Whiteway Drive Exeter
52 addresses across 5 postcodes (EX1), about 270 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 14200925.
- Sales: 48 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £505,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 27 homes have an energy certificate (C: 12, D: 13, E: 2).
- Flood: 7 addresses on its postcodes are in areas 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 A; Band D in Exeter costs £2,495 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Polsloe Bridge, about 740 m (0.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Heavitree Pleasure Ground, is about 310 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.6 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 24 to 32 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 52 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Heavitree Practice, about 790 m (0.5 miles) away, with 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 670 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 89% of households owned their home and 47% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 50 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 | £505,000 | £505,000 | £505,000 |
| 2024 | 1 | £445,000 | £445,000 | £445,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | £377,500 | £377,500 | £377,500 |
| 2022 | 2 | £401,750 | £387,500 | £416,000 |
| 2021 | 4 | £412,500 | £325,000 | £470,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £412,500 | £412,500 | £412,500 |
| 2019 | 3 | £368,500 | £320,000 | £400,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £335,000 | £335,000 | £335,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £186,600 | £186,600 | £186,600 |
| 2015 | 1 | £292,000 | £292,000 | £292,000 |
| 2014 | 2 | £281,250 | £236,000 | £326,500 |
| 2013 | 2 | £227,000 | £226,000 | £228,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Oct 2025 | 36 EX1 3AN | Semi-detached | £505,000 | |
| 28 Jun 2024 | 37 EX1 3AL | Semi-detached | £445,000 | |
| 17 Apr 2023 | 31 EX1 3AL | Semi-detached | £377,500 | |
| 9 Sep 2022 | 51 EX1 3AL | Semi-detached | £416,000 | |
| 7 Jan 2022 | 9 EX1 3AL | Semi-detached | £387,500 | |
| 17 Dec 2021 | 7 EX1 3AL | Semi-detached | £425,000 | |
| 30 Sep 2021 | 21 EX1 3AL | Semi-detached | £400,000 | |
| 30 Apr 2021 | 13 EX1 3AL | Semi-detached | £325,000 | |
| 26 Jan 2021 | 20 EX1 3AN | Detached | £470,000 | |
| 15 May 2020 | 23 EX1 3AL | Semi-detached | £412,500 | |
| 8 Oct 2019 | 17 EX1 3AL | Semi-detached | £320,000 | |
| 3 Jul 2019 | 20 EX1 3AN | Detached | £400,000 | |
| 14 Jun 2019 | 15 EX1 3AL | Semi-detached | £368,500 | |
| 26 Apr 2018 | 47 EX1 3AL | Semi-detached | £335,000 | |
| 25 May 2016 | 41 EX1 3AL | Semi-detached | £186,600 | |
| 17 Sep 2015 | 57 EX1 3AL | Terraced | £292,000 | |
| 29 Aug 2014 | 27 EX1 3AL | Semi-detached | £326,500 | |
| 4 Apr 2014 | 7 EX1 3AL | Semi-detached | £236,000 | |
| 26 Apr 2013 | 47 EX1 3AL | Semi-detached | £228,000 | |
| 19 Feb 2013 | 41 EX1 3AL | Semi-detached | £226,000 | |
| 1 Jun 2012 | 36 EX1 3AN | Semi-detached | £235,000 | |
| 21 Sep 2011 | 57 EX1 3AL | Semi-detached | £230,500 | |
| 3 Dec 2010 | 12 EX1 3AN | Detached | £285,000 | |
| 28 May 2010 | 53 EX1 3AL | Terraced | £227,500 | |
| 1 Dec 2009 | 25 EX1 3AL | Semi-detached | £334,950 | |
| 24 Jul 2009 | 39 EX1 3AL | Semi-detached | £216,650 | |
| 3 Sep 2007 | 33 EX1 3AL | Semi-detached | £180,000 | |
| 15 Aug 2006 | 10 EX1 3AN | Detached | £200,000 | |
| 9 Aug 2006 | 36 EX1 3AN | Semi-detached | £226,000 | |
| 22 Feb 2006 | 45 EX1 3AL | Semi-detached | £196,000 | |
| 9 Dec 2005 | 21 EX1 3AL | Semi-detached | £190,000 | |
| 3 Sep 2004 | 43 EX1 3AL | Semi-detached | £225,000 | |
| 15 Jul 2004 | 10 EX1 3AN | Detached | £210,050 | |
| 28 Nov 2003 | 43 EX1 3AL | Semi-detached | £177,000 | |
| 23 Oct 2002 | 32 EX1 3AN | Semi-detached | £190,000 | |
| 20 Nov 2001 | 25 EX1 3AL | Semi-detached | £157,500 | |
| 2 May 2001 | 36 EX1 3AN | Semi-detached | £101,000 | |
| 19 Dec 2000 | 12 EX1 3AN | Detached | £125,500 | |
| 18 Dec 2000 | 34 EX1 3AN | Terraced | £95,000 | |
| 30 Jul 1999 | 49 EX1 3AL | Semi-detached | £91,500 | |
| 30 Jun 1999 | 33 EX1 3AL | Semi-detached | £80,000 | |
| 16 Apr 1999 | 11 EX1 3AL | Semi-detached | £81,000 | |
| 25 Feb 1999 | 18 EX1 3AN | Detached | £99,250 | |
| 4 Nov 1998 | 8 EX1 3AN | Detached | £92,500 | |
| 14 Sep 1998 | 34 EX1 3AN | Terraced | £64,500 | |
| 3 Oct 1997 | 12 EX1 3AN | Detached | £93,000 | |
| 6 Feb 1997 | 33 EX1 3AL | Semi-detached | £67,000 | |
| 11 Aug 1995 | 13 EX1 3AL | Semi-detached | £64,000 |
Energy performance certificates
27 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 100 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (22); House, detached (3); House, end-terrace (1). Built: 1930-1949 (23); 1950-1966 (2); 1900-1929 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (16); rented (private) (4).
