Bourton Road Totnes, South Hams
4 addresses across 3 postcodes (TQ9), about 120 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 35501271.
- Sales: 3 recorded sales since 1995; in 2009 the median was £660,000 across 1 sale.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in South Hams cost £360,616 in August 2026 (+0.8% on a year); private rents averaged £1,014 a month.
- Energy: 2 homes have an energy certificate (E: 2).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Storm overflows: 7 storm overflows within 1 km (0.6 miles) spilled 335 times (1,082 hours) in 2025.
- Coastal erosion: The nearest projected coastal erosion zone is 850 m (0.5 miles) from its postcodes.
- Radon: Up to 10 to 30% of homes in the 1 km squares around it are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level.
- Traffic: The busiest counted road within 500 m (0.3 miles), the A385, carries 19,881 motor vehicles a day on average (2025).
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band B; Band D in South Hams costs £2,615 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Totnes, about 930 m (0.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 360 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 3.6 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.2 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 29 to 40 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 4 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Leatside Surgery, about 560 m (0.3 miles) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 270 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 86% of households owned their home and 57% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 8 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
- Road safety: No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025.
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House sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1 | £660,000 | £660,000 | £660,000 |
| 2005 | 1 | £500,000 | £500,000 | £500,000 |
| 2000 | 1 | £235,000 | £235,000 | £235,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Feb 2000 | BELL ORCHARD TQ9 5BG | Semi-detached | £235,000 | |
| 30 Nov 2009 | ROSKILDE TQ9 5BG | Detached | £660,000 | |
| 24 Jun 2005 | ROSKILDE TQ9 5BG | Detached | £500,000 |
House prices and rents in South Hams
A typical home in South Hams cost £360,616 in August 2026, 0.8% more than a year before. That is 6% more than five years earlier and 28% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £545,564 |
| Semi-detached | £346,829 |
| Terraced | £287,612 |
| Flat or maisonette | £189,302 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £284,923 |
Private renters in South Hams paid £1,014 a month on average in September 2026, 3% more than a year before. That is 29% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £738 |
| Two bedrooms | £922 |
| Three bedrooms | £1,141 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,633 |
Energy performance certificates
2 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 176 m². Most common: House, detached (2). Built: before 1900 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (2 addresses)
Gas and electricity use
Homes with gas used 19,355 kWh of it on average in 2024, 90% more than the district's 10,169 kWh, and 4,573 kWh of electricity, 9% more than the district's 4,200 kWh. There are gas meters for about 100% of the homes.
These are all the homes on each postcode, whatever their size and however many live in them, so they show the kind of homes and heating here rather than what any one home uses. The typical figure is the median: half the homes used less. The district is TQ9.
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 street: most are in band B (35% of about 1,070 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 3.
- 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
- DUNCLIFFE AND STRATHMORE, POMEROY VILLAS, grade II
- FERNLEIGH AND FERNLEIGH COTTAGE, POMEROY VILLAS, grade II
- WRINKLEHORN, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Parkers Barn, Parkers Way, Totnes, Devon, TQ9 5UF, permissioned (630 m (0.4 miles))
Energy projects nearby
No wind turbine or waste plant within 5 km (3.1 miles), and no solar farm, battery site or other project of 1 MW or more within 2 km (1.2 miles), of the street's postcodes, operating or planned.
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.
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of any of this street's postcodes.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
The nearest projected erosion zone is 850 m (0.5 miles) from the street's postcodes (by 2105, with the shoreline management plan carried out).
| Projection | Policy for the frontage | Erosion | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| By 2055, with the shoreline management plan carried out | Hold the line Durlston Head to Rame Head | none (the line is held) | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
| By 2105, with the shoreline management plan carried out | Hold the line Durlston Head to Rame Head | up to 2 m | 850 m (0.5 miles) |
| By 2105, if defences are not maintained or built | No intervention Durlston Head to Rame Head | up to 2 m | 850 m (0.5 miles) |
Each shoreline management plan sets a policy for each stretch of coast: hold the line (keep defences where they are), managed realignment (let the shore move back in a controlled way), advance the line, or no active intervention. Erosion is the distance the shore may move back, counted from today, for the higher central climate change allowance. The maps are guidance from national modelling, not a survey of any one home; the council's coastal team can say more.
