Area Info for Modbury (Devon)

Introduction to Modbury

Modbury is a historic market town located in the county of Devon, South West England. It is situated approximately 8 miles east of Plymouth and is known for its charming medieval layout and well-preserved architecture.

History

The town has a rich history dating back to medieval times, with evidence of settlement from the 13th century. Modbury was granted a market charter in the 13th century, which contributed to its development as a local trading hub. The town's name is believed to derive from the Old English words "mod" meaning "mood" or "courage" and "bury" meaning "fortified place."

Geography and Location

Modbury is located on the southern edge of the South Hams district, within the South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The town is surrounded by rolling countryside, farmland, and scenic landscapes, making it a popular destination for visitors seeking rural tranquillity.

Community and Amenities

The town features a range of local amenities including independent shops, pubs, cafes, and a weekly market. It has a strong sense of community with various events and activities held throughout the year. Notable landmarks include the historic parish church of St George and several traditional cottages and buildings.

Transport

Modbury is accessible by road, with good connections to nearby towns and cities. The town does not have a railway station, but bus services connect it to Plymouth and other surrounding areas. The proximity to major roads makes it a convenient base for exploring South Devon.

Tourism and Attractions

Visitors to Modbury often enjoy exploring its historic streets, local shops, and nearby natural attractions. The town's proximity to the South Devon coast offers opportunities for seaside activities, walking, and outdoor pursuits. The surrounding countryside provides scenic walking routes and countryside walks.
Education
School
Modbury Primary School0.21 miles
Modbury, Ivybridge, Devon, PL21 0RB
Ermington Primary School1.32 miles
School Road, Ermington, Ivybridge, Devon, PL21 9NH
Ugborough Primary School2.63 miles
Ugborough, Ivybridge, Devon, PL21 0NJ
Stowford School2.80 miles
Exeter Road, Ivybridge, Devon, PL21 0BG
Holbeton School2.91 miles
The Square, Holbeton, Plymouth, Devon, PL8 1LT
Manor Primary School, Ivybridge2.97 miles
Manor Way, Ivybridge, Devon, PL21 9BG
The Erme Primary School3.00 miles
Station Road, Ivybridge, Devon, PL21 0AJ
Ivybridge Community College3.00 miles
Harford Road, Ivybridge, Devon, PL21 0JA
Dame Hannah Rogers School3.08 miles
Woodland Road, Ivybridge, Devon, PL21 9HQ
Woodlands Park Primary School3.42 miles
Abbot Road, Ivybridge, Devon, PL21 9TF
Aveton Gifford CofE Primary School3.59 miles
Fore Street, Aveton Gifford, Kingsbridge, Devon, TQ7 4LB
Loddiswell Primary School4.51 miles
Loddiswell, Kingsbridge, Devon, TQ7 4QU
Yealmpton Primary School5.08 miles
Stray Park, Yealmpton, Plymouth, Devon, PL8 2HF
Diptford Parochial Church of England Primary School5.24 miles
Diptford, Totnes, Devon, TQ9 7NY