Council tax
What each band costs in Exeter in 2026-27: Band D £2,495 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,664 | £1,941 | £2,218 | £2,495 | £3,050 | £3,604 | £4,159 | £4,991 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band A (27% of about 1,280 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 105 Chard Road, Exeter, EX1 3AS: up to 8 homes, permissioned (180 m)
- Clifford Close, Exeter, EX1 3JU: up to 33 homes (470 m (0.3 miles))
- Honeylands Hospital For Children, Pinhoe Road, Exeter, EX4 8AD, permissioned (590 m (0.4 miles))
- Land at Hamlin Lane, Exeter, EX1 2RY: up to 13 homes (620 m (0.4 miles))
- Whipton Barton House, Vaughan Road, Exeter, EX1 3JN: up to 56 homes, permissioned (700 m (0.4 miles))
- 88 Honiton Road, Exeter, EX1 3EE: up to 10 homes (860 m (0.5 miles))
- 47 Homefield Road, Exeter, EX1 2QR: up to 26 homes, permissioned (930 m (0.6 miles))
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
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 4 at medium risk and 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| EX1 3AL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| EX1 3AN | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| EX1 3BA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| EX1 3DJ | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 1 / 3 | unlikely |
| EX1 3DL | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 3 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 52 addresses are between 24 m and 32 m above sea level (28 m on average); the ground rises about 8 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EX1 3AL | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| EX1 3AN | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| EX1 3BA | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| EX1 3DJ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| EX1 3DL | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Polsloe Bridge 189,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 740 m (0.5 miles) |
| St James Park (Exeter) 145,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | |
| Digby and Sowton 968,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 47 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Whiteway Drive Heavitree | 150 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Exeter City Centre | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Topsham Ferry Landing | 5.1 km (3.2 miles) |
| Car parks | Exeter Park and Ride | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| EV charging points | 10 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Wenea | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 5.8 km (3.6 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 75.3 km (47 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Heavitree Practice | 790 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Day Lewis Pharmacy | 790 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Heavitree Dental Centre | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Exeter Community Hospital | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Police station | Devon & Cornwall Police | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest MFG - Birchy Barton Cashzone | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Heavitree Pleasure Ground 8.5 ha | 310 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,030 m² | 170 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Hamlin Lane Playing Field 8.5 ha | 80 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Whipton Lane Allotments 3.1 ha | 340 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 9.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is St Loye's Chapel and cross, Rifford Road, a scheduled monument, 1 km (0.6 miles) south. 35 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| St Loye's Chapel and cross, Rifford Road | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) south |
| St Katherine's Priory, Polsloe | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Larkbeare House | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) south-west |
| Northernhay and Rougemont Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Pyne's Hill | Hill | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south |
| Upper Moor Plantation | Wood | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) east |
| Middle Moor Plantation | Wood | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) east |
| Salmon Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) south-west |
| Duck's Marsh | Wetland | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) south-west |
| Fairy Dell | Valley | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 51 | 52 |
1 of the street's 52 addresses is 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 Exeter: see them on the Exeter page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whipton Barton Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 540 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Whipton Barton Infants and Nursery School | Primary | 2–7 | 550 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Michael's Church of England Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 670 m (0.4 miles) | 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 |
| St Nicholas Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 810 m (0.5 miles) | No overall grade (Sep 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvement |
| Ladysmith Infant & Nursery School | Primary | 3–7 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Requires improvement (Feb 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Ladysmith Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Requires improvement (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Willowbrook School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Requires improvement (Jun 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Peter's Church of England Aided School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No overall grade (Apr 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Woodwater Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Luke's Church of England School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Good (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St James School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Chestnut Nursery School - Exeter Nursery Schools Federation | Nursery | 2–5 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stoke Hill AFC Cafe EX1 3LA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 110 m | 4 Good | 27 Sep 2017 |
| South West Norse Ltd (Ellen Tinkham Wayside College) EX1 3LF | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 220 m | 5 Very good | 1 Dec 2025 |
| Whipton And Pinhoe Labour Club EX1 3JT | Pub/bar/nightclub | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 13 Feb 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 24 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 7 |
| Vehicle crime | 7 |
| Public order | 4 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 3 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Parking Area (12); On or near Whiteway Drive (8); On or near Carlyon Gardens (5); On or near Madison Avenue (5); On or near Georges Close (4).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 89% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 47% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 37% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 42% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 19% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 84% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 47% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhoods around this street are all 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
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
- EX1 3AL: 29 addresses
- EX1 3AN: 18 addresses
- EX1 3BA: 3 addresses
- EX1 3DJ: 1 address of 28 in the postcode
- EX1 3DL: 1 address of 12 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Binford Close · Georges Close · Madison Avenue · Wayside Crescent · Endfield Close · Vaughan Road · Vaughan Rise · Carlyon Gardens · Heather Close · Nicholas Road · Carlyon Close · Whipton Lane
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.