Phoenix Close Horrabridge, West Devon
38 addresses across 3 postcodes (PL20), about 210 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 43101015.
- Sales: 5 recorded sales since 1995; in 2016 the median was £160,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 29 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, C: 26, D: 2).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area 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 C; Band D in West Devon costs £2,705 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Bere Alston, about 7.6 km (4.7 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 1.7 km (1 mile) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 3.4 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 101 to 116 m above sea level.
- Noise: 9 of its 38 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Yelverton Surgery, about 2.1 km (1.3 miles) away.
- People: About 600 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 64% of households owned their home and 30% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 42 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | £160,000 | £160,000 | £160,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £115,000 | £115,000 | £115,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | £137,000 | £137,000 | £137,000 |
| 2005 | 1 | £140,000 | £140,000 | £140,000 |
| 1995 | 1 | £38,000 | £38,000 | £38,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Mar 2016 | 4 PL20 7SY | Terraced | £160,000 | |
| 5 Jan 2007 | 2 PL20 7SY | Semi-detached | £115,000 | |
| 29 Sep 2006 | 4 PL20 7SY | Terraced | £137,000 | |
| 8 Apr 2005 | 6 PL20 7SY | Terraced | £140,000 | |
| 11 Mar 1995 | 4 PL20 7SY | Terraced | £38,000 |
Energy performance certificates
29 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 50 m². Most common: Flat (22); House, end-terrace (3); Maisonette, semi-detached (2). Built: 1967-1975 (17); 1976-1982 (6); 2003-2006 (2). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (22); rented (private) (3); owner-occupied (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (10 addresses)
- 3 Phoenix Close, Horrabridge
- 4, Phoenix Close, Horrabridge
- 6, Phoenix Close, Horrabridge
- 16, Phoenix Close, Horrabridge
- 17, Phoenix Close, Horrabridge
- 22, Phoenix Close, Horrabridge
- 23, Phoenix Close, Horrabridge
- 24, Phoenix Close, Horrabridge
- 26, Phoenix Close, Horrabridge
- 30, Phoenix Close, Horrabridge
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 C (32% of about 720 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
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.
Height above sea level
The street's 38 addresses are between 101 m and 116 m above sea level (110 m on average); the ground rises about 16 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PL20 7RG | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| PL20 7SX | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| PL20 7SY | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Bere Alston 39,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.6 km (4.7 miles) |
| Calstock 39,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.9 km (4.9 miles) | |
| Bere Ferrers 15,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.5 km (5.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 15 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest St. John's Road Horrabridge | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Tavistock | 5.7 km (3.6 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Saltash Ferry Landing | 13.2 km (8.2 miles) |
| EV charging points | Wenea | 9 km (5.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 54.6 km (34 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 112 km (70 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Yelverton Surgery | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Well | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| NHS dentists | The Rock Dental Practice | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Hospital | Tavistock Hospital | 5.9 km (3.7 miles) |
| Police station | Devon & Cornwall Police | 11 km (6.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Yelverton Cashzone | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 3.1 ha | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,950 m² | 240 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Fillace Park Recreation Ground 2.3 ha | 170 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,050 m² | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St John the Baptist, a listed building (Grade II*), 110 m north-west. 7 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St John the Baptist | Listed building, Grade II* | 110 m north-west |
| Horrabridge Bridge | Listed building, Grade I | 360 m north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Furzehill Wood | Wood | 590 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Harwood Plantation | Wood | 640 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Home Plantation | Wood | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| North Plantation | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Stokehill | Hill | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) south |
| Double Waters | Lake or reservoir | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 4 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 29 | 38 |
9 of the street's 38 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horrabridge Primary & Nursery School | Primary | 2–11 | 420 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Oct 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dee.....licious !! PL20 7SY | Other catering premises | 100 m | 5 Very good | 24 Sep 2024 |
| Horrabridge Food Hub PL20 7TG | Retailers - other | 220 m | 5 Very good | 6 Aug 2025 |
| London Inn PL20 7ST | Pub/bar/nightclub | 270 m | 5 Very good | 20 Nov 2025 |
| The Chippie PL20 7ST | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 270 m | 5 Very good | 21 Feb 2025 |
| Honeys Bakery PL20 7SS | Manufacturers/packers | 290 m | 2 Improvement necessary | 9 Apr 2025 |
| Spar Horrabridge Stores PL20 7QB | Retailers - other | 360 m | 4 Good | 24 Nov 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 21 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 6 |
| Other theft | 4 |
| Public order | 3 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 2 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Phoenix Close (13); On or near Fillace Park (9); On or near Old Station Road (5); On or near Station Road (4); On or near Plymouth Road (2).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 64% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 39% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 22% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 18% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 70% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 50% | 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) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 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 4 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
- PL20 7SY: 36 addresses of 38 in the postcode
- PL20 7RG: 1 address of 4 in the postcode
- PL20 7SX: 1 address of 30 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Tor View · St John's Road · Station Road · Church Park · Youldon Way · South View · Torbridge Road · Graybridge Road · Old Station Road · Pencreber Road · Walkhampton Road · Fillace Park
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.