Surveyors · Uplyme, Devon
Surveys for Uplyme buyers, with Uplyme's own numbers: house prices, building age, flood zones and radon.
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Choose by age in Uplyme: a Level 2 for post-war homes, a Level 3 for period ones. Pick Level 3 for anything pre-1919, listed or much altered; a Level 2 covers a standard post-war or modern house in fair condition.
The median Uplyme sale in 2025 was £466,250, across 10 sales (down 23% on 2024's £605,000).
Sales mix: detached 40%, terraced 30%, flat/maisonette 20%, semi-detached 10%. DT7. HM Land Registry, 2025, ONS built-up area. Residents: Uplyme built-up area, ONS Census 2021.
Before-1919 homes make up 32% of the stock here. Solid-walled houses behave differently from modern ones; watch for hard cement pointing and modern coatings that hold moisture in, and treat any 'rising damp' diagnosis from a damp-proofing salesman with caution.
Source: VOA, Mar 2025
Historic England lists 16 buildings in and around Uplyme, including Church Of St Peter And St Paul (Grade II*). Buying a listed home? Ask the seller for consents for any past alterations, as unauthorised works stay with the building.
List entries: Church Of St Peter And St Paul
Source: Historic England
Only 0 of the 11 postcodes we checked have their centre in Flood Zone 2 or 3. That's rivers and sea only; surface water is mapped separately, so still check the address.
Source: Environment Agency
The 1 km radon map square at the centre of Uplyme is class 4: an estimated 5 to 10% of homes are above the radon Action Level. 100% of the sold postcodes we checked fall in a radon Affected Area. Ask the seller for any radon test result, or test after you move in; remedies are usually straightforward.
Source: UKHSA/BGS
Under most of Uplyme the bedrock is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone (92%). Older homes are often built of local stone; check pointing, wall heads and chimney stacks.
Source: BGS 625k
The BGS GeoSure 5 km hexagon covering Uplyme shows moderate shrink-swell clay, significant slope instability (landslides) potential. That's a broad screen, not a site assessment; look for cracking, sticking doors and leaning walls.
Source: BGS GeoSure
At roughly 1.2 km from the open sea, exposure matters: check render, chimneys, window seals and metalwork for salt and weather damage.
Source: Natural Earth
20% of 2025 sales in Uplyme were leasehold. Check the lease length, ground rent, service charges and any planned major works before you commit.
Source: HM Land Registry
Uplyme LSOAs with 2025 sales. VOA, Mar 2025.
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Based on HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, 10 homes sold in Uplyme in 2025 with a median price of £466,250 (down 23% on 2024's £605,000). The most common type sold was detached (40% of sales).
We carry out RICS Level 2 and Level 3 surveys. Which you need depends on the age and type of the house. 32% of homes in the 1 neighbourhoods where Uplyme homes sold were built before 1919. 16 listed buildings in and around Uplyme, 1 of them Grade I or II*. If in doubt, the chooser on our survey page takes a minute.
Yes, mostly: 100% of the 11 sold postcodes we checked are in an Affected Area, and the central 1 km square is class 4 (5 to 10% of homes above the Action Level).
0 out of 11 checked Uplyme postcodes sit in Flood Zone 2 or 3, 0 of them in Zone 3. That's river and sea flooding; surface water is separate.
Use the online quote on Survey Booker: enter the Uplyme address and pick Level 2 or Level 3.