Ottery St Mary at a glance
Set in Devon with the EX11 postcode and a 2021 census population of 6043, this is a well‑connected base for moves in every direction, with Exeter the nearest main town at 11.6 miles by road in 23 minutes. Day‑to‑day links are short and simple: Sidmouth is 5.5 miles in 14 minutes and Honiton is 5.6 miles in 12 minutes, while Seaton is 11.6 miles in 22 minutes, Exmouth 13 miles in 27 minutes and Budleigh Salterton 13.3 miles in 27 minutes. For wider relocations and deliveries, Axminster is 16.3 miles in 28 minutes, Cullompton 20 miles in 27 minutes, Dawlish 22.9 miles in 39 minutes and Tiverton 29.8 miles in 36 minutes. Feniton station is 2.4 miles from the centre, handy for moves timed to trains, and the town also looks after smaller nearby places such as Tipton St John at 2.3 miles, Feniton at 2.4 miles, West Hill at 2.4 miles, Allercombe at 2.6 miles and Whimple at 3.6 miles, so collections and drop‑offs across this patch are straightforward. Sidmouth Recycling Centre is 3.2 miles from the centre for clear‑outs, and the Engineering Department University of Exeter is 7.9 miles away, which helps explain regular term‑time traffic. People here typically book house and flat moves to and from the towns nearby, single items such as a sofa, a bed, a wardrobe or a washing machine, tip runs of old furniture, garden waste and clutter to the recycling centre, and student moves at the start and end of term. Whether you are moving between Honiton and Exeter, heading over to Sidmouth or Seaton, or arranging a pickup in West Hill or Whimple before a drop in Exmouth or Budleigh Salterton, the distances and timings above give a clear picture of how long your day on the road is likely to take.
Ottery St Mary, tucked into the EX11 postcode and a few miles from the nearest railway link at Feniton, is a compact Devon town where van moves often mean threading through to the surrounding villages as much as around the centre itself. Van & Driver is preparing to launch here, bringing together a marketplace for van with driver and man and van work covering house removals, furniture delivery, tip runs, next-day van moves, storage moves, student removals, marketplace deliveries and commercial courier work, all at fixed prices agreed before the move starts rather than charged by the hour. Once live, the aim is to connect local partner drivers with people who need a van and a pair of hands, whether that's a single item collection or a full house move. The town's location means many moves will naturally run out towards Sidmouth or Honiton, both a short distance away, or further afield to places like Budleigh Salterton, and fixed pricing is already mapped out for those routes as well as moves that stay entirely within Ottery St Mary. For anyone tackling a clear-out, the recycling centre at Bowd near Sidmouth is within easy reach, though a permit is needed for van access there. Until Van & Driver formally opens for bookings in the town, this page sets out what will be available and how the fixed-price model will work once partner drivers are covering the area.
Ottery St Mary had 6,043 people at the 2021 Census. The council's nearest recycling centre is Sidmouth Recycling Centre, 3.2 miles away; a tip run with us goes to a licensed recycling centre, with the disposal in the price.
