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On Riverside Road West, in Wembury, Brixton & Newton Ferrers
What it's like at PL8 1AD: every home that has sold on Riverside Road West since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
2 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Riverside Road West; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 26 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| Baring House, Riverside Road WestDetached | Nov 1999 | £810,050 | – | – | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Binnacle House, Riverside Road WestDetached | Jul 2020 | £1,400,000 | 183 m² | £7,650/m² | 3 |
| Brook Bakery, Riverside Road WestTerraced | Feb 2017 | £550,000 | 201 m² | £2,736/m² | 1 |
| Casita, Riverside Road WestTerraced | May 2007 | £290,000 | – | – | 1 |
| Curlew Cottage, Riverside Road WestTerraced | Nov 2009 | £400,000 | 121 m² | £3,306/m² | 1 |
| Drake Cottage, Riverside Road WestTerraced | Jul 2024 | £850,000 | 94 m² | £9,043/m² | 2 |
| Glenhaven Cottage, Riverside Road WestTerraced | Aug 1999 | £405,000 | 162 m² | £2,500/m² | 1 |
| Jasmine Cottage, Riverside Road WestTerraced | Apr 1995 | £275,000 | – | – | 1 |
| Little Gate, Riverside Road WestTerraced | Dec 2008 | £800,000 | – | – | 1 |
| North Shore, Riverside Road WestDetached | Jul 2023 | £1,800,000 | 156 m² | £11,538/m² | 2 |
| Orchard Brook, Riverside Road WestDetached | Sept 2018 | £1,425,000 | 282 m² | £5,053/m² | 3 |
| Overstrand, Riverside Road WestDetached | Nov 2009 | £1,032,000 | 176 m² | £5,864/m² | 2 |
| Pendorton Cottage, Riverside Road WestDetached | Dec 1996 | £175,000 | – | – | 1 |
| Riverdale, Riverside Road WestTerraced | May 2023 | £640,100 | 68 m² | £9,413/m² | 4 |
| Riverside House, Riverside Road WestDetached | May 2012 | £2,300,000 | 207 m² | £11,111/m² | 3 |
| Rock Cottage, Riverside Road WestTerraced | Jul 2025 | £1,300,000 | 114 m² | £11,404/m² | 2 |
| Scallops, Riverside Road WestTerraced | Nov 2015 | £560,000 | 93 m² | £6,022/m² | 5 |
| Taffarel, Riverside Road WestDetached | Jul 2020 | £1,550,000 | 258 m² | £6,008/m² | 1 |
| The Cabin, Riverside Road WestTerraced | Dec 2008 | £600,000 | – | – | 1 |
| The Oyster House, Riverside Road WestTerraced | Jan 2021 | £925,000 | 77 m² | £12,013/m² | 3 |
| The Retreat, Riverside Road WestSemi-detached | Dec 2018 | £925,000 | 95 m² | £9,737/m² | 2 |
| Vine Cottage, Riverside Road WestTerraced | Feb 2016 | £2,275,000 | – | – | 3 |
| Virginia Cottage, Riverside Road WestTerraced | Jun 2014 | £1,150,000 | 111 m² | £10,360/m² | 1 |
| Westfield, Riverside Road WestDetached | Jan 1996 | £302,500 | 294 m² | £1,029/m² | 1 |
| Willow Brook, Riverside Road WestDetached | Feb 2021 | £565,000 | 107 m² | £5,280/m² | 1 |
| Wind Jammer, Riverside Road WestDetached | Jan 2009 | £510,000 | 106 m² | £4,811/m² | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Plymouth, a drive away (10 km), with 2.7m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Paddington.
The nearest bus stop is Wrights Lane, 100 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 94); 4 departures an hour from the 10 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 46 minutes away by public transport (23 by car).
This is car country: only 7% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Newton Ferrers Church of England Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (650 m); 82% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Coombe Dean School, 5.3 km away; Attainment 8: 49.2 · 11.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Plymouth High School for Girls (7.4 km) and Devonport High School for Boys (8.7 km).
Few families with young children: only 14% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Co-op, 200 m away; Newton & Noss Community Stores (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Wembury Surgery (2.4 km), with D A Tubb the closest pharmacy (150 m).
For a haircut, The House of Hair and Beauty is 2.4 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Derriford Hospital, 9.7 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 36% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 6 restaurants and cafés, 7 pubs and bars.
Old Mill Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (2.8 km), and Yealm Yacht Club the nearest pub (200 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 50 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 120 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 53% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
Bungalow country: 25% of homes are bungalows.
It's growing: about 1,263 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Burrow Hill, 6.0 km away; for exercise, University of Plymouth (4.6 km).
A swim is a short trip away: Wembury, 3.3 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 3.5 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
15 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Rock Cottage | II | 50 m |
| Vine Cottage | II | 90 m |
Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
Plaques recorded by Open Plaques (openplaques.org), a volunteer project; its data is public domain. Not every plaque is recorded.
South West Devon constituency: Rebecca Smith MP (Conservative), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Con hold, majority 2,112 (4.0%), turnout 67%. Vote shares: Conservative 34%, Labour 30%, Reform UK 18%, Liberal Democrat 11%.
1 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near PL8 1AD →
For holidays, Exeter is 63 km away, and Bristol, with far more destinations, 149 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 49% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 32% are 65 or over.
It's highly educated: 43% of adults have a degree.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Riverside Road West in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 19 homes with certificates have solar panels, 1 a heat pump, and 3 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 2.3% | 2.9% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 2.5% | 3.7% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 83.3% | 61.2% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 7.8% | 17.4% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 5.8% | 15.9% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.2% | 0.5% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
Nearest: Tinside Lido · about 31 min
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