Sandford, South West • England
Sandford is a small village in mid Devon, in the EX postcode area, sitting just outside Crediton between Exeter and the edge of Dartmoor. It's quiet rural fringe — cottages, bungalows and newer houses along the lanes — with the M5 and Exeter within a short drive. KrewBase places contractor crews in whole serviced houses and flats here: bills in our name, Wi-Fi tested before check-in, parking checked against your vans, one monthly invoice.
Sandford itself is village stock — a mix of older cottages, bungalows and some newer homes off the lanes towards Crediton and the A377. It suits smaller crews well, particularly on longer placements, but we check parking, heating and lane access carefully before offering anything. If a house looks fine on paper but fails on parking or kit space, it doesn't reach your shortlist. Simple as that.
For bigger crews we usually look to Crediton, Exeter's fringe and the estates along the A30 and M5 corridor, where modern family houses with driveways and two bathrooms are easier to find. Whatever we shortlist, it's matched to your headcount and vehicles, not a generic list. That sort of stock tends to let quickly, so we line up options in advance of your start date rather than after it.
Crews based around Sandford cover a wide arc: construction and housing development across mid Devon, utilities and grid work, agricultural and food-sector roles around Crediton, and healthcare, education and logistics positions in Exeter and the surrounding towns. Some crews are here for a fortnight, others for the best part of a year — both get the same standard of house.
The location also works for crews moving between Exeter, Tiverton, Okehampton and the A30 further west. We place by real drive time along the lanes and main roads, and we'll tell you plainly if a house that looks near is actually a slow run to site. We don't mind who the client is; our job is making sure the accommodation side never slows the job down.
Sandford sits just outside Crediton, a few miles from the A30 and the M5 around Exeter — Junction 27 or 28 depending on direction — so Exeter is roughly twenty minutes away and the motorway network is close. Crediton itself has everyday shops and services on the doorstep. Late finishes and early starts are normal in this trade, so we look for routes that stay sensible outside the nine-to-five.
The nearest rail is Crediton station on the Exeter to Barnstaple line, with Exeter's main stations a short drive or bus ride away for crew changes coming from further afield. Most crews here are road-based, and the A377, A30 and M5 between them open up most of Devon. If the site moves mid-job, we re-time the route and shift the shortlist with it, so nobody ends up commuting backwards.
The whole property is yours — proper kitchen, living space and somewhere to dry kit, with no per-person hotel pricing. Bills including council tax, gas, electric, water and broadband stay in our name, Wi-Fi is speed-tested before check-in, and parking is verified against your actual vehicles. Set-up is handled before check-in, so the first night in the house feels like the fiftieth.
Crews of five or more get two bathrooms, plus a weekly clean and fresh linen. Maintenance comes to us, and your office gets one monthly invoice, paid by card. No booking fees, and no minimum crew size or stay length. The paperwork is straightforward: one agreement, one monthly invoice, no hidden extras hiding in the small print. The paperwork is straightforward: one agreement, one monthly invoice, no hidden extras hiding in the small print.
Send us the requirement — town, dates, headcount, vehicles and any shift pattern we should know about. We come back within 2 hours with a shortlist from property we already hold, not a search we have just started. You pick, we confirm, the crew moves in, and we stay on it for the length of the job. One monthly invoice, card payment for limited companies, no booking fees.
Typically within two hours of your enquiry. We'll shortlist across Sandford, Crediton and the Exeter fringe with drive times to your site, and can usually have crews checked in within a few working days of you choosing. If something's not right in the first week, we move fast to fix it or move the crew. Comfort isn't a luxury on a long job.
Yes — the whole mid Devon area including Crediton, Exeter, Tiverton and the A30 and M5 fringes. Village stock is limited, so the best-value crew house is often in the next town along, and we'll show you both options with real journey times.
It's the first thing we check. Rural lanes and tight gateways rule out a fair few otherwise-fine houses, so we verify space for your actual vehicles and only offer properties where the vans genuinely fit. Set-up is handled before check-in, so the first night in the house feels like the fiftieth.
Yes — one invoice per property covering rent, all bills, broadband, cleaning and linen, sent monthly paid by card. No booking fees, and your crew never deals with money or utility accounts. The paperwork is straightforward: one agreement, one monthly invoice, no hidden extras hiding in the small print.
Council tax, gas, electric, water and broadband are in our name and speed-tested before anyone moves in. If a property's connection can't handle a working crew, it doesn't make the shortlist. If something's not right in the first week, we move fast to fix it or move the crew. Comfort isn't a luxury on a long job.
KrewBase does. Heating, locks, plumbing, appliances — your crew calls us, we arrange the fix, normally same or next day. It's covered under the booking and never billed on top. Your office deals with one supplier and one invoice; your crew just gets on with the job.
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If Sandford is short on the right house for your crew, Exeter is the obvious back-up, roughly 8 miles away. See our contractor accommodation Exeter page for what we hold there. Small crews are as welcome as big ones.
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Need beds in Sandford? Send us the dates, the headcount and the shift pattern. We come back within 2 hours with a shortlist from property we already hold.
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