PL8 1LR South Hams
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Newton & Yealmpton. Region: South West.
Streets
- Unnamed street near Brent Hill, Holbeton: 5 addresses
- Brent Hill, Holbeton: 1 address
- Gibb, Holbeton: 1 address
- The Square, Holbeton: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in South Hams in 2026-27: Band D £2,615 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,743 | £2,034 | £2,325 | £2,615 | £3,196 | £3,778 | £4,359 | £5,230 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band E (22% of about 730 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 12.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- 36 and 37, Brent Hill, grade II
- EAST ST MARYS COTTAGE, ERME COTTAGE AND WEST ST MARYS COTTAGE, grade II
- IVY COTTAGE, grade II
- K6 TELEPHONE KIOSK, grade II
- NO 23 (ESTATE NO), grade II
- NO 34 (THE STORES) (ESTATE NO), grade II
- NO 35 (ESTATE NO), grade II
- NO 42 (ESTATE NO), grade II
- NOS 40 AND 41 (ESTATE NOS), grade II
- NOS 47 AND 48 (ESTATE NOS), grade II
- THE ALMSHOUSES, grade II
- WHEELWRIGHT'S COTTAGE, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 8 addresses are between 39 m and 41 m above sea level (40 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Ivybridge 137,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.2 km |
| Plymouth 2.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 14.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 4 within 800 m; nearest Post Office Holbeton | 80 m |
| Ferry terminal | Noss Mayo Ferry Landing | 7.8 km |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 5.6 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 58.3 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 125.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Yealm Medical Centre | 3.8 km |
| Pharmacies | Modbury Pharmacy | 4.6 km |
| NHS dentists | Yealmpton Dental Practice | 4.0 km |
| Hospital | Mount Gould Hospital | 12.6 km |
| Police station | Devonport and West Plymouth Police | 4.0 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Modbury, Modbury Cashzone | 4.7 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 840 m² | 50 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 9,650 m² | 1.4 km |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,620 m² | 230 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of All Saints, a listed building (Grade I), 150 m west. 24 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade I | 150 m west |
| Slight univallate hillfort known as Holbury Camp, 750m east of Holwell Lodge | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km east |
| Flete | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.3 km north-east |
| Three bowl barrows 140m west of Borough Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km south-west |
| Bowl barrow 470m south of Borough Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Minchinhay Wood | Wood | 610 m north-west |
| Venges Brake | Wood | 660 m east |
| Otter Island | Island | 1.8 km north-east |
| Kitt Hill | Hill | 2.1 km north-east |
| The Clam | Lake or reservoir | 4.0 km west |
| Broad Cliff | Cliff or slope | 4.5 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.7 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 8 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 8 |
8 of the postcode's 8 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 30% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 58% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 35% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 5% | 1% |
| Social rented | 10% | 17% |
| Private rented | 26% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 34% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 35% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 58% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 34% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 46% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Unnamed street near Brent Hill.