Woolacombe Station Road Woolacombe, North Devon
4 addresses across 2 postcodes (EX34), about 710 m (0.4 miles) long. USRN 27504811.
- Sales: 20 recorded sales since 1995; in 2022 the median was £907,500 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 1 homes have an energy certificate (E: 1).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area 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 D; Band D in North Devon costs £2,642 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 82% to 95% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Barnstaple, about 13.2 km (8.2 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 2.3 km (1.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 2.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 4.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 143 to 160 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 Combe Coastal Practice, about 5.1 km (3.2 miles) away.
- People: About 530 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 77% of households owned their home and 34% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | £907,500 | £820,000 | £995,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | £560,000 | £560,000 | £560,000 |
| 2015 | 2 | £339,750 | £337,000 | £342,500 |
| 2014 | 1 | £475,000 | £475,000 | £475,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | £288,000 | £288,000 | £288,000 |
| 2011 | 1 | £314,000 | £314,000 | £314,000 |
| 2008 | 2 | £435,000 | £420,000 | £450,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £399,950 | £399,950 | £399,950 |
| 2006 | 1 | £292,000 | £292,000 | £292,000 |
| 2004 | 1 | £262,000 | £262,000 | £262,000 |
| 2003 | 2 | £264,250 | £249,500 | £279,000 |
| 2000 | 1 | £157,000 | £157,000 | £157,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Feb 2023 | CLEAVE VIEW EX34 7AW | Detached | £500,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 10 Aug 2022 | SUNNINGDALE EX34 7AW | Detached | £820,000 | |
| 6 May 2022 | WILLOW HOUSE EX34 7AW | Detached | £995,000 | |
| 19 Nov 2019 | FRANKLIN HOUSE EX34 7AW | Detached | £560,000 | |
| 25 Sep 2019 | FIRCROFT EX34 7AW | Other | £258,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 21 Oct 2015 | HIGHLANDS EX34 7AW | Detached | £337,000 | |
| 16 Jun 2015 | TREETOPS EX34 7AW | Detached | £342,500 | |
| 23 Oct 2014 | LANSDOWNE BUNGALOW EX34 7AW | Detached | £475,000 | |
| 27 Apr 2012 | BEXLEIGH EX34 7AW | Detached | £288,000 | |
| 12 Aug 2011 | HAZELMERE EX34 7AW | Detached | £314,000 | |
| 6 Jun 2008 | MOUNT ROSE EX34 7AW | Detached | £450,000 | |
| 29 May 2008 | JEMMETTS EX34 7AW | Detached | £420,000 | |
| 24 May 2007 | SEAVALE EX34 7AW | Detached | £399,950 | |
| 13 Apr 2006 | BAYVIEW EX34 7AW | Detached | £292,000 | |
| 12 Aug 2004 | MOUNT ROSE EX34 7AW | Detached | £262,000 | |
| 14 Nov 2003 | BAYVIEW EX34 7AW | Detached | £249,500 | |
| 26 Sep 2003 | LANSDOWNE BUNGALOW EX34 7AW | Detached | £279,000 | |
| 19 Oct 2000 | LANSDOWNE BUNGALOW EX34 7AW | Detached | £157,000 | |
| 23 Sep 1998 | NEWLANDS EX34 7AW | Detached | £75,000 | |
| 22 Aug 1997 | FIRCROFT EX34 7AW | Detached | £160,000 |
Energy performance certificates
1 home with a current certificate; median floor area 127 m². Most common: Flat (1). Built: 1900-1929 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (1).
Council tax
What each band costs in North Devon in 2026-27: Band D £2,642 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,761 | £2,055 | £2,349 | £2,642 | £3,229 | £3,817 | £4,404 | £5,284 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band D (20% of about 1,420 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, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| EX34 7HJ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| EX34 7AW | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 4 addresses are between 143 m and 160 m above sea level (155 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EX34 7AW | 95% | 95% | 95% | 0% |
| EX34 7HJ | 82% | 82% | 82% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Barnstaple 609,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.2 km (8.2 miles) |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 10 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Golden Coast Holiday Park Ossaborough | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Ilfracombe Ferry Landing | 6.4 km (4 miles) |
| Car parks | The Esplanade Car Park | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 6.3 km (3.9 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 63.3 km (39 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Combe Coastal Practice | 5.1 km (3.2 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Barton Pharmacy (Lps) | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Marlborough Dental Centre | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Ilfracombe Hospital | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) |
| Police station | Braunton Police | 6.8 km (4.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | Woolacombe Food Store Ltd Cashzone | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1.3 ha | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 940 m² | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.6 ha | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Allotments | Gora Lane Allotments 1.2 ha | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
Landmarks
1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Bluebell Woods | Wood | 110 m north |
| Eastacott Hill | Hill | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| Borough Wood | Wood | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Borough Valley | Valley | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north |
| Shellsborough Cove | Tidal water | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) west |
| Upper Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.2 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 4 | 4 |
None of the street's 4 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 North Devon: see them on the North Devon page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woolacombe School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Good (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Coast Service Station EX34 7HH | Retailers - other | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 16 Sep 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 10 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 |
| Other theft | 2 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Ossaborough Lane (14).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 29% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 77% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 50% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 22% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 34% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 36% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 58% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 53% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 15% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 34% | 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 neighbourhood around this street is 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
Nearby streets
Ossaborough Lane · Beach Road · Georgeham Road
All the streets in EX34 and across North 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.