Lower Broad Path Stoke Gabriel, South Hams
5 addresses across 3 postcodes (TQ9), about 170 m long, classed as a minor road. USRN 35501887.
- Energy: 2 homes have an energy certificate (C: 1, D: 1).
- Flood: 1 address on its postcodes is 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 Paignton, about 5.1 km (3.2 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 210 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 2.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 4.9 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 10 to 15 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 5 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Old Farm Surgery, about 4.5 km (2.8 miles) away.
- People: About 640 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 83% of households owned their home and 44% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 3 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often other theft.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
2 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 95 m². Most common: Bungalow, detached (1); House, detached (1). Built: 1950-1966 (1); 1983-1990 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (2 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 (21% 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: 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
Finished in the last three months
- 27 September 2026: SOUTH WEST WATER, Utility repair and maintenance works, give and take, on the carriageway (immediate - urgent works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TQ9 6RQ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 1 | unlikely |
| TQ9 6RH | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| TQ9 6SQ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 5 addresses are between 10 m and 15 m above sea level (12 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TQ9 6RH | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| TQ9 6RQ | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| TQ9 6SQ | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Paignton 707,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.1 km (3.2 miles) |
| Totnes 797,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6 km (3.7 miles) | |
| Torquay 508,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.3 km (5.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Church House Inn Stoke Gabriel | 250 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Paignton | 5 km (3.1 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Dittisham Ferry Landing Lower Dittisham | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | Shell Recharge Charging Station | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 39.4 km (24 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 112 km (70 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Old Farm Surgery | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Cherrybrook Dental Surgery | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Paignton Hospital | 5.1 km (3.1 miles) |
| Police station | Totnes Police Station | 6.2 km (3.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Foxholes Cashzone | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,780 m² | 210 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 470 m² | 200 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,540 m² | 310 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,440 m² | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Gabriel and St Mary, a listed building (Grade I), 270 m south-west. 18 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 Gabriel and St Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 270 m south-west |
| Earthwork enclosures and field systems, 430m north east of Lower Well Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) east |
| Sharpham House | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Mill Pool | Lake or reservoir | 360 m south |
| Byter Mill Copse | Wood | 510 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Mill Point | Wetland | 790 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Stoke Mouth | Tidal water | 850 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Windmill Hill | Hill | 2 km (1.2 miles) north |
| The Cliffs | Cliff or slope | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.8 | 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 | 3 | 5 |
2 of the street's 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stoke Gabriel Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 290 m | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emma's TQ9 6RU | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 240 m | 5 Very good | 29 Nov 2024 |
| Stoke Gabriel Stores TQ9 6SW | Retailers - other | 240 m | Exempt | |
| The Church House Inn TQ9 6SD | Pub/bar/nightclub | 250 m | Awaiting inspection |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Other theft | 2 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Church Walk (1); On or near Gabriel Court (1); On or near Long Rydon (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 33% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 83% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 57% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 48% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 38% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 41% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 54% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 60% | 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) | 44% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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
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
- TQ9 6RQ: 3 addresses
- TQ9 6RH: 1 address of 33 in the postcode
- TQ9 6SQ: 1 address of 15 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Stoke Hill · Gabriel Court · Hillfield · Coombe Shute · The Millpool · Orchard Close · Long Rydon · Church Walk · Darton Grove · Kates Meadow · Elm Tree Drive · Higher Well Road
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.
- 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.