Tor Royal Lane West Devon
9 addresses across 2 postcodes (PL20), about 880 m (0.5 miles) long, classed as a minor road. USRN 43103188.
- Energy: 3 homes have an energy certificate (F: 2, G: 1).
- Flood: 3 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 A; Band D in West Devon costs £2,705 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 10% to 67% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Bere Alston, about 16.4 km (10 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 2.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 4.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 405 to 442 m above sea level.
- Noise: 5 of its 9 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Yelverton Surgery, about 8.9 km (5.5 miles) away.
- People: About 650 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 68% of households owned their home and 34% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 8 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often anti-social behaviour.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
3 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 202 m². Most common: House, detached (2); Bungalow, semi-detached (1). Built: before 1900 (3). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (2); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (2 addresses)
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 A (26% of about 740 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Princetown (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- 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, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PL20 6SL | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 3 | unlikely |
| PL20 6QT | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 1 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 9 addresses are between 405 m and 442 m above sea level (424 m on average); the ground rises about 36 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PL20 6QT | 100% | 67% | 67% | 0% |
| PL20 6SL | 50% | 10% | 10% | 30% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Bere Alston 39,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 16.4 km (10 miles) |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Fox Tor Cafe Princetown | 260 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 45.8 km (28 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 105 km (65 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Yelverton Surgery | 8.9 km (5.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Well | 9 km (5.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | The Rock Dental Practice | 9 km (5.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Tavistock Hospital | 11.8 km (7.3 miles) |
| Police station | Ivybridge Police Station | 17.9 km (11 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,450 m² | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.7 ha | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Michael, a listed building (Grade II*), 730 m (0.5 miles) north-west. 22 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Michael | Listed building, Grade II* | 730 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Tor Royal | Listed building, Grade II* | 750 m (0.5 miles) east |
| H M Prison Dartmoor: American Prisoner of War Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-west |
| H M Prison Dartmoor: French Prisoner of War Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Ring cairn 220m SSE of Devil's Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| Stone hut circle 510m NNE of Hart Tor forming part of an unenclosed stone hut circle settlement | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| Stone hut circle 430m NNE of Hart Tor forming part of an unenclosed stone hut circle settlement | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| North Plantation | Wood | 330 m east |
| Soldiers' Pond | Lake or reservoir | 630 m (0.4 miles) west |
| South Plantation | Wood | 930 m (0.6 miles) south-east |
| North Hessary Tor | Hill | 1.7 km (1 mile) north-west |
| Drivage Bottom | Valley | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) south |
| Foxtor Mires | Wetland | 3.6 km (2.3 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.1 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 4 | 9 |
5 of the street's 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princetown Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 460 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Railway Ramblers' Rest PL20 6QT | Pub/bar/nightclub | 240 m | 5 Very good | 15 May 2024 |
| TaviHelps Princetown Food Hub PL20 6QS | Retailers - other | 250 m | 5 Very good | 14 Jan 2025 |
| Fox Tor Cafe. PL20 6QS | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 270 m | 1 Major improvement necessary | 27 Jul 2026 |
| Happy Belly Bakery PL20 6QE | Retailers - other | 300 m | 5 Very good | 18 Jul 2025 |
| Plume of Feathers PL20 6QQ | Pub/bar/nightclub | 330 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Dewerstone PL20 6QE | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 350 m | 5 Very good | 13 Dec 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 3 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 3 |
| Other theft | 2 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Ivybridge Lane (8).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 68% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 46% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 30% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 28% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 35% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 54% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 31% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 34% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 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
- Food hygiene ratings Plume of Feathers (pub/bar/nightclub, PL20 6QQ) newly listed: Awaiting inspection found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Oakery Crescent · Stoneycliffe Place · Bellever Close
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.