Lyra Vale Sherford, Plymouth
9 addresses across 2 postcodes (PL9), about 70 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 30205344.
- Sales: 9 recorded sales since 1995; in 2024 the median was £400,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 8 homes have an energy certificate (B: 8).
- 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 Plymouth costs £2,442 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Plymouth, about 6.7 km (4.2 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 60 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 43 to 44 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 9 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Pathfields Medical Group, about 2.4 km (1.5 miles) away.
- People: About 330 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 76% of households owned their home and 43% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 112 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | £400,000 | £400,000 | £400,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | £315,000 | £315,000 | £315,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £381,000 | £381,000 | £381,000 |
| 2019 | 5 | £272,000 | £248,000 | £349,950 |
| 2018 | 1 | £425,000 | £425,000 | £425,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 May 2024 | 12 PL9 8FQ | Semi-detached | £400,000 | |
| 15 Dec 2023 | 21 PL9 8FQ | Terraced | £315,000 | New build. |
| 29 Oct 2021 | 12 PL9 8FQ | Semi-detached | £381,000 | |
| 28 Jun 2019 | 4 PL9 8FQ | Semi-detached | £248,000 | New build. |
| 29 Mar 2019 | 14 PL9 8FQ | Semi-detached | £349,950 | New build. |
| 29 Mar 2019 | 12 PL9 8FQ | Semi-detached | £349,950 | New build. |
| 31 Jan 2019 | 10 PL9 8FQ | Terraced | £272,000 | New build. |
| 4 Jan 2019 | 6 PL9 8FQ | Terraced | £270,000 | New build. |
| 20 Dec 2018 | 3 PL9 8FQ | Detached | £425,000 | New build. |
Energy performance certificates
8 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 120 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (4); House, end-terrace (2); House, mid-terrace (1). Built: 2018 (8).
Each home's certificates and sales (8 addresses)
Council tax
What each band costs in Plymouth in 2026-27: Band D £2,442 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,628 | £1,899 | £2,171 | £2,442 | £2,984 | £3,527 | £4,070 | £4,884 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band D (30% of about 1,000 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
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
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PL9 8FQ | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| PL9 8FB | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 3 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 9 addresses are between 43 m and 44 m above sea level (44 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PL9 8FB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| PL9 8FQ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Plymouth 2.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 6.7 km (4.2 miles) |
| Devonport 50,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.6 km (5.4 miles) | |
| Dockyard (Devonport) 15,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.1 km (5.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 12 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Sherford Vale School | 260 m |
| Bus or coach station | Plymouth Coach Station Plymouth City Centre | 6.6 km (4.1 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Plymouth Mount Batten Ferry Landing | 5.6 km (3.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Wenea | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 61.1 km (38 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 125 km (78 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Pathfields Medical Group | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Springfield Pharmacy | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Elburton Dental | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Mount Gould Hospital | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) |
| Police station | Devonport and West Plymouth Police | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Elburton, Elburton Cashzone | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 840 m² | 60 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 1,550 m² | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,270 m² | 160 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest King George V Memorial Playnig Field 7.4 ha | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,660 m² | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 0.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Plympton House, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 2.4 km (1.5 miles) north. 6 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Plympton House | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) north |
| Saltram House | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Chittleburn Wood | Wood | 790 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Dorsmouth Rock | Hill | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north |
| Wixenford Bottom | Valley | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) north-west |
| Broad Ooze | Wetland | 3.3 km (2 miles) south |
| Steer Point | Headland | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) south |
| The Clam | Lake or reservoir | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.5 | 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 | 8 | 9 |
1 of the street's 9 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 Plymouth: see them on the Plymouth page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherford Vale School & Nursery | Primary | 2–11 | 290 m | Good (Jan 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Elburton Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No overall grade (Nov 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Plympton St Maurice Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No overall grade (Mar 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aspens PL9 8FA | School/college/university | 270 m | 5 Very good | 20 Nov 2025 |
| Sherford Vale PTFA PL9 8FA | Retailers - other | 270 m | 5 Very good | 24 Mar 2026 |
| House of Brews PL9 8FA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 300 m | 5 Very good | 11 Feb 2026 |
| Feeding Devon LLP PL9 8FA | Retailers - other | 310 m | 5 Very good | 24 Oct 2023 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 50 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 15 |
| Other theft | 10 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 9 |
| Public order | 9 |
| Possession of weapons | 7 |
| Vehicle crime | 4 |
| Other crime | 3 |
| Shoplifting | 2 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Robbery | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Capella Drive (23); On or near Canis Mews (16); On or near Aquarius Drive (7); On or near Capricorn Way (7); On or near Scorpio Mews (6).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 28% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 3% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 76% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 9% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 17% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 4% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 79% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 7% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 30% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 64% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 87% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 43% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 6% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 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 9 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
Cygnus Mews · Scorpio Mews · Scorpio Mews · Pegasus Place · Tucana Walk · Pisces Street · Octans Way · Lyra Vale · Canis Mews · Gemini Road · Carina Place · Canis Mews
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.