Greenover Place Higher Brixham, Torbay
2 addresses across 2 postcodes (TQ5), about 100 m long. USRN 40702734.
- Sales: 2 recorded sales since 1995; in 2022 the median was £435,000 across 1 sale.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in Torbay cost £221,469 in August 2026 (-3.1% on a year); private rents averaged £924 a month.
- 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.
- Landfill: 1 historic landfill site within 500 m (0.3 miles) of its postcodes; the nearest, Parkham Field, is 150 m away.
- Storm overflows: 2 storm overflows within 1 km (0.6 miles) spilled 54 times (90 hours) in 2025.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in Torbay costs £2,470 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Paignton, about 5.9 km (3.7 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 880 m (0.5 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 3.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 44 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 2 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Compass House Medical Centres, about 830 m (0.5 miles) away.
- People: About 280 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 84% of households owned their home and 33% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 50 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
- Road safety: 1 collision in which someone was hurt was reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025, and it was serious; 1 involved a pedestrian.
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Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | £435,000 | £435,000 | £435,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £250,000 | £250,000 | £250,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Feb 2022 | 1 TQ5 9LY | Semi-detached | £435,000 | |
| 26 Nov 2014 | 1 TQ5 9LY | Semi-detached | £250,000 | New build. |
House prices and rents in Torbay
A typical home in Torbay cost £221,469 in August 2026, 3.1% less than a year before. That is 3% more than five years earlier and 25% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £416,968 |
| Semi-detached | £271,123 |
| Terraced | £212,910 |
| Flat or maisonette | £135,892 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £191,474 |
Private renters in Torbay paid £924 a month on average in September 2026, 3.7% more than a year before. That is 22% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £621 |
| Two bedrooms | £819 |
| Three bedrooms | £1,001 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,300 |
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
Council tax
What each band costs in Torbay in 2026-27: Band D £2,470 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,647 | £1,921 | £2,196 | £2,470 | £3,019 | £3,568 | £4,117 | £4,941 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band C (34% of about 670 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 74 New Road, Brixham: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (210 m)
- St Kilda, 15 Drew Street, Brixham: up to 12 homes, not permissioned (300 m)
- Torbay Industrial Estate, New Road, Brixham: up to 15 homes, not permissioned (330 m)
- Former Jewson, New Road, Brixham: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (340 m)
- Brixham Police Station, Rea Barn Road, Brixham: up to 12 homes, not permissioned (780 m (0.5 miles))
- Brixham Police Station, Rea Barn Road, Brixham: up to 12 homes, not permissioned (780 m (0.5 miles))
- Beverley Court, Upton Manor Road, Brixham: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (790 m (0.5 miles))
- King's Barton, Summer Lane, Brixham: up to 7 homes, not permissioned (860 m (0.5 miles))
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.
Storm overflows
2 storm overflows within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes spilled 54 times, for 90 hours in all, in 2025. They discharge into Higher Brixham Stream(S).
| Overflow | Into | Spills | Hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #N/A South West Water | Higher Brixham Stream(S) | 31 | 14 | 220 m |
| Eden Park Cso South West Water | Higher Brixham Stream(S) | 23 | 76 | 230 m |
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.
Historic landfill
1 historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes, the nearest 150 m away.
| Site | Waste went in | Waste | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parkham Field Brixham, Devon | Not recorded | Not recorded | 150 m |
Closed tips can give off gas (methane and carbon dioxide) and leak into the ground for years. An environmental search, which conveyancers usually order, looks at landfill and contaminated land around the home; the council keeps a register of land it has found to be contaminated.