South Brent Primary School5.57 miles
Totnes Road, South Brent, Devon, TQ10 9JN
Thurlestone All Saints Church of England Primary School5.71 miles
Thurlestone, Kingsbridge, Devon, TQ7 3NB
Health
Clinic
Watermark Centre2.81 miles
Erme Court, Leonards Road, Ivybridge, Devon, PL21 0SZ
Ivybridge Health Centre2.98 miles
Erm Terrace, Station Road, Ivybridge, Devon, PL21 0AJ
Yealm Medical Centre4.81 miles
Market Street, Yealmpton, Plymouth, Devon, PL8 2EA
Specsavers Hearcare - Devon - Kingsbridge - Norton Brook Medical Centre6.53 miles
Norton Brook Medical Centre, Cookworthy Road, Kingsbridge, Devon, TQ7 1AE
South Hams Hospital6.62 miles
Plymouth Road, Kingsbridge, Devon, TQ7 1AT
Glenside Medical Centre7.54 miles
Glenside Rise, Plympton, Plymouth, Devon, PL7 4DR
Plympton Health Centre7.55 miles
Mudge Way, Plymouth, Devon, PL7 1AD
Fire Service Training Centre7.63 miles
Glen Road, Plympton, Plymouth, Devon, PL7 2XT
Plympton Library7.72 miles
Harewood, Plympton, Plymouth, Devon, PL7 2AS
Barton Surgery8.79 miles
Horn Lane, Plymstock, Plymouth, Devon, PL9 9BR
Plymstock Library8.80 miles
Horn Cross Road, Plymstock, Plymouth, Devon, PL9 9BU
Specsavers Hearcare - Devon - Plymstock8.92 miles
39-41 The Broadway, Plymouth, Devon, PL9 7AF
Syrena House9.00 miles
284 Dean Cross Road, Plymouth, Devon, PL9 7AZ
Laira Surgery9.72 miles
95 Pike Road, Plymouth, Devon, PL3 6HG
Elm Surgery9.87 miles
123 Leypark Walk, Estover, Plymouth, Devon, PL6 8UF
Efford Surgery10.04 miles
29-31 Torridge Way, Plymouth, Devon, PL3 6JG
GP
The Health Centre0.37 miles
Poundwell Meadow, Modbury, Devon, PL21 0QL
Highlands Health Centre2.84 miles
Fore Street, Ivybridge, Devon, PL21 9AE
The Ivybridge Health Centre. Ivybridge2.98 miles
Station Road, Ivybridge, Devon, PL21 0AJ
Yealm Medical Centre4.81 miles
Market Street, Yealmpton, Plymouth, Devon, PL8 2EA
The Health Centre5.41 miles
Plymouth Road, South Brent, Devon, TQ10 9HT
Chaddlewood Surgery6.40 miles
128 Bellingham Crescent, PLYMOUTH, PL7 2QP
The Norton Brook Medical Centre6.53 miles
Cookworthy Road, Kingsbridge, Devon, TQ7 1AE
Glenside Medical Centre7.54 miles
Glenside Rise, Plympton, Plymouth, Devon, PL7 4DR
Pathfields Practice7.55 miles
Mudge Way, Plymouth, Devon, PL7 1AD
Plym River Practice7.55 miles
Plymriver Practice, Plymouth, PL7 1AD
Catherine House Surgery8.29 miles
St Peters Church, Harbertonford, Devon, TQ9 7TA
Wembury Surgery8.39 miles
51 Hawthorn Drive, Wembury, Devon, PL9 0BE
Wotter Surgery8.68 miles
Rear Of Church, Devon, PL7 5HN
Church View Surgery8.69 miles
30 Holland Road, Plymstock, Plymouth, Devon, PL9 9BN
Barton Surgery8.79 miles
Horn Lane, Plymouth, Devon, PL9 9BR
Dean Cross Surgery9.10 miles
21 Radford Park Road, Plymouth, Devon, PL9 9DL
Hospital
Lee Mill Hospital4.08 miles
Beech Road,, PL21 9HL
South Hams Hospital6.62 miles
Plymouth Road, Kingsbridge, Devon, TQ7 1AT
Mount Gould Local Care Centre10.19 miles
200 Mount Gould Road, Mount Gould, Plymouth, Devon, PL4 7PY
Totnes Community Hospital10.55 miles
Coronation Road, Totnes, Devon, TQ9 5GH
Derriford Hospital10.81 miles
