Brook Street Slapton, South Hams
20 addresses across 4 postcodes (TQ7), about 160 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 35501658.
- Sales: 15 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £300,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 14 homes have an energy certificate (D: 1, E: 7, F: 4, G: 2).
- Flood: 6 addresses on its postcodes are in areas 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 D; Band D in South Hams costs £2,615 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Totnes, about 16 km (9.9 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 2.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 4.8 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 19 to 28 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 20 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Chillington Health Centre, about 3.5 km (2.1 miles) away.
- People: About 510 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 76% of households owned their home and 44% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | £300,000 | £300,000 | £300,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £842,800 | £842,800 | £842,800 |
| 2019 | 2 | £475,000 | £425,000 | £525,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £630,000 | £630,000 | £630,000 |
| 2010 | 2 | £240,000 | £200,000 | £280,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £160,000 | £160,000 | £160,000 |
| 2005 | 1 | £150,000 | £150,000 | £150,000 |
| 2004 | 2 | £362,500 | £200,000 | £525,000 |
| 2002 | 1 | £205,000 | £205,000 | £205,000 |
| 1996 | 2 | £85,500 | £78,000 | £93,000 |
| 1995 | 1 | £100,000 | £100,000 | £100,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Aug 2025 | ROSE COTTAGE TQ7 2PW | Detached | £300,000 | |
| 17 Jan 2022 | LOWER COTTAGE TQ7 2PW | Detached | £842,800 | |
| 18 Oct 2019 | LOWER COTTAGE TQ7 2PW | Detached | £525,000 | |
| 18 Oct 2019 | BEACH COTTAGE TQ7 2PW | Semi-detached | £425,000 | |
| 23 Sep 2014 | RILL HOUSE TQ7 2PW | Detached | £630,000 | |
| 25 Jun 2010 | VALLEY COTTAGE TQ7 2PW | Detached | £280,000 | |
| 31 Mar 2010 | BROOK HOUSE TQ7 2PW | Semi-detached | £200,000 | |
| 16 Mar 2007 | BROOK HOUSE TQ7 2PW | Semi-detached | £160,000 | |
| 23 Dec 2005 | BROOK COTTAGE TQ7 2PW | Semi-detached | £150,000 | |
| 29 Oct 2004 | MEADOW VIEW TQ7 2PW | Semi-detached | £200,000 | |
| 6 May 2004 | RILL HOUSE TQ7 2PW | Detached | £525,000 | |
| 27 Sep 2002 | VALLEY COTTAGE TQ7 2PW | Detached | £205,000 | |
| 15 Jul 1996 | BEACH COTTAGE TQ7 2PW | Semi-detached | £78,000 | |
| 31 Jan 1996 | VALLEY COTTAGE TQ7 2PW | Detached | £93,000 | |
| 17 Feb 1995 | VALLEY COTTAGE TQ7 2PW | Detached | £100,000 |
Energy performance certificates
14 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 86 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (5); House, detached (5); House, end-terrace (2). Built: before 1900 (12); 1900-1929 (1); Pre-1900 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (6); rented (private) (3).
Each home's certificates and sales (6 addresses)
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 D (25% of about 1,530 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 8.
- 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
- BROOK COTTAGE, grade II
- FERN COTTAGE, DOVETAIL COTTAGE, grade II
- LITTLEGATE, SUNNYCROFT AND STENTHILL, grade II
- MAPLE COTTAGE, grade II
- POUND COTTAGE, grade II
- Rill House, grade II
- SLOUTTS FARMHOUSE INCLUDING FRONT GARDEN AREA WALLS, RAILINGS AND GATEPIER, grade II
- VALLEY COTTAGE, grade II
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 26 October 2026: SOUTH WEST WATER, Utility repair and maintenance works, road closure, on the carriageway (immediate - urgent works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 5 at medium risk and 5 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| TQ7 2PW | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 3 / 0 | unlikely |
| TQ7 2PP | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
| TQ7 2PN | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 2 / 3 | unlikely |
| TQ7 2PR | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 20 addresses are between 19 m and 28 m above sea level (24 m on average); the ground rises about 9 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TQ7 2PN | 93% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| TQ7 2PP | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| TQ7 2PR | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| TQ7 2PW | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Totnes 797,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 16 km (9.9 miles) |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Slapton Village | 320 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Kingsbridge | 8.6 km (5.3 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Dartmouth South Embankment Ferry Terminal | 8.4 km (5.2 miles) |
| Car parks | Strete Gate Car Park | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 52 km (32 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 125 km (77 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Chillington Health Centre | 3.5 km (2.1 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Wellbeing Pharmacy | 7.1 km (4.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Britannia Dental Clinic | 7.8 km (4.8 miles) |
| Hospital | South Hams Hospital | 8.7 km (5.4 miles) |
| Police station | Kingsbridge Police Station | 8.6 km (5.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 530 m² | 240 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,550 m² | 330 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St James, a listed building (Grade I), 110 m east. 41 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St James | Listed building, Grade I | 110 m east |
| Slapton chantry college | Scheduled monument | 150 m east |
| Hillfort known as Slapton Castle | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Southgrounds Plantation | Wood | 730 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Slapton Wood | Wood | 820 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Loworthy Brake | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) north |
| Higher Ley | Lake or reservoir | 1 km (0.6 miles) east |
| Slapton Sands | Beach | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south-east |
| Hartshorn Plantation | Wood | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.9 | 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 | 18 | 20 |
2 of the street's 20 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
No open schools within 2 km (1.2 miles).
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Field Studies Council TQ7 2QP | Other catering premises | 350 m | 5 Very good | 10 Mar 2026 |
| Slapton Village Community Shop TQ7 2QX | Retailers - other | 370 m | 5 Very good | 8 Jul 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 4 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Green Banks Close (3); On or near Prospect Hill (2); On or near Brandis Park (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 57 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 34% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 76% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 55% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 10% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 37% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 48% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 42% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 48% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 21% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 44% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 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
- Roadworks Street works permit: SOUTH WEST WATER: Utility repair and maintenance works, 26 October 2026 to 28 October 2026 (road closure) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- TQ7 2PW: 11 addresses
- TQ7 2PP: 5 addresses
- TQ7 2PN: 2 addresses of 35 in the postcode
- TQ7 2PR: 2 addresses of 9 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Brook Street · Church Lane · Carr Lane · Prospect Hill · Brandis Park · Brook Street · Green Banks Close · Lane End Close · Chantry Hill · Prospect Hill
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.