Whimple
| Station Name | Whimple |
| Station Code | WHM |
| Station Owner | South Western Railway |
| Developable Area | 79.41ha |
| Development Capacity | 1,588 homes (at 20dph) |
| Local Planning Authority | East Devon |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Required | 2,327 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Delivered | 2,861 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Score | 123% |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Consequence | None |
| Network Rail Region | South West |
| Network Rail Sub-Region | Devon |
| Passengers, 2020 - 2021 | 13,136 |
| Passengers, 2019 - 2020 | 49,766 |
| UK Station Passenger Rank (Use) | 1,930 |
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. Whimple station had 49,766 passengers enter or exit it during this period. That's roughly 137 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.
Whimple 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 79.41ha.
Assuming an appropriate (but not prevailing) development density of 20 dwellings per hectare, this area has a development capacity of around 1,588 homes.
The station sits within East Devon planning authority, which in 2021 achieved a Housing Delivery Test Score of 123%, having delivered 2,861 homes from a target of 2,327. There are no consequences for the planning authority as a result.
The total capacity of all East Devon's stations is 8,247 homes. That's 354% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
Taking green belt into account, the capacity of East Devon's stations is 8,247 homes without building on protected land. That's 354% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
