Umberleigh
| Station Name | Umberleigh |
| Station Code | UMB |
| Station Owner | Great Western Railway |
| Developable Area | 106.92ha |
| Development Capacity | 2,138 homes (at 20dph) |
| Local Planning Authority | North Devon |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Required | 1,980 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Delivered | 2,810 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Score | 142% |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Consequence | None |
| Network Rail Region | South West |
| Network Rail Sub-Region | Devon |
| Passengers, 2020 - 2021 | 15,100 |
| Passengers, 2019 - 2020 | 32,302 |
| UK Station Passenger Rank (Use) | 1,876 |
Development Potential
England's busiest station (apart from those serving airports) had 4,170,558 passenger movements in the period 2019-2020. The station with the least was 68. Umberleigh station had 32,302 passengers enter or exit it during this period. That's roughly 89 people per day.
For a station with this number of passengers passing through it each year a density of 20 homes per hectare is reasonable, based on its proximity to major population centres and existing infrastructure.
Umberleigh is located within the South West railway region. The potential area for development around the station (excluding existing buildings, national parks, flood zones, public green space, protected habitats, areas of outstanding natural beauty, world heritage sites and surface water) is approximately 106.92ha.
Assuming an appropriate (but not prevailing) development density of 20 dwellings per hectare, this area has a development capacity of around 2,138 homes.
The station sits within North Devon planning authority, which in 2021 achieved a Housing Delivery Test Score of 142%, having delivered 2,810 homes from a target of 1,980. There are no consequences for the planning authority as a result.
The total capacity of all North Devon's stations is 4,322 homes. That's 218% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
Taking green belt into account, the capacity of North Devon's stations is 4,322 homes without building on protected land. That's 218% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
