Whimple & Rockbeare
Strong on schools, with transport to consider
Whimple & Rockbeare at a glance
- House prices
- £287,500
- Middle48th percentile
- Schools
- 82nd percentile
- Strong
- Transport
- 18th percentile
- Weak
- Crime rate
- 61 per 1,000 residents
- Middle56th percentile
- Flood risk
- 8.2% of the area in flood zones
- Middle64th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Whimple & Rockbeare a good place to live?
Whimple & Rockbeare may be a good fit for people who value stronger school performance. The available data also shows crime is around the national middle range. Transport access appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in East Devon below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- Families who care about school performance
Watch out for
- Transport access appears weaker than most neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Whimple & Rockbeare
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 61 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 56th percentile nationally
Crime levels are around the national middle range.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Whimple & Rockbeare
House prices
- Median sale price
- £287,500
- Percentile
- 48th percentile nationally
House prices are around the national middle range.
Median of 43 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Whimple & Rockbeare
Schools
82nd percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Whimple & Rockbeare
Flood risk
8.2% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 5.4% of the area. That is the 64th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Whimple & Rockbeare
Transport
18th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Whimple & Rockbeare a good place to live?
Whimple & Rockbeare may be a good fit for people who value stronger school performance. The available data also shows crime is around the national middle range. Transport access appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Whimple & Rockbeare safe?
Whimple & Rockbeare ranks in the 56th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Whimple & Rockbeare?
The median sale price was £287,500 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 48th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Whimple & Rockbeare?
Schools rank in the 82nd percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Whimple & Rockbeare?
Nearby public profiles include Broadclyst in East Devon and Caldicot Castle in Sir Fynwy - Monmouthshire.
