Is Combe Martin a good place to live?

Living in Combe Martin, Devon: house prices, crime, schools and the practical details to check before you move.

On this page
  1. Combe Martin at a glance
  2. Location and population
  3. Sold prices
  4. Crime and safety
  5. Schools
  6. Flood mapping
  7. Broadband
  8. Energy performance
  9. Planning and heritage
  10. Air quality and deprivation
  11. Nearby towns
  12. Questions
  13. Data sources

Combe Martin at a glance

Combe Martin is in Devon, South West, England. Its recorded local authority is North Devon. The median recorded sold price was £265,000, based on 34 sales (12 months to July 2026). Gigabit-capable broadband was available to 4% of premises (January 2026). Whether it suits you comes down to the home and neighbourhood: compare the property you can afford, the schools relevant to your household and the checks needed at the exact address.

Median sold price
£265,000
34 recorded sales
Recorded incidents
83.3
per 1,000 residents
Gigabit availability
4.0%
of premises

Sources and periods vary by measure. See the source register · How we use the data

Where is Combe Martin, and who lives here?

Combe Martin is in Devon, South West, England. Its recorded local authority is North Devon.

Combe Martin: regional locator mapApproximate location of Combe Martin in Devon, using the stored town centroid and a generalised land outline. This is not a town-boundary or flood-risk map.Combe Martin
Approximate town location · not a boundary or flood mapMap sources
Location and geography
County / areaDevon
RegionSouth West
Local authorityNorth Devon
PopulationNo controlled Census result

Office for National Statistics · ONS BUA 2024 / LAD December 2025 / hierarchy April 2025. Source details

The controlled population release does not cover every built-up area. We do not present an older population estimate as a new Census result.

How much do homes sell for in Combe Martin?

The median recorded sold price in Combe Martin is £265,000, based on 34 transactions in the published 12-month window. This is not a current asking-price estimate or a measure of affordability relative to income.

For a nearby reference, Chambercombe’s median was £330,000 across 27 sales—£65,000 above Combe Martin in the same source period. These are different mixes of homes, not a like-for-like valuation. See nearby comparisons

Median recorded sale
£265,000
Recorded sales in the period
34
Median sold price by property type
Detached£342,000
Semi-detached£350,250
Terraced£210,000
Flat / maisonette
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Changes in the recorded median, not like-for-like home values
One-year change-15.9%
Five-year change-4.2%

A change in the mix of properties sold can move the median. These are nominal comparisons, not a forecast or an inflation-adjusted price index.

See recent sales

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Recent registered transactions
DateProperty typePostcodePrice
17 July 2026TerracedEX34 0AB£171,000
17 July 2026TerracedEX34 0JF£205,000
24 June 2026TerracedEX34 0BD£215,000
10 June 2026FlatEX34 0DH£250,000
1 June 2026FlatEX34 0AD£198,000
28 May 2026TerracedEX34 0LQ£195,000
18 May 2026TerracedEX34 0DH£242,500
31 March 2026FlatEX34 0AT£167,000
31 March 2026DetachedEX34 0AW£165,000
31 March 2026DetachedEX34 0NS£1,495,000

Property-type samples may be smaller still. The mix of homes sold affects medians; these are not like-for-like valuations.

HM Land Registry · 12 months to July 2026. Source details

Is Combe Martin safe? What the crime data shows

Kerbside does not classify Combe Martin as safe or unsafe. The published 12-month Police.uk dataset records 83.3 incidents per 1,000 residents, including antisocial behaviour. Reporting, policing, visitor numbers and the source coverage all affect the figure.

Police-recorded incidents and antisocial behaviour
Total incidents in the period117
Incidents per 1,000 residents83.3
Population denominator1,405
Violence and sexual offences per 1,00030.6
Antisocial behaviour per 1,0005.7
Burglary per 1,0004.3
Vehicle crime per 1,0003.6
Robbery per 1,0000.0

The categories shown are a selection, not the whole total. The rate uses the recorded source denominator above, not the newer Census count. Town-wide rates hide differences between streets and neighbourhoods. The population denominator is below 5,000, so this town is not included in the national comparison.

Home Office / Police.uk · July 2025 to June 2026 · 12 months. Source details

How are schools rated in Combe Martin?

