Windmill Lane West Hill, East Devon
53 addresses across 3 postcodes (EX11), about 180 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 12100934.
- Sales: 18 recorded sales since 1995; in 2023 the median was £697,000 across 2 sales.
- 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: 11 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, C: 1, D: 6, E: 3).
- 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.
- Storm overflows: 1 storm overflow within 1 km (0.6 miles) spilled 0 times (0 hours) in 2025.
- Energy projects: 1 renewable energy project nearby is planned or being built; the nearest, Rockbeare Hill, is 1 km (0.6 miles) away.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band G; Band D in East Devon costs £2,595 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 50% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Whimple, about 3.8 km (2.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 3.4 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 122 to 134 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 Coleridge Medical Centre, about 3.3 km (2.1 miles) away.
- People: About 400 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 83% of households owned their home and 45% 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 criminal damage and arson.
- 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
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | £697,000 | £635,000 | £759,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £565,000 | £565,000 | £565,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £400,000 | £400,000 | £400,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £415,000 | £415,000 | £415,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | £417,500 | £417,500 | £417,500 |
| 2012 | 1 | £295,000 | £295,000 | £295,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £365,000 | £365,000 | £365,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | £275,000 | £275,000 | £275,000 |
| 2004 | 3 | £315,000 | £268,000 | £470,000 |
| 2002 | 1 | £295,000 | £295,000 | £295,000 |
| 2001 | 2 | £205,000 | £140,000 | £270,000 |
| 2000 | 1 | £143,000 | £143,000 | £143,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jun 2001 | 5 EX11 1JP | Detached | £270,000 | |
| 30 Apr 2004 | BEECH HOUSE, 9 EX11 1JP | Detached | £470,000 | |
| 22 Aug 1995 | BEECH HOUSE, 9 EX11 1JP | Detached | £180,000 | |
| 4 May 2012 | FELCOURT EX11 1JP | Detached | £295,000 | |
| 20 Oct 2006 | FELCOURT EX11 1JP | Detached | £275,000 | |
| 7 Jun 2013 | FOURSEASONS EX11 1JP | Detached | £417,500 | |
| 13 Dec 2024 | HUNTERS LODGE EX11 1JP | Other | £590,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 24 Jul 2023 | OAKLEIGH HOUSE EX11 1JP | Detached | £759,000 | |
| 24 Feb 2015 | OAKLEIGH HOUSE EX11 1JP | Detached | £400,000 | |
| 28 Sep 2007 | THE COACH HOUSE EX11 1JP | Detached | £365,000 | |
| 8 Apr 2004 | THE COACH HOUSE EX11 1JP | Detached | £315,000 | |
| 16 Sep 2002 | THE COACH HOUSE EX11 1JP | Semi-detached | £295,000 | |
| 30 Nov 2000 | THE COACH HOUSE EX11 1JP | Semi-detached | £143,000 | |
| 20 Oct 2023 | THE OLD STABLE EX11 1JP | Semi-detached | £635,000 | |
| 16 Jun 2021 | THE OLD STABLE EX11 1JP | Semi-detached | £565,000 | |
| 6 Oct 2004 | THE OLD STABLE EX11 1JP | Semi-detached | £268,000 | |
| 9 Jul 2001 | THE OLD STABLE EX11 1JP | Semi-detached | £140,000 | |
| 14 Feb 2014 | THRUSHES ANVIL EX11 1JP | Detached | £415,000 |
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
11 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 148 m². Most common: House, detached (4); House, semi-detached (3); Bungalow, detached (2). Built: 1976-1982 (4); before 1900 (3); 1983-1990 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (9); rented (private) (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (11 addresses)
- 1 THE BRIARS, WINDMILL LANE, WEST HILL
- 2 THE BRIARS, WINDMILL LANE, WEST HILL
- Brackenbed, Bendarroch Road, West Hill
- Felcourt, Windmill Lane, West Hill
- Fourseasons, Windmill Lane, West Hill
- Hasta La Vista, Windmill Lane, West Hill
- Hunters Lodge, Windmill Lane, West Hill
- Oakleigh House, Windmill Lane, West Hill
- The Coach House, Windmill Lane, West Hill
- The Old Stable, Windmill Lane, West Hill
- Thrushes Anvil, Windmill Lane, West Hill
Gas and electricity use
Homes with gas used 17,283 kWh of it on average in 2024, 53% more than the district's 11,330 kWh, and 4,897 kWh of electricity, 31% more than the district's 3,725 kWh. There are gas meters for about 82% of the homes.
| Postcode | Electricity meters | Typical electricity | Gas meters | Typical gas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EX11 1JP | 13 | 5,388 kWh | 7 | 16,518 kWh |
| EX11 1JY | 6 | 3,679 kWh | 6 | 17,227 kWh |
| EX11 1GG | 14 | 3,437 kWh | 14 | 20,008 kWh |
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 EX11.
