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On Castle Lane, in Poppleford, Otterton & Woodbury
What it's like at EX5 1EA: every home that has sold on Castle Lane 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.
Sales and extensions on Castle Lane; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 4 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| Webbers Farm (Castle Lane)Detached | Feb 2004 | £1,129,998 | – | – | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1, Hands Barn, Castle LaneDetached | Feb 2021 | £690,000 | 202 m² | £3,416/m² | 1 |
| 2, Hands Barn, Castle LaneDetached | Aug 2025 | £760,000 | 194 m² | £3,918/m² | 1 |
| 3, Hands Barn, Castle LaneDetached | Jan 2019 | £627,500 | 189 m² | £3,320/m² | 2 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Exton, a drive away (3.6 km), with 25k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Exeter Central.
The nearest bus stop is Greenway, 350 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 58A); 1 departures an hour from the 3 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 48 minutes away by public transport (22 by car).
This is car country: only 8% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Woodbury Church of England Primary School, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m); 72% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
Few families with young children: only 14% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Tesco Express, 4.4 km away, with Webbers Farm Caravan Park closer still (under 50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Woodbury Surgery (450 m), with Day Lewis Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (4.0 km).
For a haircut, Jamie Richardson Hair is 4.2 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital (Wonford), 12 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: 14 restaurants and cafés, 8 pubs and bars.
Christchurch Woodbury is the closest café or restaurant (350 m), and Maltsters Arms the nearest pub (600 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 44 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 258 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 48% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
Bungalow country: 22% of homes are bungalows.
The nearest park is Woodbury Playing Fields, 150 m away; for exercise, Royal Marine sports facitilities (2.8 km).
A swim is a short trip away: Ladram Bay, 5.4 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 3.2 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Exeter is 7.5 km away, and Bristol, with far more destinations, 89 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 47% of households own their home outright.
15 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.
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%.
2 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 EX5 1EA →
It's an older community: 29% are 65 or over.
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" Castle Lane in the last 12 months.
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| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 3.0% | 1.8% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 2.0% | 1.5% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 72.0% | 68.8% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 13.6% | 9.5% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 10.7% | 9.8% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.2% | 9.7% | 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.