There are 2 schools with usable historical grades. This is below the five-school comparison threshold, so we do not publish a town-wide school comparison here.

View all 34 school records

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Schools and their recorded historical overall grades
SchoolPhaseHistorical grade
Berrynarbor Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter · EX34 9SEPrimaryAges 4–11Good30 January 2024
Combe Martin Primary SchoolAcademy converter · EX34 0DFPrimaryAges 2–11Good8 March 2023
Bishopston Comprehensive SchoolWelsh establishment · SA3 3JPNo usable overall gradeDate not supplied
Bishopston Primary SchoolWelsh establishment · SA3 3ENNo usable overall gradeDate not supplied
Cila Primary SchoolWelsh establishment · SA2 7DRNo usable overall gradeDate not supplied
Dunvant PrimaryWelsh establishment · SA2 7SNNo usable overall gradeDate not supplied
Gowerton SchoolWelsh establishment · SA4 3DLNo usable overall gradeDate not supplied
Grange Primary SchoolWelsh establishment · SA3 5TSNo usable overall gradeDate not supplied
Hendrefoilan Primary SchoolWelsh establishment · SA2 7LFNo usable overall gradeDate not supplied
Mayals Primary SchoolWelsh establishment · SA3 5JPNo usable overall gradeDate not supplied
Newton Primary SchoolWelsh establishment · SA3 4UENo usable overall gradeDate not supplied
Olchfa SchoolWelsh establishment · SA2 7ABNo usable overall gradeDate not supplied
Oystermouth Primary SchoolWelsh establishment · SA3 4BENo usable overall gradeDate not supplied
Parkland Primary SchoolWelsh establishment · SA2 8NGNo usable overall gradeDate not supplied
Pen Y Fro PrimaryWelsh establishment · SA2 7UFNo usable overall gradeDate not supplied
Pengelli Primary SchoolWelsh establishment · SA4 4GYNo usable overall gradeDate not supplied
Penllergaer Primary SchoolWelsh establishment · SA4 9DBNo usable overall gradeDate not supplied
Penyrheol Comprehensive SchoolWelsh establishment · SA4 4FGNo usable overall gradeDate not supplied
Penyrheol Primary SchoolWelsh establishment · SA4 4LYNo usable overall gradeDate not supplied
Pontarddulais Comprehensive SchoolWelsh establishment · SA4 8PDNo usable overall gradeDate not supplied
Pontarddulais Primary SchoolWelsh establishment · SA4 8JDNo usable overall gradeDate not supplied
Pontlliw Primary SchoolWelsh establishment · SA4 9SANo usable overall gradeDate not supplied
Pontybrenin Primary SchoolWelsh establishment · SA4 6HXNo usable overall gradeDate not supplied
St David's Catholic Primary SchoolWelsh establishment · SA3 5TSNo usable overall gradeDate not supplied
Waunarlwydd Primary SchoolWelsh establishment · SA5 4QSNo usable overall gradeDate not supplied
Whitestone Primary SchoolWelsh establishment · SA3 5RFNo usable overall gradeDate not supplied
Ysgol Gyfun GwyrWelsh establishment · SA4 3DBNo usable overall gradeDate not supplied
Ysgol Gynradd BlaenauWelsh establishment · SA18 3BQNo usable overall gradeDate not supplied
Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg BryniagoWelsh establishment · SA4 8JANo usable overall gradeDate not supplied
Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg PontybreninWelsh establishment · SA4 6AUNo usable overall gradeDate not supplied
Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Y Login FachWelsh establishment · SA5 4STNo usable overall gradeDate not supplied
Ysgol Gynradd LlanedyWelsh establishment · SA4 0FBNo usable overall gradeDate not supplied
Ysgol Gynradd SaronWelsh establishment · SA18 3LHNo usable overall gradeDate not supplied
Ysgol Gynradd TycroesWelsh establishment · SA18 3QDNo usable overall gradeDate not supplied

A historical grade does not establish catchment eligibility, available places or suitability for a particular child. Source extraction dates are not inspection dates.

Department for Education · Historical overall grades 2009–2024 · GIAS 2026-09-01 + Ofsted 2026-07-31. Source details

What flood risk is mapped in Combe Martin?

