The Square Holbeton, South Hams
11 addresses across 3 postcodes (PL8), about 260 m long. USRN 35506047.
- Sales: 4 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £360,000 across 1 sale.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in South Hams cost £360,616 in August 2026 (+0.8% on a year); private rents averaged £1,014 a month.
- Energy: 3 homes have an energy certificate (D: 1, E: 1, F: 1).
- Flood: 1 address on its postcodes is in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Storm overflows: 2 storm overflows within 1 km (0.6 miles) spilled 101 times (506 hours) in 2025.
- Coastal erosion: The nearest projected coastal erosion zone is 750 m (0.5 miles) from its postcodes.
- Radon: Up to 30% or more of homes in the 1 km squares around it are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level.
- Gas: No gas meters are recorded on its postcodes: it looks to be off the mains gas grid.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band E; 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 Ivybridge, about 7.1 km (4.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 2.7 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 4.9 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 37 to 44 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 11 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Yealm Medical Centre, about 4 km (2.5 miles) away.
- People: About 320 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 58% of households owned their home and 46% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 7 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
- Road safety: No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025.
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House sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | £360,000 | £360,000 | £360,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | £230,000 | £230,000 | £230,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | £237,500 | £237,500 | £237,500 |
| 2000 | 1 | £138,600 | £138,600 | £138,600 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Feb 2025 | 40 PL8 1LR | Semi-detached | £360,000 | |
| 9 Aug 2019 | 41 PL8 1LR | Semi-detached | £230,000 | |
| 2 Jun 2000 | 41 PL8 1LR | Semi-detached | £138,600 | |
| 22 Sep 2006 | 47 PL8 1LR | Detached | £237,500 |
House prices and rents in South Hams
A typical home in South Hams cost £360,616 in August 2026, 0.8% more than a year before. That is 6% more than five years earlier and 28% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £545,564 |
| Semi-detached | £346,829 |
| Terraced | £287,612 |
| Flat or maisonette | £189,302 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £284,923 |
Private renters in South Hams paid £1,014 a month on average in September 2026, 3% more than a year before. That is 29% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £738 |
| Two bedrooms | £922 |
| Three bedrooms | £1,141 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,633 |
Energy performance certificates
3 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 113 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (3). Built: before 1900 (2); 1996-2002 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (2); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (3 addresses)
Gas and electricity use
No gas meters are recorded on the street's postcodes, against 11 electricity meters: it looks to be off the mains gas grid, or almost, with heating from electricity, oil, LPG or solid fuel.
These are all the homes on each postcode, whatever their size and however many live in them, so they show the kind of homes and heating here rather than what any one home uses. The typical figure is the median: half the homes used less. The district is PL8.
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 E (22% of about 730 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 1.
- 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
- NOS 47 AND 48 (ESTATE NOS), grade II
Energy projects nearby
No wind turbine or waste plant within 5 km (3.1 miles), and no solar farm, battery site or other project of 1 MW or more within 2 km (1.2 miles), of the street's postcodes, operating or planned.
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, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PL8 1JN | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| PL8 1LT | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| PL8 1LR | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of any of this street's postcodes.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
The nearest projected erosion zone is 750 m (0.5 miles) from the street's postcodes (by 2105, with the shoreline management plan carried out).
| Projection | Policy for the frontage | Erosion | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| By 2055, with the shoreline management plan carried out | No active intervention Durlston Head to Rame Head | up to 1 m | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
| By 2105, with the shoreline management plan carried out | No active intervention Durlston Head to Rame Head | up to 6 m | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
| By 2105, if defences are not maintained or built | No intervention Durlston Head to Rame Head | up to 6 m | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
Each shoreline management plan sets a policy for each stretch of coast: hold the line (keep defences where they are), managed realignment (let the shore move back in a controlled way), advance the line, or no active intervention. Erosion is the distance the shore may move back, counted from today, for the higher central climate change allowance. The maps are guidance from national modelling, not a survey of any one home; the council's coastal team can say more.
Storm overflows
2 storm overflows within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes spilled 101 times, for 506 hours in all, in 2025. They discharge into River Erme(E).
| Overflow | Into | Spills | Hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holbeton Sewage Treatment Works South West Water | River Erme(E) | 55 | 118 | 360 m |
| Holbeton Sewage Treatment Works South West Water; monitored 49% of the year | River Erme(E) | 46 | 388 | 870 m (0.5 miles) |
A storm overflow lets sewage diluted with rainwater into a river, stream or the sea when heavy rain overwhelms the sewers, so the spills here affect the water they run into, not homes. A spill is counted the regulators' way: a first 12 hours, then each 24 hours it goes on.