Storm overflows
7 storm overflows within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes spilled 335 times, for 1,082 hours in all, in 2025. They discharge into River Dart (Estuarine), River Dart Estuary, Dart Estuary(E), Trib of R.dart(E) Via Sw Sewer and others.
| Overflow | Into | Spills | Hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totnes Town Pumping Station South West Water | River Dart (Estuarine) | 90 | 245 | 300 m |
| Steamer Quay Bridgetown Cso South West Water | River Dart Estuary | 39 | 91 | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
| Totnes Stw South West Water | Dart Estuary(E) | 123 | 698 | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| 31 Fore Street Cso South West Water | Trib of R.dart(E) Via Sw Sewer | 46 | 36 | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| St Katherine's Way Cso South West Water | River Dart Estuary Via Sws | 17 | 8 | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| Lower Collapark Cso South West Water | Malt Mill Lake Via Sws | 0 | 0 | 930 m (0.6 miles) |
| St Johns Terrace Cso South West Water | Malt Mill Lake Via Sw Sewer | 20 | 5 | 930 m (0.6 miles) |
A storm overflow lets sewage diluted with rainwater into a river, stream or the sea when heavy rain overwhelms the sewers, so the spills here affect the water they run into, not homes. A spill is counted the regulators' way: a first 12 hours, then each 24 hours it goes on.
Coal mining
No postcode centre on the street is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Radon
The highest radon potential in the 1 km squares around the street's postcodes is 10 to 30%: up to that share of homes there is estimated to be at or above the Action Level of 200 becquerels per cubic metre. At least part of that area is a radon Affected Area, where 1% or more of homes are.
Radon is a natural radioactive gas from the ground that can build up indoors; long exposure raises the risk of lung cancer. A three-month test with two small detectors is the only way to know a home's level, and a high level can usually be brought down with a sump or better ventilation. Homes built here in recent decades should have radon protection under the building regulations (basic protection from 3%, full protection from 10%). UKHSA sells a radon report for a single address from its detailed map at ukradon.org.
Historic landfill
No historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Height above sea level
The street's 4 addresses are between 29 m and 40 m above sea level (35 m on average); the ground rises about 11 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TQ9 5BE | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| TQ9 5BG | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| TQ9 5JF | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Totnes 797,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 930 m (0.6 miles) |
| Paignton 707,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.9 km (4.9 miles) | |
| Torquay 508,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10 km (6.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 34 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cross Park Bridgetown | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Paignton | 7.8 km (4.9 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Totnes Ferry Landing | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Old Brutus Centre Car Park | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest MFG Charging Station | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 38.4 km (24 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 110 km (68 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Leatside Surgery Outstanding May 2019 | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Morrisons Pharmacy | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dart Vale Dental Care | 300 m |
| Hospital | Totnes Hospital | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
| Care homes | 6 homes within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Ridgecourt Residential Care Home Good Mar 2019 | 130 m |
| Police station | Totnes Police Station | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | Payzone | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 360 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 490 m² | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 8,410 m² | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,350 m² | 310 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 1.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Totnes Bridge, a listed building (Grade II*), 410 m (0.3 miles) south-west. 230 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 6 of them Grade I and 26 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Totnes Bridge | Listed building, Grade II* | 410 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| The Royal Seven Stars Hotel | Listed building, Grade II* | 480 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Nos 34, 34A and 34B (Flat) | Listed building, Grade II* | 600 m (0.4 miles) west |
| King Edward Vi School | Listed building, Grade II* | 610 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Medieval chapel of the Holy Ghost and St Katherine at Warland, 250m south west of Totnes Bridge | Scheduled monument | 650 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Totnes Priory | Scheduled monument | 770 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Immersion bath associated with Leechwell holy well, 40m north east of Leechwell Cottage | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) west |
| Dartington Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) north |
| Sharpham House | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Cherry Tree Wood | Wood | 170 m north-west |
| Seymour's Hutch | Tidal water | 410 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| St Peter's Quay Pool | Lake or reservoir | 660 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Harper's Hill | Hill | 1.7 km (1 mile) south-west |
| The Gut | Wetland | 3.2 km (2 miles) south-east |
| Tenner's Bottom | Valley | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.0 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 4 |
2 of the street's 4 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 | Exam results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totnes St John's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 430 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Mar 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 95% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 16% at the higher standard (2025; 77% in 2024 and 70% in 2023) |
| The Grove School | Primary | 3–11 | 830 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 85% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 23% at the higher standard (2025; 79% in 2024 and 84% in 2023) |
| King Edward VI Community College | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection | GCSE 2026 (provisional): Attainment 8 45.9 (44.6 in 2025 and 46.9 in 2024); 43.2% grade 5+ in English and maths A level 2025: average grade C+; 8.9% AAB or better; progress below average |
Exam results are from the Department for Education's school performance tables (Explore Education Statistics, Open Government Licence), for all pupils at each school. The middle school in England had 63% at the expected standard at the end of primary school (2025), Attainment 8 of 46.0 at GCSE (2026) and an A level average of C+ (2025). Attainment 8 adds up a pupil's grades in eight GCSEs, with English and maths counted twice (90 is the most), averaged over the school's pupils. Progress 8 compares pupils with others who had the same results at the end of primary school; it is not published for GCSEs in 2025 and 2026, as those pupils sat no primary tests during the pandemic. Small year groups swing from year to year, and figures for very small ones are withheld.