10.22% of Combe Martin’s mapped land is in Flood Zone 3. Flood Zone 2 excluding Zone 3 covers 3.39%. Separately, 0.92% has at least a 1% annual chance of surface-water flooding in the source model. These are land-area measures, not a property-level assessment; do not add the two models together.

River and sea planning zones

Share of mapped town land · Flood Map for Planning
Flood Zone 310.22%
Flood Zone 2, excluding Zone 33.39%

Environment Agency · Flood Map for Planning Flood Zones, revision 20 May 2026. Source details

Surface-water flooding

Share of mapped town land · present-day RoFSW model
High modelled likelihood0.56%
Medium modelled likelihood0.36%
Low modelled likelihood1.47%

Environment Agency · NaFRA2 RoFSW v202509. Source details

Land coverage is not the percentage of homes expected to flood. Areas outside mapped bands are not guaranteed flood-free. Check the actual address before a purchase.

What broadband is available?

4.0%

of premises have gigabit-capable broadband available.

Fixed broadband availability
Gigabit-capable4.0%
Full fibre0.0%
Superfast · 30 Mbps or more98.4%
Premises without decent broadband0.0%
Premises in the dataset1,325

Availability is not measured speed or a guarantee of a particular package. Ofcom’s “decent broadband” measure is at least 10 Mbps download and 1 Mbps upload.

Ofcom · January 2026. Source details

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How energy-efficient are homes in Combe Martin?

The dataset includes 552 domestic properties with a usable latest certificate. 29.0% are rated C or above.

Domestic EPC records
Mean energy-efficiency score62 · Band D
Rated C or above29.0%
Mean recorded CO₂ emissions4.3 tonnes / year
Properties represented552
View the EPC band distribution
Share of included properties by EPC band
Band A0.0%
Band B2.7%
Band C26.3%
Band D52.0%
Band E15.8%
Band F1.6%
Band G1.6%

The latest certificate per property within the source’s ten-year validity window is used. These are assessed properties, not every home. Emissions are estimates, not measured household use.

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · MHCLG domestic EPC register August 2026. Source details

Planning activity and local heritage

What do planning figures show?

The North Devon local planning authority received 910 applications in the published annual period. 93.8% of recorded decisions were approvals.

These are local-authority totals, not applications inside the town boundary. Approval rates use decisions as their denominator, not applications received. They do not predict approval for an individual proposal.

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · MHCLG PS1/PS2 year to Mar 2026. Source details

Listed buildings

There are 26 listed-building records mapped to the town.

Mapped Historic England records
Grade I1
Grade II*1
Grade II24

For a particular property, check the official listing and the council’s conservation-area boundaries. A town count does not establish whether an address is designated.

Historic England · Listed buildings Sep 2026; conservation areas Jul 2025. Source details

Air quality and deprivation

What does the air-quality model show?

Area-weighted background concentrations · 2024
PM2.5 annual mean4.3 µg/m³
PM10 annual mean7.5 µg/m³
Nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) annual mean2.3 µg/m³

An annual background estimate is not today’s air quality or pollution beside a particular road. It cannot establish an individual’s exposure.

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Defra PCM 2024. Source details

How should deprivation data be read?

Small-area deprivation context
Population-weighted mean IMD decile4.0
Constituent areas in deciles 1–30.0%
Constituent areas in deciles 8–100.0%

Lower deciles indicate greater relative deprivation. The town mean is not an official national town rank or a judgement about individual residents; conditions vary within each town.

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (corrected v2). Source details

Which towns are near Combe Martin?

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Nearby places · geographic distance, not travel time
TownDistanceMedian sold priceSales
ChambercombeDevon2.8 miles away2.8 miles£330,00027
IlfracombeDevon3.5 miles away3.5 miles£228,750118
Bratton FlemingDevon7.0 miles away7.0 miles
Ashford (North Devon)Devon7.6 miles away7.6 miles
GoodleighDevon7.9 miles away7.9 miles
BarnstapleDevon8.6 miles away8.6 miles£250,000376
WestacottDevon8.6 miles away8.6 miles
BickingtonDevon9.1 miles away9.1 miles£285,00035
LandkeyDevon9.6 miles away9.6 miles£304,00036
Bishop's TawtonDevon10.3 miles away10.3 miles

Distances describe geographic proximity, not a road journey or a public-transport connection. Price comparisons use the same published source period and require at least 20 sales; a dash means no eligible comparison, not a zero price.

