Beacon Point Cottages Outer Hope, South Hams
42 addresses across 5 postcodes (TQ7), about 490 m (0.3 miles) long. USRN 35505501.
- Sales: 7 recorded sales since 1995; in 2024 the median was £750,000 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 22 homes have an energy certificate (C: 15, D: 3, E: 4).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band E; Band D in South Hams costs £2,615 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 14% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Ivybridge, about 15.6 km (9.7 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 2.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 4.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 2 to 19 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 42 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Norton Brook Medical Centre, about 6.4 km (4 miles) away.
- People: About 620 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 75% of households owned their home and 42% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 2 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | £750,000 | £750,000 | £750,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | £650,000 | £650,000 | £650,000 |
| 2007 | 4 | £590,000 | £585,000 | £595,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 2024 | 2 TQ7 3AX | Semi-detached | £750,000 | |
| 11 Apr 2024 | 1 TQ7 3AX | Semi-detached | £750,000 | |
| 17 Sep 2019 | 2 TQ7 3AX | Semi-detached | £650,000 | |
| 31 May 2007 | 2 TQ7 3AX | Semi-detached | £595,000 | |
| 18 May 2007 | 1 TQ7 3AX | Semi-detached | £585,000 | New build. |
| 16 May 2007 | 4 TQ7 3AX | Semi-detached | £595,000 | New build. |
| 10 May 2007 | RORCAM, 3 TQ7 3AX | Semi-detached | £585,000 | New build. |
Energy performance certificates
22 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 90 m². Most common: Flat (19); House, semi-detached (1); House, mid-terrace (1). Built: 2003-2006 (14); 1983-1990 (3); 1976-1982 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (13); rented (private) (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (13 addresses)
- 1 The Mews, Thurlestone Sands
- 2 Thurlestone Rock, Thurlestone Sands
- 3 Thurlestone Rock, Thurlestone Sands
- 7 Thurlestone Rock, Thurlestone Sands
- 9 Thurlestone Rock, Thurlestone Sands
- 11 Thurlestone Rock, Thurlestone Sands
- Apartment 2 Oceans Edge, Thurlestone Sands
- Apartment 5 Oceans Edge, Thurlestone Sands
- Apartment 6 Oceans Edge, Thurlestone Sands
- Apartment 7 Oceans Edge, Thurlestone Sands
- Apartment 10 Oceans Edge, Thurlestone Sands
- Apartment 10, Thurlestone Beach, Thurlestone
- Apartment 11 Oceans Edge, Thurlestone Sands
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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band E (18% of about 2,660 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- 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.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 42 addresses are between 2 m and 19 m above sea level (9 m on average); the ground rises about 17 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TQ7 3AX | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| TQ7 3FE | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| TQ7 3HZ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| TQ7 3JR | 96% | 14% | 14% | 0% |
| TQ7 3JY | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Ivybridge 137,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 15.6 km (9.7 miles) |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Kingsbridge | 6.4 km (4 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Bantham Ferry Landing | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Car parks | Inner Hope Layby Car Park | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 61.7 km (38 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 132 km (82 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Norton Brook Medical Centre | 6.4 km (4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Wellbeing Pharmacy | 6.4 km (4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Kingsbridge Dental Centre | 6.3 km (3.9 miles) |
| Hospital | South Hams Hospital | 6.6 km (4.1 miles) |
| Police station | Kingsbridge Police Station | 6.7 km (4.2 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,780 m² | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Iron Age cliff castle known as Bolt Tail Camp, a scheduled monument, 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-west. 1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Iron Age cliff castle known as Bolt Tail Camp | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-west |
| Four barrows 470m south west of Hope Cove, forming part of a round barrow cemetery | Scheduled monument | 2 km (1.2 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| South Milton Sands | Beach | 170 m north |
| Thurlestone Sand | Beach | 580 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Bantham Copse | Wood | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) north |
| West Cliff | Cliff or slope | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) south-east |
| Clematon Hill | Hill | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) north-west |
| The Warren | Wetland | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.2 | 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 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 40 | 42 |
2 of the street's 42 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for South Hams: see them on the South Hams page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thurlestone All Saints Church of England Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 2 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Parking Area (2).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 57 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 33% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 75% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 53% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 11% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | 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) | 42% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 51% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 59% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 42% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhoods around this street are all in decile 6 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.
What has changed
- Energy certificates New energy certificate: band C, flat (lodged 31 October 2026) found 2 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- TQ7 3JY: 25 addresses of 46 in the postcode
- TQ7 3HZ: 12 addresses
- TQ7 3AX: 2 addresses of 5 in the postcode
- TQ7 3FE: 2 addresses of 6 in the postcode
- TQ7 3JR: 1 address of 39 in the postcode
All the streets in TQ7 and across South Hams.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.