Derriford Road, Crownhill, Plymouth, Devon, PL6 8DH
Royal Eye Infirmary10.81 miles
Derriford Road, Crownhill, Plymouth, Devon, PL6 8DH
Peninsula NHS Treatment Centre10.86 miles
20 Brest Road, Derriford, Plymouth, Devon, PL6 5XP
Nuffield Health, Plymouth Hospital10.90 miles
Derriford Road, Plymouth, Devon, PL6 8BG
Ashburton and Buckfastleigh Community Hospital12.99 miles
9-15 Eastern Road, Ashburton, Devon, TQ13 7AP
Dartmouth Community Hospital13.73 miles
South Embankment, Mansion House Street, Dartmouth, Devon, TQ6 9BD
St Barnabas Hospital14.82 miles
Higher Port View, Saltash, Cornwall, PL12 4BU
Paignton Community Hospital15.23 miles
Church Street, Paignton, Devon, TQ3 3AG
Brixham Community Hospital16.72 miles
Greenswood Road, Brixham, Devon, TQ5 9HW
Torbay Hospital17.22 miles
Lowes Bridge, Torquay, Devon, TQ2 7AA
Mount Stuart Hospital17.44 miles
St. Vincents Road, Torquay, Devon, TQ1 4UP
Newton Abbot Community Hospital17.68 miles
West Golds Road, Jetty Marsh, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 2TS
Pharmacy
Modbury Pharmacy0.34 miles
5 Broad Street, Modbury, Devon, PL21 0PS
Ivybridge Pharmacy2.81 miles
7 Erme Court, Leonards Road, Ivybridge, Devon, PL21 0SZ
Day Lewis Pharmacy2.83 miles
11-12 Fore Street, Ivybridge, Devon, PL21 9AB
Boots2.96 miles
3 Erme Terrace, Station Road, Ivybridge, Devon, PL21 0AL
South Brent Pharmacy5.57 miles
6 Church Street, South Brent, Devon, TQ10 9AB
Day Lewis Pharmacy6.53 miles
Norton Brook Medical Cntr, Cookworthy Road, Kingsbridge, Devon, TQ7 1AE
Boots6.92 miles
Prince Of Wales Road, Kingsbridge, TQ7 1DX
The Co-Operative Pharmacy6.94 miles
The Quay, Ilbert Road, Kingsbridge, Devon, TQ7 1EB
Tubb Da Ltd7.19 miles
The Pharmacy, Newton Ferrers, Plymouth, Devon, PL8 1AB
The Co-Operative Pharmacy7.53 miles
4 Chaddlewood Dist S Ctr, Glen Road, Chaddlewood, Plympton, PL7 2DE
Day Lewis Pharmacy7.54 miles
Glenside Rise, Plympton, Devon, PL7 4DR
Boots7.55 miles
3 St Stephen`s Place, Ridgeway, Plympton, Plymouth, PL7 2ZN
Boots7.55 miles
Plympton Health Centre, Mudge Way, Plympton, Plymouth, Devon, PL7 1AD
The Co-Operative Pharmacy7.60 miles
31 The Ridgeway, Plympton, Plymouth, Devon, PL7 2AW
Salts Healthcare Limited8.33 miles
53 Valley Road, Plympton, Plymouth, Devon, PL7 1RF
T.C.E. O'Gallagher8.72 miles
91 Church Road, Plymstock, Plymouth, Devon, PL9 9AX
Leisure
Park
FLETE (Grade II Listed)2.33 miles
SOUTH DEVON5.49 miles
DENDLES WOOD6.49 miles
PLYMPTON HOUSE (Grade II Listed)7.26 miles
SALTRAM HOUSE (Grade II* Listed)8.68 miles
SALCOMBE TO KINGSBRIDGE9.26 miles
EFFORD MARSHES9.47 miles
FORDER VALLEY9.84 miles
LANGDON COURT HOTEL (Grade II Listed)10.13 miles
OVERBECKS (SHARPITOR) (Grade II Listed)10.18 miles
BIRCHAM VALLEY10.65 miles
SHARPHAM HOUSE (Grade II* Listed)10.76 miles
DARTINGTON HALL (Grade II* Listed)11.14 miles
THE HOE (Grade II Listed)11.16 miles
CIVIC SQUARE , PLYMOUTH (Grade II Listed)11.24 miles
SLAPTON LEY11.41 miles
Shop
Groceries
Co-op Ivybridge0.36 miles
Modbury, PL21 0PY
Co-op Ivybridge2.80 miles
Glanvilles Mill, Ivybridge, PL21 9PS
Tesco Ivybrige (Express)2.83 miles