Office for National Statistics · ONS BUA 2024 / LAD December 2025 / hierarchy April 2025. Source details

More questions about living in Combe Martin

Is Combe Martin a good place to live?

Combe Martin is in Devon, South West, England. Its recorded local authority is North Devon. The median recorded sold price was £265,000, based on 34 sales (12 months to July 2026). Gigabit-capable broadband was available to 4% of premises (January 2026). Whether it suits you comes down to the home and neighbourhood: compare the property you can afford, the schools relevant to your household and the checks needed at the exact address.

Where is Combe Martin?

Combe Martin is in Devon, South West, England. Its recorded local authority is North Devon.

How much do homes sell for in Combe Martin?

The median recorded sold price in Combe Martin is £265,000, based on 34 transactions in the published 12-month window. This is not a current asking-price estimate or a measure of affordability relative to income.

Is Combe Martin safe?

Kerbside does not classify Combe Martin as safe or unsafe. The published 12-month Police.uk dataset records 83.3 incidents per 1,000 residents, including antisocial behaviour. Reporting, policing, visitor numbers and the source coverage all affect the figure.

What broadband coverage is available in Combe Martin?

In Combe Martin, 4.00% of premises have gigabit-capable coverage and 0.00% have full-fibre coverage. Availability at an individual address and the package a provider will sell there may differ.

What do EPC records show for homes in Combe Martin?

Across 552 recorded domestic properties in Combe Martin, 28.99% are rated C or above. The source keeps the latest certificate per property within its ten-year window; this does not represent every home or certify current running costs.

What mapped flood risk is shown for Combe Martin?

10.22% of Combe Martin’s mapped land is in Flood Zone 3. Flood Zone 2 excluding Zone 3 covers 3.39%. Separately, 0.92% has at least a 1% annual chance of surface-water flooding in the source model. These are land-area measures, not a property-level assessment; do not add the two models together.

Where the data comes from

Dates below distinguish the period represented by the data from when the source was collected and published here. How we use these sources

Locator mapStored town centroid · Natural Earth land outline

The point uses the town location retained by the controlled base-geography publication, including its documented legacy-centroid fallbacks. It is approximate and does not delineate the statistical boundary, flood risk or individual properties. Base-geography source

Generalised land outline: Natural Earth 1:50m countries, simplified for display; public domain. The map does not load third-party tiles or tracking.

Built-up areas and administrative geographyOffice for National Statistics · ONS BUA 2024 / LAD December 2025 / hierarchy April 2025
Data version
ONS BUA 2024 / LAD December 2025 / hierarchy April 2025
Source published
29 April 2026
Retrieved by Kerbside
2 September 2026
Published on Kerbside
2 September 2026
Refresh cadence
annual
Towns with a published result
7,099

Open original source · Open Government Licence v3.0

Publication reference: 57acc0a8-b401-48c6-aab6-bbf71f0f8653. A published result is not a guarantee of complete local coverage.

Price Paid DataHM Land Registry · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data 2021-2026 through July 2026
Data version
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data 2021-2026 through July 2026
Source published
28 August 2026
Retrieved by Kerbside
1 September 2026
Published on Kerbside
1 September 2026
Refresh cadence
monthly
Towns with a published result
6,150

Open original source · Open Government Licence v3.0

Publication reference: b636c9b0-ad56-425a-864a-6c1c2b7b13ac. A published result is not a guarantee of complete local coverage.

Police.uk street-level crimeHome Office / Police.uk · 2026-06
Data version
2026-06
Source published
29 July 2026
Retrieved by Kerbside
1 September 2026
Published on Kerbside
1 September 2026
Refresh cadence
monthly
Towns with a published result
6,260

Open original source · Open Government Licence v3.0

Publication reference: 4d94afb3-682c-4003-9eef-f006b8451ce9. A published result is not a guarantee of complete local coverage.

