Yeoland Down West Devon
20 addresses across 4 postcodes (PL20), about 950 m (0.6 miles) long, classed as a restricted local access road. USRN 43103175.
- Sales: 12 recorded sales since 1995; in 2021 the median was £725,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 10 homes have an energy certificate (C: 1, D: 7, E: 1, G: 1).
- Flood: 1 address on its postcodes is 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 F; Band D in West Devon costs £2,705 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 75% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Bere Ferrers, about 6.4 km (4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 2 km (1.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 174 to 189 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 20 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Yelverton Surgery, about 2.2 km (1.4 miles) away.
- People: About 270 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 87% of households owned their home and 50% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | £725,000 | £725,000 | £725,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | £765,000 | £765,000 | £765,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £385,000 | £385,000 | £385,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £445,000 | £445,000 | £445,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | £450,000 | £450,000 | £450,000 |
| 2009 | 2 | £470,000 | £465,000 | £475,000 |
| 2005 | 1 | £450,000 | £450,000 | £450,000 |
| 2003 | 1 | £295,000 | £295,000 | £295,000 |
| 2002 | 1 | £375,000 | £375,000 | £375,000 |
| 1996 | 2 | £168,250 | £167,500 | £169,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Nov 2021 | SEPTEMBER COTTAGE PL20 6BY | Detached | £725,000 | |
| 22 Aug 2019 | HUCKLEBERRY PL20 6BY | Detached | £765,000 | |
| 18 Jul 2016 | ST CHRISTOPHERS PL20 6BY | Detached | £385,000 | |
| 14 Apr 2015 | MOORLAND LODGE PL20 6BY | Detached | £445,000 | |
| 20 Jul 2012 | GREY HILLS PL20 6BY | Detached | £450,000 | |
| 26 Jun 2009 | SEPTEMBER COTTAGE PL20 6BY | Detached | £465,000 | |
| 23 Jun 2009 | VELDEN PL20 6BY | Detached | £475,000 | |
| 4 Nov 2005 | LANDFALL PL20 6BY | Detached | £450,000 | |
| 31 Oct 2003 | GREY HILLS PL20 6BY | Detached | £295,000 | |
| 24 Sep 2002 | YEOLAND LODGE PL20 6BY | Detached | £375,000 | |
| 19 Jul 1996 | OAKTREE LODGE PL20 6BY | Detached | £169,000 | |
| 24 Jun 1996 | VELDEN PL20 6BY | Detached | £167,500 |
Energy performance certificates
10 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 186 m². Most common: House, detached (5); Bungalow, detached (5). Built: 1950-1966 (3); 1967-1975 (3); 1976-1982 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (7).
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 F (21% of about 860 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, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 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 6BY | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| PL20 6BZ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| PL20 6BX | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| PL20 6DA | not in 2 or 3 |
Height above sea level
The street's 20 addresses are between 174 m and 189 m above sea level (181 m on average); the ground rises about 15 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PL20 6BX | 75% | 75% | 75% | 17% |
| PL20 6BY | 92% | 92% | 92% | 0% |
| PL20 6BZ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Bere Ferrers 15,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.4 km (4 miles) |
| Bere Alston 39,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.3 km (4.6 miles) | |
| Calstock 39,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.3 km (5.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 8 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Golf Club Turn Yelverton | 260 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Tavistock | 9 km (5.6 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Saltash Ferry Landing | 10.5 km (6.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | Wenea | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 56.4 km (35 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 116 km (72 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Yelverton Surgery | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Well | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | The Rock Dental Practice | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Plymouth Nuffield Hospital | 6.3 km (3.9 miles) |
| Police station | Devon & Cornwall Police | 7.5 km (4.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Yelverton Cashzone | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 3.1 ha | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 2,380 m² | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.6 ha | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.5 ha | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Uphill, a listed building (Grade II*), 1 km (0.6 miles) west. 5 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Uphill | Listed building, Grade II* | 1 km (0.6 miles) west |
| Early-Christian inscribed stone near Uphill | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Yeoland Down | Wood | 190 m north-east |
| Mabor Wood | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Chubbtor Wood | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Stokehill | Hill | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Hele Bottom | Valley | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) south |
| Yelverton Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.0 | 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 | 19 | 20 |
1 of the street's 20 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 West Devon: see them on the West Devon page.
Nearest schools
No open schools within 2 km (1.2 miles).
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (devon-and-cornwall).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 59 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 8% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 42% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 87% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 67% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 44% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 44% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 57% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 41% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 21% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 50% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 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 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
- PL20 6BY: 15 addresses
- PL20 6BZ: 3 addresses
- PL20 6BX: 1 address of 36 in the postcode
- PL20 6DA: 1 address of 4 in the postcode
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.