Surveyors · West Hill, Devon
RICS Level 2 and Level 3 surveys for homes in West Hill, East Devon, with local data on age, flood, radon and listed buildings.
Our suggestion for West Hill
West Hill is a mix: Level 2 for newer homes, Level 3 for the older ones. For a pre-1919, listed, extended or altered home, choose a Level 3. For a conventional home in reasonable condition, a Level 2 is usually enough.
£749,500 was the middle price of the 38 West Hill homes sold in 2025; that's down 3% on 2024's £770,000.
| Type | Median |
|---|---|
| detached | £750,000 |
Sales mix: detached 97%, semi-detached 3%. EX11. HM Land Registry, 2025, ONS built-up area. Residents: West Hill (East Devon) built-up area, ONS Census 2021.
23% of the housing stock in these neighbourhoods dates from before 1919 and 22% from before 1900. Expect solid walls rather than cavities, so damp diagnosis needs care: cement renders, plastic paints and raised ground levels trap moisture in walls that were designed to breathe.
Source: VOA, Mar 2025
Historic England lists 2 buildings in and around West Hill. Listed status affects windows, renders and repairs, so check what consent exists for work already done.
Source: Historic England
Only 0 of the 27 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 radon map square at the centre of West Hill is class 1 (under 1% of homes above the Action Level), though 41% of the sold postcodes we checked are in an Affected Area.
Source: UKHSA/BGS
Under most of West Hill the bedrock is interbedded sandstone and conglomerate (100%). In Devon, older homes on this ground are often cob (earth walls) or local stone; cob must stay dry, so look hard at renders, gutters and ground levels.
Source: BGS 625k
The BGS GeoSure 5 km hexagon covering West Hill 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
West Hill LSOAs with 2025 sales. VOA, Mar 2025.
For West Hill sellers, 2025 medians were detached £750,000. Your house isn't an average, so we come and look: the appraisal is free.
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Also covering: Whimple. We survey these places too; they don't have a page of their own.
Based on HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, 38 homes sold in West Hill in 2025 with a median price of £749,500 (down 3% on 2024's £770,000). The most common type sold was detached (97% of sales).
We carry out RICS Level 2 and Level 3 surveys. Which you need depends on the age and type of the house. Roughly 23% of West Hill's homes pre-date 1919. 2 listed buildings in and around West Hill. If in doubt, the chooser on our survey page takes a minute.
Partly. 41% of the sold postcodes we checked are in a radon Affected Area; the centre square is class 1.
0 out of 27 checked West Hill 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 West Hill address and pick Level 2 or Level 3.