Solar Panels, is 1.2 km (0.8 miles) away.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band E; Band D in East Devon costs £2,595 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 71% to 93% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Cranbrook (Devon), about 5 km (3.1 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 3.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 61 to 89 m above sea level.
- Noise: 3 of its 24 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Woodbury Surgery, about 4 km (2.5 miles) away.
- People: About 340 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 84% of households owned their home and 40% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- 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 East Devon
A typical home in East Devon cost £345,256 in August 2026, 2.1% more than a year before. That is 15% more than five years earlier and 35% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £536,889 |
| Semi-detached | £339,346 |
| Terraced | £275,029 |
| Flat or maisonette | £183,334 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £275,754 |
Private renters in East Devon paid £977 a month on average in September 2026, 6.6% more than a year before. That is 25% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £691 |
| Two bedrooms | £904 |
| Three bedrooms | £1,133 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,629 |
Energy performance certificates
8 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 142 m². Most common: House, detached (4); House, semi-detached (4). Built: 1900-1929 (3); before 1900 (2); 1930-1949 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (5); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (8 addresses)
Gas and electricity use
No gas meters are recorded on the street's postcodes, against 31 electricity meters: it looks to be off the mains gas grid, or almost, with heating from electricity, oil, LPG or solid fuel (5 meters are on Economy 7, the off-peak tariff for storage heaters).
| Postcode | Electricity meters | Typical electricity | Gas meters | Typical gas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EX5 2HZ | 11 | 5,191 kWh | none recorded | |
| EX5 2JA | 5 | 2,184 kWh | under 5 | |
| EX5 2HY | 15 5 Economy 7 | 10,952 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 EX5.
Council tax
What each band costs in East Devon in 2026-27: Band D £2,595 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,730 | £2,019 | £2,307 | £2,595 | £3,172 | £3,749 | £4,326 | £5,191 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band E (22% of about 1,200 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 3.
- 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
- UPHAM FARMHOUSE, grade II*
- BARN APPROXIMATELY 35 METRES SOUTH EAST OF UPHAM FARMHOUSE, grade II
- UPHAM COTTAGE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- The Smithy White Cross Woodbury Salterton Exeter, not permissioned (590 m (0.4 miles))
Energy projects nearby
3 energy projects near the street's postcodes, 1 of them not yet operating.
| Project | Kind | Size | Stage | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westexe, Greendale Business Park - Solar Panels East Devon 23/2707/PVJ | Solar farm | 1.1 MW | Permission granted, not yet built Feb 2024 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Hogsbrook Farm - Farm AD East Devon 13/1578/MFUL | Anaerobic digestion | 1 MW | Operational Aug 2015 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Enfield Farm East Devon 14/0858/MFUL | Anaerobic digestion | 2 MW | Operational Sep 2016 | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
Planned projects can change or not go ahead; search the planning authority's applications by the reference shown for the plans, conditions and any objections. Construction brings traffic for some months; once built, solar farms and batteries are usually quiet, while turbines and waste plants can be seen or heard further away.
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, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 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: 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.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| EX5 2HZ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| EX5 2JA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| EX5 2HY | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
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.
Radon
Every 1 km square the street's postcodes are in is in the lowest band of radon potential: fewer than 1 home in 100 is estimated to be at or above the Action Level. It is not a radon Affected Area.
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 24 addresses are between 61 m and 89 m above sea level (74 m on average); the ground rises about 29 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EX5 2HY | 93% | 93% | 93% | 7% |
| EX5 2HZ | 82% | 82% | 82% | 9% |
| EX5 2JA | 71% | 71% | 71% | 29% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Cranbrook (Devon) 120,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5 km (3.1 miles) |
| Topsham 300,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.9 km (3.7 miles) | |
| Newcourt 155,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.9 km (3.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest White Horse Inn Nine Oaks | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| Bus or coach station | Railway Station Topsham | 5.9 km (3.7 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Topsham (Turf Lock Ferry) Ferry Landing | 6.2 km (3.9 miles) |
| Car parks | Exeter ValetPort Meet and Greet Parking | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | Roam Charging Station | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 3.3 km (2 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 76.5 km (48 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Woodbury Surgery Outstanding Dec 2016 | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Wellbeing Pharmacy | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Dunedin Dental Clinic | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Hospital | NHS Nightingale Hospital Exeter Good Oct 2025 | 5.6 km (3.5 miles) |
| Care homes | Stallcombe House Good Aug 2025 | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Police station | Devon & Cornwall Police | 6.4 km (4 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Southern Co-operative Cranbrook, Cranbrook | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 2,640 m² | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3,900 m² | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 3,200 m² | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Upham Farmhouse, a listed building (Grade II*), 220 m south-east. 13 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Upham Farmhouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 220 m south-east |
| Church of St Petrock and St Barnabus | Listed building, Grade II* | 400 m (0.2 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Pit Orchard | Wood | 720 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| The Shrubbery | Wood | 790 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Withen Copse | Wood | 840 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Parsonage Copse | Wood | 860 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Windmill Hill | Hill | 870 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Hawkerland Valley | Valley | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 21 | 24 |
3 of the street's 24 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 East Devon: see them on the East Devon page.
Nearest schools
No open schools within 2 km (1.2 miles).
Nurseries and childcare
1 nursery, pre-school or club within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 880 m (0.5 miles) from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nanny Bears Childcare EX5 2JU | Full day care | 43 | Good (Aug 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 880 m (0.5 miles) |
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
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (devon-and-cornwall).
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 | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 84% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 47% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 44% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 49% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 66% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 40% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 8 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
- EX5 2HZ: 21 addresses of 24 in the postcode
- EX5 2JA: 2 addresses of 26 in the postcode
- EX5 2HY: 1 address of 26 in the postcode
All the streets in EX5 and across East 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.