New Cottages Meavy, West Devon
25 addresses across 4 postcodes (PL20), about 570 m (0.4 miles) long. USRN 43102433.
- Sales: 3 recorded sales since 1995; in 2023 the median was £340,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 11 homes have an energy certificate (C: 1, D: 1, E: 6, F: 2, G: 1).
- Flood: 2 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 West Devon costs £2,705 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Bere Ferrers, about 9.6 km (6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 2.2 km (1.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 3.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 4.9 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 134 to 147 m above sea level.
- Noise: 6 of its 25 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Yelverton Surgery, about 1.9 km (1.2 miles) away.
- People: About 240 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 83% of households owned their home and 43% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | £340,000 | £340,000 | £340,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £305,000 | £305,000 | £305,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | £180,000 | £180,000 | £180,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Dec 2023 | 1 PL20 6PN | Semi-detached | £340,000 | |
| 30 Sep 2021 | 1 PL20 6PN | Semi-detached | £305,000 | |
| 16 Nov 2012 | 1 PL20 6PN | Semi-detached | £180,000 |
Energy performance certificates
11 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 125 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (6); House, detached (5). Built: before 1900 (8); 2003-2006 (2); 1983-1990 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (8); rented (private) (3).
Each home's certificates and sales (5 addresses)
Council tax
What each band costs in West Devon in 2026-27: Band D £2,705 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,804 | £2,104 | £2,405 | £2,705 | £3,307 | £3,908 | £4,509 | £5,411 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band D (31% of about 680 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Meavy (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 20.
- 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
- CHURCH OF ST PETER, grade I
- MEAVY BARTON, grade II*
- BARN APPROXIMATELY 10 METRES TO NORTH-EAST OF MEAVY BARTON, grade II
- CHEST TOMB APPROXIMATELY 4 METRES TO SOUTH OF SOUTH TRANSEPT OF CHURCH OF ST. PETER, grade II
- FARMBUILDING APPROXIMATELY 30 METRES TO EAST OF MEAVY BARTON, grade II
- FREEMAN HEADSTONE APPROXIMATELY 3.5 METRES TO SOUTH-EAST OF SOUTH PORCH OF CHURCH OF ST. PETER, grade II
- GILES HEADSTONE APPROXIMATELY 2 METRES SOUTH-EAST OF SOUTH PORCH OF CHURCH OF ST. PETER, grade II
- K6 TELEPHONE KIOSK, grade II
- LITTLE COOMBE, grade II
- LYCH GATE AND FLANKING WALLS APPROXIMATELY 20 METRES TO SOUTH OF CHURCH OF ST. PETER, grade II
- MARY GILES HEADSTONE APPROXIMATELY 3 METRES SOUTH-EAST OF SOUTH PORCH OF CHURCH OF ST. PETER, grade II
- MEAVY HOUSE, grade II
- Meavy War Memorial, grade II
- NORTHMORE HEADSTONE APPROXIMATELY 1 METRE TO SOUTH OF SOUTH TRANSEPT OF CHURCH OF ST. PETER, grade II
- OUTBUILDING IMMEDIATELY TO NORTH OF MEAVY BARTON, grade II
- PEARCE HEADSTONE APPROXIMATELY 4 METRES TO SOUTH-EAST OF SOUTH PORCH OF CHURCH OF ST. PETER, grade II
- PIG-STIES IMMEDIATELY TO SOUTH-SOUTH-EAST OF MEAVY BARTON, grade II
- ROYAL OAK INN, grade II
- THE MILL COTTAGE, grade II
- VILLAGE CROSS, grade II
Roadworks
Started, not reported finished by 31 October 2026
- 29 October 2026 to 4 November 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, 1 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| PL20 6PJ | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| PL20 6PN | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| PL20 6PL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 0 | unlikely |
| PL20 6PW | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 25 addresses are between 134 m and 147 m above sea level (141 m on average); the ground rises about 13 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PL20 6PJ | 10% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| PL20 6PL | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| PL20 6PN | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| PL20 6PW | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Bere Ferrers 15,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.6 km (6 miles) |
| Bere Alston 39,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.2 km (6.3 miles) | |
| Calstock 39,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.9 km (6.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Royal Oak Meavy | 140 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Tavistock | 9.4 km (5.9 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Saltash Ferry Landing | 13.6 km (8.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | Wenea | 7.6 km (4.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 53.2 km (33 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 113 km (70 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Yelverton Surgery | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Well | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | The Rock Dental Practice | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Plymouth Nuffield Hospital | 8.5 km (5.3 miles) |
| Police station | Devon & Cornwall Police | 10 km (6.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Yelverton Cashzone | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 3.1 ha | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 2,380 m² | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Playing field | Yelverton War Memorial Recreation Ground 2.0 ha | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Peter, a listed building (Grade I), 150 m north-west. 24 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Peter | Listed building, Grade I | 150 m north-west |
| Meavy Barton | Listed building, Grade II* | 210 m west |
| Marchant's Cross: a wayside cross 700m south east of Meavy | Scheduled monument | 540 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Yeo Old Farmhouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 1 km (0.6 miles) east |
| Greenwell Girt socket stone 600m SSW of Lovaton hamlet | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south |
| Two hut circles S of Catstor Down | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Hay Wood | Wood | 230 m south |
| Bowden Plantation | Wood | 290 m south-east |
| Parson's Wood | Wood | 460 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Yelverton Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| Sheeps Tor | Hill | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) north-east |
| Hele Bottom | Valley | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.6 | 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 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 19 | 25 |
6 of the street's 25 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 West Devon: see them on the West Devon page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meavy Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 250 m | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (devon-and-cornwall).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 56 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 30% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 83% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 56% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 32% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 44% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 51% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 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) | 57% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 43% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 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 7 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, 29 October 2026 to 4 November 2026 (road closure) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- PL20 6PJ: 17 addresses of 33 in the postcode
- PL20 6PN: 4 addresses
- PL20 6PL: 3 addresses
- PL20 6PW: 1 address of 10 in the postcode
Nearby streets
All the streets in PL20 and across West Devon.
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.