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On Coastguard Cottages, in Wembury, Brixton & Newton Ferrers
What it's like at PL8 1EU: every home that has sold on Coastguard Cottages 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.
1 home on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Coastguard Cottages; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
| Battery CottageSemi-detached | Aug 1996 | £150,000 | 155 m² | £968/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CellarsTerraced | May 2009 | £187,500 | 178 m² | £1,053/m² | 1 |
| HeadlandsTerraced | Apr 2022 | £1,091,840 | 169 m² | £6,461/m² | 4 |
| 1, Coastguard CottagesTerraced | Apr 2010 | £500,000 | 167 m² | £2,994/m² | 1 |
| 2, Coastguard CottagesTerraced | Aug 2021 | £600,000 | 119 m² | £5,042/m² | 2 |
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 (9.6 km), with 2.7m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Paddington.
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, a short drive or bike ride (2.0 km); 82% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
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, 1.5 km away; The Pharmacy (1.5 km) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Wembury Surgery (1.7 km), with D A Tubb the closest pharmacy (1.5 km).
For a haircut, The House of Hair and Beauty is 1.7 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 (1.8 km), and The Ship Inn the nearest pub (1.4 km).
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 Hooe Park, 6.2 km away; for exercise, University of Plymouth (4.4 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.
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.
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.
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 1EU →
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" Coastguard Cottages in the last 12 months.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 2.3% | 2.9% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 2.4% | 3.7% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 83.4% | 61.2% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 7.8% | 17.3% | 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
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.