PL8 postcode area guide — South Hams
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the PL8 postcode district in South Hams — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in PL8
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
75.8%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
56.7%
Gigabit-capable
56.7%
Below USO (10Mb)
2%
Broadband availability in the PL8 postcode district (South Hams) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 311 postcodes Ofcom measures in PL8, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 75.8% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 56.7%.
Around 2% of premises in PL8 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in PL8
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| PL8 1AA | 85.7% | 71.4% |
| PL8 1AB | 100% | 100% |
| PL8 1AD | 100% | 100% |
| PL8 1AE | 100% | 100% |
| PL8 1AG | 100% | 100% |
| PL8 1AH | 100% | 100% |
| PL8 1AJ | 100% | 100% |
| PL8 1AL | 100% | 100% |
| PL8 1AN | 100% | 93.8% |
| PL8 1AP | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around South Hams
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider South Hams district (51,688 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
74.8%
4G outdoors — all networks
93.1%
5G outdoors — all networks
2.4%
Voice indoors — all networks
77.6%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
House prices in PL8
Based on 63 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in PL8 is £440,000, down 15.4% on the previous year (£520,000).
Detached
£565,000
28 sales
Semi-detached
£305,000
13 sales
Terraced
£315,000
17 sales
Flat / maisonette
£145,000
4 sales
Latest recorded sales in PL8
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2026 | £482,500 | Detached | Clover Park | PL8 2FQ |
| 15 May 2026 | £370,000 | Semi-detached | Old Road | PL8 2BS |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £214,000 | Terraced | PL8 2AX | |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £525,000 | Terraced | Stray Park | PL8 2HF |
| 22 Apr 2026 | £825,000 | Detached | Court Road | PL8 1BZ |
| 13 Apr 2026 | £415,000 | Terraced | Fore Street | PL8 2JN |
| 31 Mar 2026 | £575,000 | Terraced | PL8 1HB | |
| 9 Mar 2026 | £290,000 | Terraced | Peasberry Place | PL8 2PN |
| 3 Mar 2026 | £780,000 | Detached | Perches Close | PL8 1HZ |
| 27 Feb 2026 | £515,000 | Detached | Orchard Road | PL8 2FE |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? South Hams demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider South Hams district (88,624 residents, 39,337 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15.4% |
| 15–29 | 16.6% |
| 30–44 | 16% |
| 45–64 | 23.7% |
| 65+ | 28.3% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 70.5% |
| Private rented | 16.1% |
| Social rented | 10% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around PL8
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yealmpton Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 173 | PL8 2HF |
| Newton Ferrers Church of England Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 125 | PL8 1AS |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 100 | PL8 2AG |
| Holbeton Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 51 | PL8 1LT |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in PL8
37 rated food businesses operate in PL8. 31 hold the top rating of 5, 0 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Aspens, Ben's Farm Shop, Brixton Fish Bar, Brixton St Mary C of E Primary School, Dolphin Inn.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in PL8
From a sample of 134 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 PL8 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 50% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
12%
Band C
38%
Band D
31%
Band E
14%
Band F
4%
Band G
1%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for South Hams
Landlines around PL8 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.