Sherford

11°CPartly Cloudy

• Today: 12° / 9° · 20% rain
• Tomorrow: 12° / 8° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:08Sunset 16:50

9h 42m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

21US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Plymouth Centre, United Kingdom

• 5.5 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 4.2% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

46 reported · August 2026▲ 39% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences33
• Criminal damage & arson4
• Public order3
• Other crime2

Neighbourhood team: Ivybridge Rural South · Devon And Cornwall

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

420 reported road collisions (2025)

62 killed or seriously injured · 503 casualties · 15.9 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

138 food businesses within 2 miles

• 120 rated 4–5 ★ (111 top)
• 2 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Marsh Mills (4.3 km)
• 1 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£1,004 average monthly rent▲ 4.7% YoY

• 1 bed £705
• 2 bed £886
• 3 bed £1,065

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

6.2× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 6.2 times median annual pay (6.4× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

3,582 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

• Cheapest petrol: 158.9p · Esso (9.6 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Esso (9.6 km)

8 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

59 charging locations within ~8 km

• 15 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 180 kW
• Nearest: Otter Nurseries (1.8 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports pitches10
• Playgrounds4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

264,695 residents in Plymouth · 3,315/km²

• Under 16: 17%
• 16–64: 64%
• 65+: 19%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK13,921
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK15,080
• Net moves−1,159

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

More deprived than the average in England

Ranked 101 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

12% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£2,442 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band A (39% of 123,310)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

107 schools · 38,023 pupils

69 primary · 19 secondary · 19 other

Ofsted: 46 of 50 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (92%)

96 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Plymouth

254 CQC-registered services

• Care homes88
• GP practices35
• Dentists48
• Homecare agencies52
• Hospitals & hospices9

CQC ratings: 84% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 1 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Plymouth

• Not in the Green Belt
• 7 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

181 applications decided

96.1% granted · 174 granted, 7 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Rebecca Smith

Conservative

South West Devon

Source: UK Parliament

Labour majority

• Lab 30
• Con 3
• Grn 3
• Ref 12
• Oth 9

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools3
• Parks & greens5

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

8,215 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

62 jobs advertised · £42,766 avg

e.g. Estate Planning Consultant, Trainee Social Worker, Chef de Partie / Line Chef / Junior Sous Chef

Source: Adzuna

£681 median full-time weekly pay

3.4% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£21,424 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

47% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 141,976 certificates

11.3% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

23% low-carbon electricity

Gas 77% · Solar 20% · Wind 3%

303 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for South West England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 81.9 yrs women · 78 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 54 women · 55.2 men

70% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.5
• Feeling worthwhile7.7
• Happiness yesterday7.7
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.2

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

4 GP surgeries · 5 pharmacies in PL9

• Dean Cross Surgery
• Church View Surgery
• Wembury Surgery

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in South West Devon:

• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks333 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND277 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases227 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth226 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills193 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

• 
  Elburton Cross railway station · 1.7 km

  Elburton Cross railway station served the suburb of Plymstock, Devon, England from 1898 to 1960 on the Plymouth to Yealmpton Branch. It was situated 1 mile 77 chains (3 km) from Plymstock station and 5 miles 68 chains…

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  The Old Rectory, Plympton · 1.8 km

  The Old Rectory is a grade II* listed townhouse in Plympton, Devon, England. It was listed on 23 April 1952.

• Tan Cottage · 1.8 km

  Tan Cottage is a Grade II listed building in Plympton, Devon, England. It stands in Plympton's main street at 49 Fore Street, behind numbers 45 and 47, and dates mainly to the 17th century, when it was used as a tannery.

• Carlton House, Plympton · 1.8 km

  Carlton House is a Grade II listed building in Plympton, Devon, England. Standing at 43 Fore Street, Plympton's main street, it dates to the early 19th century.

• Longcause Community Special School · 1.8 km

  Longcause Community Special School is a special school for students aged 4 to 16 with learning difficulties. The college has about 100 students.

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  Chapel House, Plympton · 1.8 km

  Chapel House is a Grade II listed building in Plympton, Devon, England. Standing at 10a and 10b Fore Street, Plympton's main street, it is believed to have originally been a town house, later developed into a shop wit…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)