Connected Nations fixed broadbandOfcom · Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026 (January 2026, v2)
Data version
Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026 (January 2026, v2)
Source published
7 July 2026
Retrieved by Kerbside
1 September 2026
Published on Kerbside
1 September 2026
Refresh cadence
annual
Towns with a published result
6,250

Open original source · Open Government Licence v3.0

Publication reference: 1de793a3-4b49-451e-b8e6-a53dabe9ff24. A published result is not a guarantee of complete local coverage.

Energy Performance CertificatesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · MHCLG domestic EPC register August 2026
Data version
MHCLG domestic EPC register August 2026
Source published
1 September 2026
Retrieved by Kerbside
2 September 2026
Published on Kerbside
2 September 2026
Refresh cadence
quarterly
Towns with a published result
6,336

Open original source · Open Government Licence v3.0

Publication reference: fbe075dd-3890-4075-adcc-1af0da0943e5. A published result is not a guarantee of complete local coverage.

Flood Map for Planning - Flood ZonesEnvironment Agency · Flood Map for Planning Flood Zones, revision 20 May 2026
Data version
Flood Map for Planning Flood Zones, revision 20 May 2026
Source published
20 May 2026
Retrieved by Kerbside
2 September 2026
Published on Kerbside
2 September 2026
Refresh cadence
as needed
Towns with a published result
6,807

Open original source · Open Government Licence v3.0

Publication reference: e315db85-8651-4532-b88f-b0f6233390a3. A published result is not a guarantee of complete local coverage.

Risk of Flooding from Surface WaterEnvironment Agency · NaFRA2 RoFSW v202509
Data version
NaFRA2 RoFSW v202509
Source published
17 September 2025
Retrieved by Kerbside
2 September 2026
Published on Kerbside
2 September 2026
Refresh cadence
as needed
Towns with a published result
6,807

Open original source · Open Government Licence v3.0

Publication reference: 5ebbae90-38ab-4f73-abc7-b515beec4ae8. A published result is not a guarantee of complete local coverage.

Get Information About SchoolsDepartment for Education · GIAS 2026-09-01 + Ofsted 2026-07-31
Data version
GIAS 2026-09-01 + Ofsted 2026-07-31
Source published
1 September 2026
Retrieved by Kerbside
1 September 2026
Published on Kerbside
1 September 2026
Refresh cadence
monthly
Towns with a published result
5,070

Open original source · Open Government Licence v3.0

Publication reference: bfa454a5-2429-4fcf-9562-02ab8aec64e4. A published result is not a guarantee of complete local coverage.

District planning application statisticsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · MHCLG PS1/PS2 year to Mar 2026
Data version
MHCLG PS1/PS2 year to Mar 2026
Source published
19 June 2026
Retrieved by Kerbside
2 September 2026
Published on Kerbside
2 September 2026
Refresh cadence
quarterly
Towns with a published result
7,094

Open original source · Open Government Licence v3.0

Publication reference: ef472acd-f430-4e09-a212-b3576567ee57. A published result is not a guarantee of complete local coverage.

Listed buildings and conservation areasHistoric England · Listed buildings Sep 2026; conservation areas Jul 2025
Data version
Listed buildings Sep 2026; conservation areas Jul 2025
Source published
2 September 2026
Retrieved by Kerbside
2 September 2026
Published on Kerbside
2 September 2026
Refresh cadence
monthly
Towns with a published result
6,807

Open original source · Open Government Licence v3.0

Publication reference: b6109497-cc70-4816-bd75-8bbd151d2bca. A published result is not a guarantee of complete local coverage.

Modelled background pollution dataDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Defra PCM 2024
Data version
Defra PCM 2024
Source published
30 September 2025
Retrieved by Kerbside
2 September 2026
Published on Kerbside
2 September 2026
Refresh cadence
annual
Towns with a published result
6,807

Open original source · Open Government Licence v3.0

Publication reference: a9cb6fbd-3b88-4fc0-90b9-e3f8d751e96e. A published result is not a guarantee of complete local coverage.

English Indices of DeprivationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (corrected v2)
Data version
English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (corrected v2)
Source published
17 November 2025
Retrieved by Kerbside
2 September 2026
Published on Kerbside
2 September 2026
Refresh cadence
approximately every five years
Towns with a published result
3,793

Open original source · Open Government Licence v3.0

Publication reference: b9817fd7-2109-4c23-937f-7b5bc28b0d53. A published result is not a guarantee of complete local coverage.