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 44 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TQ5 9LX | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| TQ5 9LY | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Paignton 707,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.9 km (3.7 miles) |
| Torquay 508,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.1 km (5 miles) | |
| Torre 376,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.4 km (5.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 15 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 63 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Burton Street Brixham | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Paignton | 6 km (3.7 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Brixham Ferry Landing | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Car parks | Brixham Oxen Cove Car Park | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Wenea | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 39 km (24 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 113 km (70 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practice within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Compass House Medical Centres Outstanding Dec 2015 | 830 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Well | 350 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Harbour Way Dental Surgery | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Brixham Hospital | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| Care homes | 5 homes within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Belmont House Devon Ltd Good Mar 2023 | 120 m |
| Police station | Brixham Police Station | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machine within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Spar - Fore Street Cashzone | 580 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1.3 ha | 880 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 680 m² | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest St Mary's Park 3.3 ha | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,940 m² | 360 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary the Virgin, a listed building (Grade II*), 450 m (0.3 miles) south. 161 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mary the Virgin | Listed building, Grade II* | 450 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Windmill Hill Cave, Brixham | Scheduled monument | 560 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Aylmer | Listed building, Grade II* | 840 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| World War II Emergency Coastal Battery and remains of a Victorian practice battery, at Battery Gardens | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Ashhole Cavern | Scheduled monument | 2 km (1.2 miles) north-east |
| Lupton Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Oxen Cove | Tidal water | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north |
| Battery Grounds | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Battery Ground | Headland | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Southdown Cliff | Cliff or slope | 1.6 km (1 mile) south |
| Slappers Hill | Hill | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) south-west |
| Mill Point | Wetland | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 2 |
1 of the street's 2 addresses is 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 Torbay: see them on the Torbay page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eden Park Primary & Nursery School | Primary | 2–11 | 340 m | Good (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 5–11 | 500 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Brixham Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 750 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Jul 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Furzeham Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 800 m (0.5 miles) | Report card (Jan 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Brixham College | Secondary | 11–18 | 860 m (0.5 miles) | Report card (Mar 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Needs attention; Leadership and governance: Needs attention; Post-16 provision: Needs attention; Safeguarding standards: Met |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont House (devon) Ltd TQ5 9LY | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 80 m | 5 Very good | 27 May 2026 |
| abm catering @ Eden Park Primary School TQ5 9NH | School/college/university | 260 m | 5 Very good | 10 Jun 2025 |
| Sainsbury's (Supermarket) TQ5 8NJ | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 310 m | 5 Very good | 21 Feb 2024 |
| The Three Elms TQ5 9JU | Pub/bar/nightclub | 340 m | 5 Very good | 24 Sep 2026 |
| Oasis off licence TQ5 9DW | Retailers - other | 350 m | 5 Very good | 9 Oct 2025 |
| The Edge CIC TQ5 9DH | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 380 m | Exempt | |
| The Salvation Army TQ5 9DH | Other catering premises | 390 m | 5 Very good | 8 May 2013 |
| Frensham House TQ5 8BY | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 390 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Davids Fish And Chip Shop TQ5 9DH | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 5 Very good | 12 Mar 2025 |
| Brixham Hospital, Greenswood Road TQ5 9HW | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 21 Jan 2026 |
| Trefoil Guest House TQ5 8DA | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 14 Aug 2026 |
| Melville Guest House TQ5 8NL | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 20 Aug 2025 |
| Spar Brixham Drew Street TQ5 9LA | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 2 Improvement necessary | 18 Sep 2026 |
| Trace-Less TQ5 9BZ | Retailers - other | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 17 Oct 2024 |
| The Old Cow TQ5 9JY | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 450 m (0.3 miles) | Awaiting inspection |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 29 |
| Other theft | 5 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 5 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 4 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Knick Knack Lane (11); On or near The Paddock (6); On or near Speedwell Close (5); On or near Burton Villa (5); On or near Eden Park (4).
Road safety
1 collision in which someone was hurt was reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025: 0 fatal, 1 serious and 0 slight, in which 1 person was seriously hurt. 1 involved a pedestrian. 100% happened in the dark. Most were on roads with a 30 mph limit.
| Year | Collisions | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Severity | Who was hurt | Road | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Feb 2023 18:30 | Serious | 1 person: 1 pedestrian | Minor road, 30 mph | Dark, street lights on |
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.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 59 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 41% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 84% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 53% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 42% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 44% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 22% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 16% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 56% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 17% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 33% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is 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
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Langley Avenue · Burton Villa Close · Burton Street · Belmont Road · Greenover Road · Knick Knack Lane · Burton Place · Hillside Road · Durleigh Road · Eden Close · Brookdale Park · Speedwell Close
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.