Withy Bed Lane East Devon
6 addresses across 4 postcodes (EX5), about 1.1 km (0.7 miles) long. USRN 12100877.
- Flood: 2 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 C; Band D in East Devon costs £2,595 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Whimple, about 4.7 km (2.9 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 3.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 80 to 97 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 Cranbrook Medical Practice, about 4.9 km (3 miles) away.
- People: About 550 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 71% of households owned their home and 37% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band C (19% of about 1,910 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 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 5 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 2DA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| EX5 2EU | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
| EX5 2DB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 3 | unlikely |
| EX5 2LU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 6 addresses are between 80 m and 97 m above sea level (88 m on average); the ground rises about 17 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EX5 2DA | 60% | 60% | 60% | 40% |
| EX5 2DB | 0% | 0% | 0% | 90% |
| EX5 2EU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| EX5 2LU | 0% | 0% | 0% | 91% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Whimple 51,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) |
| Cranbrook (Devon) 120,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) | |
| Pinhoe 232,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.2 km (5.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Scotchmead Aylesbeare | 770 m (0.5 miles) |
| Bus or coach station | Railway Station Topsham | 8.9 km (5.5 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Topsham (Turf Lock Ferry) Ferry Landing | 9.2 km (5.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 4.3 km (2.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 74.6 km (46 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Cranbrook Medical Practice | 4.9 km (3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Wellbeing Pharmacy | 4.9 km (3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | West Hill Dental Care | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
| Hospital | Ottery St. Mary Community Hospital | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) |
| Police station | Ottery St Mary Police Station | 6.1 km (3.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | Gulf, Whimple Cashzone | 3.3 km (2 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 660 m² | 820 m (0.5 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3,900 m² | 840 m (0.5 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, a listed building (Grade II*), 1 km (0.6 miles) south-west. 11 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary | Listed building, Grade II* | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Bowl barrow 400m north east of Common Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-east |
| Rockbeare Manor | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Withy Bed Copse | Wood | 90 m north |
| Moor Plantation | Wood | 610 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Rill Copse | Wood | 830 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Little Scarlet Copse | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Aylesbeare Hill | Hill | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Broad Oak Bottom | Valley | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.9 | 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 | 6 | 6 |
None of the street's 6 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
No open schools within 2 km (1.2 miles).
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).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 71% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 50% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 5% | 1% |
| Social rented | 12% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 30% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 61% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 42% | 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) | 37% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 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 4 to 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
- EX5 2DA: 2 addresses of 14 in the postcode
- EX5 2EU: 2 addresses of 15 in the postcode
- EX5 2DB: 1 address of 28 in the postcode
- EX5 2LU: 1 address of 28 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.
- 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.