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On Orchid Close, in Tiverton East
What it's like at EX16 6SZ: every home that has sold on Orchid Close since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
1 home on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Orchid Close; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 5 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 1, Orchid CloseSemi-detached | Aug 2015 | £197,500 | 63 m² | £3,135/m² | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3, Orchid CloseSemi-detached | Dec 2020 | £210,000 | 67 m² | £3,134/m² | 4 |
| 5, Orchid CloseDetached | Jul 2001 | £113,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 8, Orchid CloseTerraced | Jan 2018 | £232,000 | 101 m² | £2,297/m² | 2 |
| 10, Orchid CloseSemi-detached | Feb 2019 | £215,000 | 83 m² | £2,590/m² | 3 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Tiverton Parkway, a drive away (7.6 km), with 683k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Paddington.
The nearest bus stop is Lowman Way, 200 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 343); 7 departures an hour from the 5 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 53 minutes away by public transport (31 by car).
The nearest primary school is Two Moors Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (700 m); 55% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Tiverton High School, 1.8 km away.
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 1.0 km away, with The Range closer still (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Amicus Health (1.6 km), with Allied Pharmacy Tiverton the closest pharmacy (1.6 km).
For a haircut, The Garage is 1.3 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital (Wonford), 21 km away, rated outstanding by the CQC.
At its trust, 50% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 63% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 13 restaurants and cafés, 3 pubs and bars.
McDonalds is the closest café or restaurant (150 m), and Moorhayes Country House the nearest pub (600 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 121 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 62 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 19% flats and 12% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
The nearest park is Amory Park, 900 m away; for exercise, Horsdon Park (800 m).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 6.0 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Exeter is 19 km away, and Bristol, with far more destinations, 75 km.
Most households own their home, 22% rent privately.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
13 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
Tiverton and Minehead constituency: Rachel Gilmour MP (Liberal Democrat), since July 2024. 2024 general election: LD gain from Con, majority 3,507 (7.4%), turnout 66%. Vote shares: Liberal Democrat 39%, Conservative 31%, Reform UK 16%, Labour 9%.
11 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near EX16 6SZ →
No crimes recorded "on or near" Orchid Close in the last 12 months.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.4% | 2.4% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.3% | 2.8% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 87.4% | 63.2% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.6% | 20.8% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 10.1% | 10.9% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.9% | 0.1% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
Nearest: Ladram Bay · about 34 min
Nearest: Grand Pier, Teignmouth · about 38 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.