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 G (40% of about 720 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.
Energy projects nearby
2 energy projects near the street's postcodes, 1 of them not yet operating.
| Project | Kind | Size | Stage | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockbeare Hill East Devon 19/2832/MFUL | Solar farm | 15 MW | Permission granted, not yet built Jul 2020 | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Great Houndbeare Farm East Devon 13/1390/MFUL | Solar farm | 10 MW | Operational Mar 2017 | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
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
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.
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
1 storm overflow within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes spilled 0 times, for under an hour in all, in 2025. They discharge into Tributary of River Otter.
| Overflow | Into | Spills | Hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Copse Pumping Station South West Water | Tributary of River Otter | 0 | 0 | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
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 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 53 addresses are between 122 m and 134 m above sea level (127 m on average); the ground rises about 12 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EX11 1GG | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| EX11 1JP | 71% | 50% | 50% | 0% |
| EX11 1JY | 100% | 50% | 50% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Whimple 51,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) |
| Feniton 55,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6 km (3.7 miles) | |
| Cranbrook (Devon) 120,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.8 km (4.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 1 stop within 400 m (0.2 miles), 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Oak Tree Gardens West Hill | 370 m |
| Ferry terminal | Topsham (Turf Lock Ferry) Ferry Landing | 11.7 km (7.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 5.4 km (3.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 6.2 km (3.9 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 73.2 km (45 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Coleridge Medical Centre Good Nov 2025 | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Well | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practice within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest West Hill Dental Care | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Ottery St. Mary Community Hospital | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Care homes | Otterhayes Good Aug 2022 | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Police station | Ottery St Mary Police Station | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | Gulf, Whimple Cashzone | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 2,770 m² | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.7 ha | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Belbury Castle, a scheduled monument, 1.1 km (0.7 miles) east. 2 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Belbury Castle | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Prickly Pear Blossoms Park and Recreation Ground | Wood | 370 m north-west |
| Rockbeare Hill | Hill | 580 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Potter's Plantation | Wood | 870 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Broad Oak Bottom | Valley | 930 m (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Great Copse | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| Purky Pool | Lake or reservoir | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 53 | 53 |
None of the street's 53 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 East Devon: see them on the East Devon page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection | Exam results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Hill Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 410 m (0.3 miles) | Report card (Apr 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Needs attention; Safeguarding standards: Met | 91% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 25% at the higher standard (2025; 90% in 2024 and 73% 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
2 nurseries, pre-schools and clubs within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 430 m (0.3 miles) from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Hill Pre-School EX11 1UQ | Sessional day care | 27 | Good (Oct 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
| Little Farmers @ Cuckoo Down Farm EX11 1UE | Full day care | 30 | Good (Oct 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1.1 km (0.7 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
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Hill Pre-School EX11 1UQ | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 430 m (0.3 miles) | Exempt | |
| West Hill Primary School EX11 1UQ | School/college/university | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 24 Apr 2025 |
| Royal British Legion Club (West Hill) Limited EX11 1TX | Pub/bar/nightclub | 500 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 30 Oct 2015 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Windmill Lane (2); On or near Moorlands (2).
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 | 59 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 42% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 83% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 58% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 41% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 48% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 45% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 47% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 26% | 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) | 45% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 9 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
- EX11 1JP: 50 addresses
- EX11 1JY: 2 addresses of 10 in the postcode
- EX11 1GG: 1 address of 19 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Lowena Lane · Rockbeare Hill · Moorlands · Bendarroch Road · Perrys Gardens · Courtfield Close · Otter Close · Eastfield Gardens · Oak Tree Gardens · Eastfield · Hawthorne Close · Beech Park
All the streets in EX11 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.