Sharpitor Salcombe, South Hams
23 addresses across 3 postcodes (TQ8), about 500 m long. USRN 35507042.
8 recorded sales since 1995; in 2015 the median was £212,000 across 1 sale. 8 homes have an energy certificate (E: 3, F: 3, G: 2). 2 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. Most homes around it are in council tax band E; Band D in South Hams costs £2,615 a year in 2026-27. Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 22% of premises. The nearest railway station is Ivybridge, about 20.7 km away in a straight line. The nearest park or garden, Jubilee Gardens, is about 1.7 km away. Background air pollution in 2024 was 2.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 4.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits. Its addresses are 21 to 78 m above sea level. None of its addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic. The nearest GP surgery is Redfern Health Centre, about 2.0 km away. About 340 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 87% of households owned their home and 43% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification. 3 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often anti-social behaviour.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | £212,000 | £212,000 | £212,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | £425,000 | £425,000 | £425,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | £375,000 | £375,000 | £375,000 |
| 2001 | 1 | £212,500 | £212,500 | £212,500 |
| 1998 | 2 | £106,250 | £85,500 | £127,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jun 2024 | ABOVE THE BAR TQ8 8LW | Other | £2,200,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 12 Apr 2023 | BAR LODGE TQ8 8LW | Other | £1,770,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 19 Jun 2015 | VILLA SHARPITOR TQ8 8LW | Detached | £212,000 | |
| 3 May 2012 | 6, RINGRONE TQ8 8LW | Flat or maisonette | £425,000 | Leasehold. |
| 24 Sep 2010 | FLAT 7, RINGRONE TQ8 8LW | Flat or maisonette | £375,000 | Leasehold. |
| 30 Nov 2001 | 6, RINGRONE TQ8 8LW | Flat or maisonette | £212,500 | Leasehold. |
| 9 Sep 1998 | 6, RINGRONE TQ8 8LW | Flat or maisonette | £127,000 | Leasehold. |
| 31 Jul 1998 | 3, ESTUARY VIEW TQ8 8LW | Semi-detached | £85,500 | Leasehold. |
Energy performance certificates
8 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 81 m². Most common: Flat (2); Maisonette, not recorded (1); Maisonette, end-terrace (1). Built: before 1900 (4); 1900-1929 (3); 1950-1966 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (3); rented (private) (1).
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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band E (20% of about 2,820 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 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 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: of the 32 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 1 low and 0 very low.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TQ8 8LW | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| TQ8 8LL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 2 / 1 | unlikely |
| TQ8 8LN | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 23 addresses are between 21 m and 78 m above sea level (50 m on average); the ground rises about 57 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TQ8 8LL | 76% | 22% | 22% | 0% |
| TQ8 8LN | 70% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| TQ8 8LW | 47% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Ivybridge 137,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 20.7 km |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m | |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Kingsbridge | 6.6 km |
| Ferry terminal | South Sands Ferry Landing Mill Bay | 180 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 62.6 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 134.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Redfern Health Centre | 2.0 km |
| Pharmacies | Pharmaderma LTD Salcombe | 1.9 km |
| NHS dentists | Salcombe Dental Practice | 2.1 km |
| Hospital | South Hams Hospital | 7.2 km |
| Police station | Kingsbridge Police Station | 7.2 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Jubilee Gardens 2,550 m² | 1.7 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 1,120 m² | 1.4 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 6,800 m² | 1.2 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 5,020 m² | 1.8 km |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 23 | 23 |
None of the street's 23 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salcombe Church of England Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.7 km | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Old Coach House TQ8 8LW | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 70 m | 5 Very good | 3 Jun 2025 |
| Bo's Beach Cafe TQ8 8LL | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 170 m | 5 Very good | 25 Jul 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 2 |
| Other theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near South Sands (3).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 63 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 4% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 43% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 87% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 65% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 44% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 44% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 47% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 45% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 31% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 20% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 43% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 6 to 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
- TQ8 8LW: 21 addresses of 26 in the postcode
- TQ8 8LL: 1 address of 65 in the postcode
- TQ8 8LN: 1 address of 15 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Bolt Head · South Sands · Froude Road · De Courcy Road
All the streets in TQ8 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 aircraft, industry or neighbours: noise figures are models of road and rail traffic outside, in England only.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.