Coal mining
No postcode centre on the street is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Radon
The highest radon potential in the 1 km squares around the street's postcodes is 30% or more: up to that share of homes there is estimated to be at or above the Action Level of 200 becquerels per cubic metre. At least part of that area is a radon Affected Area, where 1% or more of homes are.
Radon is a natural radioactive gas from the ground that can build up indoors; long exposure raises the risk of lung cancer. A three-month test with two small detectors is the only way to know a home's level, and a high level can usually be brought down with a sump or better ventilation. Homes built here in recent decades should have radon protection under the building regulations (basic protection from 3%, full protection from 10%). UKHSA sells a radon report for a single address from its detailed map at ukradon.org.
Historic landfill
No historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Height above sea level
The street's 11 addresses are between 37 m and 44 m above sea level (41 m on average); the ground rises about 7 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PL8 1JN | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| PL8 1LR | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| PL8 1LT | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Ivybridge 137,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.1 km (4.4 miles) |
| Plymouth 2.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 14.8 km (9.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Post Office Holbeton | 220 m |
| Ferry terminal | Cockleridge Ham Ferry Landing Bantham | 7.9 km (4.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 5.7 km (3.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 58.3 km (36 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 125 km (78 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Yealm Medical Centre Good Jun 2026 | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Modbury Pharmacy | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Yealmpton Dental Practice | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Mount Gould Hospital Requires improvement May 2025 | 12.8 km (8 miles) |
| Care homes | The Manor Nursing and Residential Care Good Aug 2023 | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) |
| Police station | Devonport and West Plymouth Police | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Modbury, Modbury Cashzone | 4.6 km (2.8 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 840 m² | 150 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 9,650 m² | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,620 m² | 120 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of All Saints, a listed building (Grade I), 290 m west. 24 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 All Saints | Listed building, Grade I | 290 m west |
| Slight univallate hillfort known as Holbury Camp, 750m east of Holwell Lodge | Scheduled monument | 840 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Flete | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Three bowl barrows 140m west of Borough Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Bowl barrow 470m south of Borough Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Venges Brake | Wood | 530 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Kittyball Wood | Wood | 710 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Otter Island | Island | 1.7 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Kitt Hill | Hill | 2 km (1.2 miles) north-east |
| The Clam | Lake or reservoir | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) west |
| Broad Cliff | Cliff or slope | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.7 | 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 | 9 | 11 |
2 of the street's 11 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 | Exam results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holbeton Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 130 m | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | 88% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 25% at the higher standard (2025; 33% in 2024) |
Exam results are from the Department for Education's school performance tables (Explore Education Statistics, Open Government Licence), for all pupils at each school. The middle school in England had 63% at the expected standard at the end of primary school (2025), Attainment 8 of 46.0 at GCSE (2026) and an A level average of C+ (2025). Attainment 8 adds up a pupil's grades in eight GCSEs, with English and maths counted twice (90 is the most), averaged over the school's pupils. Progress 8 compares pupils with others who had the same results at the end of primary school; it is not published for GCSEs in 2025 and 2026, as those pupils sat no primary tests during the pandemic. Small year groups swing from year to year, and figures for very small ones are withheld.
Nurseries and childcare
No nursery, pre-school or out-of-school club on Ofsted's register is within 1.5 km (0.9 miles) of the middle of the street.
Ofsted also registers 328 childminders and 60 home childcarers (nannies) in Devon. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holbeton Village Stores PL8 1NA | Retailers - other | 220 m | 5 Very good | 18 Dec 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 6 |
| Burglary | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Fore Street (5); On or near Parking Area (1); On or near Easterntown (1).
Road safety
No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025.
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
No traffic count point is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes. The Department for Transport counts every motorway and A road and only a sample of minor roads, so a quiet residential street usually has none.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 30% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 58% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 35% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 5% | 1% |
| Social rented | 10% | 17% |
| Private rented | 26% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 34% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 35% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 58% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 34% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 46% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 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 5 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
- Food hygiene ratings The Mildmay Colours (pub/bar/nightclub, PL8 1NA) is no longer listed; it was rated 5 Very good found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- PL8 1JN: 8 addresses of 14 in the postcode
- PL8 1LT: 2 addresses of 3 in the postcode
- PL8 1LR: 1 address of 8 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Gibb · Easterntown · Brent Hill · Brent Hill · Chapel Street · Fore Street · Masons Yard · Garden Close · Vicarage Hill · Church Hill
All the streets in PL8 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; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- 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.