Before you offer on a home at PL8 1AD: the checks to raise with your surveyor and conveyancer, whether an asking price stands up against what sold nearby, how prices here have moved since 1995, what it costs to run a home, and a buyer's report for every home on the postcode.
3 to check3 clear£925k typical on Riverside Road West
The checklist
Before you make an offer
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Radon: up to 10–30% of homes above the action levelThis 1 km square includes a radon affected area. Ask whether the home has been tested; a three-month test is simple and cheap, and only a test shows a home's level (UKHSA/BGS).
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Flood risk from rivers or the sea3% of homes in this postcode are at high and 3% at medium risk. Ask about past flooding and get an insurance quote before you exchange (Environment Agency).
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Coastal erosion by 2055Within 100 m of land the Environment Agency expects could be lost to erosion, even with the planned shoreline management. Lenders and insurers may ask about it.
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In the South Devon National LandscapeProtected landscape (formerly an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty): planning is stricter for extensions and new building, and some permitted development rights are reduced. Natural England / Natural Resources Wales.
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2 listed buildings within 200 mIf the home itself is listed, most changes inside and out need consent: check the National Heritage List.
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Noise above WHO guidelines: road 54 dB24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.
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No coal mining riskOutside the Coal Authority's coalfield.
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Low ground hazardsBGS rates the wider area low for subsidence, landslides and sinkholes.
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Gigabit broadband100% of premises in the postcode can get it (Ofcom).
What homes cost and rent in Wembury, Brixton & Newton Ferrers, by size
Size
Typical value today
Cheaper quarter
Estimated rent
Gross yield
1 bed
£167k
£144k
£730 a month
5.2%
2 beds
£292k
£240k
£980 a month
4.0%
3 beds
£409k
£319k
£1,190 a month
3.5%
4+ beds
£614k
£452k
£1,680 a month
3.3%
All homes
£426k
£316k
£1,070 a month
3.0%
Values: sales since 2021 of homes with an energy certificate (bedrooms estimated from its rooms), carried to today on the local price index; the cheaper quarter is what a quarter of them go for under. Rents are estimates: the council's typical private rent (ONS) adjusted for how values here compare. Gross yield = a year's rent ÷ value, before costs. Compare it with other places