Nurseries and childcare
2 nurseries, pre-schools and clubs within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 400 m (0.2 miles) from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daisy Preschool TQ9 5TZ | Sessional day care | 36 | Good (Jan 2025, overall grade under the previous framework) | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| Rainbow Nursery TQ9 5RP | Full day care | 56 | Good (Jan 2025, overall grade under the previous framework) | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
Ofsted also registers 328 childminders and 60 home childcarers (nannies) in Devon. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgecourt Residential Home TQ9 5BH | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 180 m | 5 Very good | 1 Oct 2026 |
| Bridgetown Stores TQ9 5BA | Retailers - other | 230 m | 5 Very good | 8 Jan 2026 |
| The Old Forge Hotel Ltd TQ9 5AY | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 250 m | 5 Very good | 28 Mar 2025 |
| Stepping Stones Totnes TQ9 5AD | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 260 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Albert Inn TQ9 5AD | Pub/bar/nightclub | 300 m | 5 Very good | 27 Mar 2025 |
| Tempt TQ9 5AB | Other catering premises | 320 m | 5 Very good | 10 Apr 2025 |
| Four Seasons Guest House TQ9 5AB | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 320 m | 5 Very good | 31 Jan 2024 |
| Raw Living Ltd TQ9 5LE | Distributors/Transporters | 380 m | Exempt | |
| Daisy Pre School TQ9 5TZ | School/college/university | 400 m (0.2 miles) | Exempt | |
| The Royal Seven Stars Hotel TQ9 5DD | Pub/bar/nightclub | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 27 Jan 2026 |
| Annie's fruit shop ltd TQ9 5DE | Retailers - other | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 20 May 2025 |
| Bruto Lounge TQ9 5DR | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 19 May 2025 |
| Waterside Bistro. TQ9 5DW | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 7 Feb 2025 |
| Food for Thought TQ9 5DW | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 18 Feb 2025 |
| Health Source TQ9 5XL | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 17 Mar 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 5 |
| Public order | 1 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Varian Court (2); On or near Redlands (2); On or near A385 (1); On or near New Road (1); On or near Cross Park (1).
Road safety
No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025.
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
The busiest counted road within 500 m (0.3 miles) is the A385 between A381 and C road towards Aish, with 19,881 motor vehicles a day on average in 2025, 40 m from the street's postcodes.
| Road | Between | Vehicles a day | Lorries | Ten years before | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A385 | A381 to C road towards Aish | 19,881 estimated; counted 2022 | 3% | -9% since 2015 | 40 m |
Each figure is the annual average daily flow: the motor vehicles passing the count point, both ways, on an average day of the year. A point is counted by hand on a weekday every few years and estimated from the trend on similar roads in between. Lorries are heavy goods vehicles, as a share of all motor vehicles.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 59 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 42% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 86% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 65% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 39% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 45% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 44% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 42% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 57% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 30% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 57% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street 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.
What has changed
- Food hygiene ratings Ridgecourt Residential Home (hospitals/childcare/caring premises, TQ9 5BH) re-inspected, still 5 Very good (rated 1 October 2026) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- TQ9 5BG: 2 addresses of 3 in the postcode
- TQ9 5BE: 1 address of 11 in the postcode
- TQ9 5JF: 1 address of 7 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Pomeroy Villas · Cross Park · Varian Court · Crosspark · Coldharbour · New Road · Bridgetown Hill · Kings Orchard · Rhine Villas · Jubilee Road · A385 · Brooklands
All the streets in TQ9 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; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- 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.