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On Ashford Road, in Countess Wear & Topsham
What it's like at EX3 0LA: every home that has sold on Ashford Road 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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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.
Sales and extensions on Ashford Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 33 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 2, Ashford RoadTerraced | Aug 2022 | £560,000 | 98 m² | £5,714/m² | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4, Ashford RoadTerraced | Aug 1995 | £56,000 | 82 m² | £683/m² | 1 |
| 6, Ashford RoadTerraced | Oct 2002 | £145,000 | 106 m² | £1,368/m² | 1 |
| 7, Ashford RoadTerraced | Feb 2021 | £395,000 | 83 m² | £4,759/m² | 1 |
| 8, Ashford RoadTerraced | Jan 2015 | £270,000 | 86 m² | £3,140/m² | 1 |
| 9, Ashford RoadDetached | Nov 2024 | £640,000 | 80 m² | £8,000/m² | 2 |
| 10, Ashford RoadTerraced | Oct 2013 | £275,000 | 70 m² | £3,929/m² | 2 |
| 12, Ashford RoadTerraced | Sept 2018 | £294,670 | 64 m² | £4,604/m² | 1 |
| 14, Ashford RoadTerraced | Sept 2002 | £139,950 | 70 m² | £1,999/m² | 1 |
| 15, Ashford RoadSemi-detached | Jun 2012 | £280,000 | 69 m² | £4,058/m² | 1 |
| 16, Ashford RoadTerraced | May 2013 | £237,000 | 65 m² | £3,646/m² | 1 |
| 17, Ashford RoadSemi-detached | Feb 2024 | £441,500 | 74 m² | £5,966/m² | 1 |
| 18, Ashford RoadTerraced | Nov 1996 | £66,375 | – | – | 1 |
| 19, Ashford RoadSemi-detached | Jul 2019 | £355,000 | 99 m² | £3,586/m² | 1 |
| 20, Ashford RoadTerraced | Aug 2002 | £45,000 | 64 m² | £703/m² | 1 |
| 21, Ashford RoadSemi-detached | Jan 2018 | £310,000 | 54 m² | £5,741/m² | 4 |
| 23, Ashford RoadSemi-detached | Aug 2011 | £250,000 | 95 m² | £2,632/m² | 1 |
| 24, Ashford RoadTerraced | Dec 2025 | £468,000 | 74 m² | £6,324/m² | 2 |
| 25, Ashford RoadSemi-detached | Jul 2019 | £418,000 | 66 m² | £6,333/m² | 1 |
| 26, Ashford RoadTerraced | Jan 1995 | £75,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 30, Ashford RoadTerraced | Aug 2004 | £225,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 32, Ashford RoadTerraced | Jan 2004 | £187,500 | 75 m² | £2,500/m² | 1 |
| 34, Ashford RoadTerraced | Jun 2006 | £266,200 | – | – | 4 |
| 38, Ashford RoadTerraced | Oct 1999 | £95,000 | 113 m² | £841/m² | 2 |
| 40, Ashford RoadTerraced | Sept 2024 | £480,000 | 73 m² | £6,575/m² | 1 |
| 42, Ashford RoadTerraced | Mar 1998 | £82,750 | – | – | 1 |
| 46, Ashford RoadTerraced | Nov 2024 | £575,000 | 103 m² | £5,583/m² | 2 |
| 48, Ashford RoadSemi-detached | Jul 1998 | £82,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 50, Ashford RoadTerraced | Jan 2015 | £335,000 | 76 m² | £4,408/m² | 2 |
| 52, Ashford RoadTerraced | Oct 2015 | £350,000 | 89 m² | £3,933/m² | 1 |
| 54, Ashford RoadTerraced | Jul 2005 | £247,250 | – | – | 1 |
| 56, Ashford RoadTerraced | May 2001 | £128,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 58, Ashford RoadTerraced | Sept 2018 | £375,500 | 89 m² | £4,219/m² | 2 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Topsham, a few minutes' walk (400 m), with 300k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Exeter Central.
The nearest bus stop is Denver Road, 100 m away, with a bus about every 18 minutes on weekdays (routes 57, T, BC2, 358); 30 departures an hour from the 9 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is The Topsham School, a few minutes' walk (150 m); 52% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is St Peter's Church of England Aided School, 3.6 km away; Attainment 8: 53 · 14% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Co-op, 400 m away; Topsham Wines (300 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Topsham Surgery (650 m), with Day Lewis Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (500 m).
For a haircut, THD hair & beauty is 200 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital (Wonford), 3.6 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: 18 restaurants and cafés, 13 pubs and bars.
Denleys Essence of India is the closest café or restaurant (150 m), and Topsham Town AFC the nearest pub (200 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 70 per 1,000 residents a year.
Much of it is protected: 32% of postcodes sit in a conservation area (Topsham).
There are 236 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 17% flats and 20% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
It's growing: about 649 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Launching Spot for SUP, Kayak etc, 1.2 km away; for exercise, Topsham Swimming Pool (400 m).
A swim is a short trip away: Exmouth, 10 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 5.3 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Exeter is 6.5 km away, and Bristol, with far more destinations, 93 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 43% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 27% are 65 or over.
38 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.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| North garden wall of Barton Cottage | II | 110 m |
| Barton Cottage | II | 120 m |
| 1-9, Denver Road | II | 140 m |
| 11 and 12, High Street | II | 160 m |
| 13-15, High Street | II | 170 m |
Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
Plaques recorded by Open Plaques (openplaques.org), a volunteer project; its data is public domain. Not every plaque is recorded.
Exmouth and Exeter East constituency: David Reed MP (Conservative), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Con hold, majority 121 (0.2%), turnout 64%. Vote shares: Conservative 29%, Labour 29%, Liberal Democrat 22%, Reform UK 14%.
20 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 EX3 0LA →
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.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Ashford Road in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 25 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 0 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.3% | 1.4% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 3.5% | 1.2% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 88.5% | 84.3% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.7% | 0.3% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 7.1% | 10.3% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 3.8% | 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.
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.