Top Cliff Shaldon, Teignbridge
1 address across 1 postcode (TQ14), about 140 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 39802212.
- 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 E; Band D in Teignbridge costs £2,643 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 89% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Teignmouth, about 1.6 km (1 mile) away in a straight line.
- Green space: There is a small park or garden about 490 m (0.3 miles) away, and Homeyards Botanical Gardens (2.1 hectares) is about 500 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 3.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 4 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 1 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Channel View Medical Group, about 1.5 km (0.9 miles) away.
- People: About 270 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 77% of households owned their home and 35% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 21 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
Council tax
What each band costs in Teignbridge in 2026-27: Band D £2,643 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,762 | £2,056 | £2,349 | £2,643 | £3,230 | £3,818 | £4,405 | £5,286 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band E (25% of about 790 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Shaldon. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 5.
- 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
- 25, RINGMORE ROAD, grade II
- 68, RINGMORE ROAD, grade II
- 70, RINGMORE ROAD, grade II
- RINGMORE, grade II
- ROSINGS COTTAGE, grade II
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, 1 at medium risk and 14 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 42 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 4 low and 38 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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The street's address is about 4 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TQ14 0AB | 100% | 89% | 89% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Teignmouth 761,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Dawlish 581,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.7 km (3.5 miles) | |
| Newton Abbot 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 6.2 km (3.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 8 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Topcliffe Road Shaldon | 210 m |
| Ferry terminal | Shaldon Teignmouth Ferry Landing | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest King George V car park | 240 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest MFG Charging Station | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 22.7 km (14 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 96 km (60 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Channel View Medical Group | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Shaldon Pharmacy | 350 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Bupa Dental Care Teignmouth | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Hospital | Teignmouth Hospital | 890 m (0.6 miles) |
| Police station | Devon & Cornwall Constabulary | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 340 m² | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Homeyards Botanical Gardens 2.1 ha | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,010 m² | 160 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest King George's Field 7,700 m² | 110 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,120 m² | 100 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 2.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Peter, a listed building (Grade I), 340 m north-east. 92 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 Peter | Listed building, Grade I | 340 m north-east |
| Bitton House | Listed building, Grade II* | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Gravel Point | Wetland | 540 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Bitton Brook | Tidal water | 740 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| The Beacon | Hill | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) south |
| Plantation Cove | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south |
| Mill Bottom | Valley | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-west |
| Merry Pool | Lake or reservoir | 4.9 km (3.1 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.8 | 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 | 0 | 1 |
1 of the street's 1 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 Teignbridge: see them on the Teignbridge page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaldon Primary School | Primary | 0–11 | 300 m | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Our Lady and St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Good (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Teignmouth Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Jun 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Teignmouth Community School, Exeter Road | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teignbridge House TQ14 0AX | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 240 m | 5 Very good | 17 Mar 2026 |
| Shaldon Bakery (Shaldon) TQ14 0DE | Retailers - other | 350 m | 5 Very good | 6 Nov 2025 |
| Veyseys Butchers TQ14 0DE | Retailers - other | 390 m | 5 Very good | 5 Aug 2026 |
| Farthings TQ14 0ET | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 20 Mar 2024 |
| Lollie Bean TQ14 0EA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 24 Apr 2025 |
| London Inn TQ14 0DN | Pub/bar/nightclub | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 5 Aug 2026 |
| Potters Mooring TQ14 0DN | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 2 Feb 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 13 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 2 |
| Public order | 1 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Ringmore Close (5); On or near Parking Area (5); On or near Clifford Close (4); On or near Ringmore Road (2); On or near Verbena Terrace (2).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 60 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 44% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 77% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 54% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 18% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 39% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 51% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 36% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 47% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 61% | 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) | 35% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 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 8 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
- TQ14 0AB: 1 address of 49 in the postcode
Nearby streets
The Saltings · Ringmore Close · Salty Lane · Palk Close · Topcliff Road · Richmond Place · The Embankment · Ringmore Road · Platway Lane · Clifford Close · Brook Lane · Shoreside
All the streets in TQ14 and across Teignbridge.
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.