Leonards Rd, Ivybrige, Devon, PL21 0SZ
Holywell Stores3.08 miles
St Anns Chapel, Kingsbridge Devon TQ7 4HQ
SPAR Modbury3.23 miles
Spar, California Cross Service Station, Devon, PL21 0SG
Co-op Ivybridge3.53 miles
Ivybridge, PL21 9TF
Tesco Ivybridge (Extra)4.02 miles
Lee Mill Industrial Estate, Central Ave, Ivybridge, Devon, PL21 9PE
Nisa J & J Wilson4.46 miles
Challaborough Bay Holiday Park, Challaborough Beach, Kingsbridge, Devon, TQ7 4HU
SPAR Scane Loddiswell4.49 miles
Rs Village Stores Limited, 2 Fore Street, Devon, TQ7 4QL
Smithaleigh Service Station4.70 miles
Smithaleigh, Plymouth, Devon PL7 5AX
Londis Market Street4.76 miles
Market Street, Devon, PL8 2EB
Co-op South Brent5.56 miles
South Brent, TQ10 9AB
South Brent Stores5.59 miles
Station Road, South Brent Devon TQ10 9BE
SPAR Ridgeway6.55 miles
257 Ridgeway, Devon, PL7 1AJ
Tesco Devon (Superstore)6.70 miles
Cookworthy Rd, Kingsbridge, Devon, Devon, TQ7 1QN
Morrisons Kingsbridge6.71 miles
Cookworthy Road, Kingsbridge, Devon, TQ7 1TP
Transport
Airport
Plymouth City Airport10.91 miles
Exeter International Airport33.46 miles
Bus Stop
Palm Cross (NW)0.28 miles
Palm Cross (SE)0.28 miles
Post Office (SE)0.34 miles
Post Office (NW)0.34 miles
Fancy Cross (NW)0.61 miles
Fancy Cross (SE)0.61 miles
Ludbrook Cross (SW)1.32 miles
Ludbrook Cross (NE)1.33 miles
Harraton Cross (SE)1.33 miles
Harraton Cross (NW)1.33 miles
Post Office (SW)1.34 miles
Post Office (NW)1.35 miles
Flete Lodge (SE)1.65 miles
Flete Lodge (NW)1.65 miles
Keaton Bridge (SW)1.78 miles
Keaton Bridge (NE)1.79 miles
Ferry Port
Cockleridge Ham Ferry Landing5.06 miles
Bantham Ferry Landing5.24 miles
Kingsbridge Ferry Landing7.08 miles
Newton Ferrers Ferry Landing7.73 miles
Noss Mayo Ferry Landing7.73 miles
Warren Point Ferry Landing7.88 miles
Salcombe Ferry Landing9.75 miles
East Portlemouth Ferry Landing9.90 miles
South Sands Ferry Landing10.01 miles
Totnes Ferry Landing10.46 miles
Plymouth Mount Batten Ferry Landing10.64 miles
Plymouth (Barbican) Landing Stage10.84 miles
Plymouth Ferry Terminal11.83 miles
Plymouth Stonehouse Ferry Terminal12.17 miles
Cremyll Mount Edgcumbe Ferry Landing12.60 miles
Dittisham Ferry Landing13.09 miles
Railway Station
Ivybridge Rail Station2.82 miles
Totnes Rail Station10.49 miles
Plymouth Rail Station11.33 miles
Devonport Rail Station12.53 miles
Dockyard (Plymouth) Rail Station12.80 miles
Keyham Rail Station13.05 miles
St Budeaux Ferry Road Rail Station13.53 miles
St Budeaux Victoria Road Rail Station13.56 miles
Bere Ferrers Rail Station14.53 miles
Saltash Rail Station14.58 miles
Paignton Rail Station15.33 miles
Bere Alston Rail Station16.46 miles
Torquay Rail Station16.93 miles
Torre Rail Station17.19 miles
Calstock Rail Station17.25 miles
Newton Abbot Rail Station17.61 miles
Crime
Flood Data
Flood Risk Per Year (PL21 0R*)
Number of Properties in Catchment440
Very Low Risk (<0.1% chance of flooding)0
Low Risk (0.1% < 1% chance of flooding)0
Medium Risk (1% < 3.3% chance of flooding)0
High Risk (>3.3%)0
Property Sales
63, LONG PARK
MODBURY
IVYBRIDGE
DEVON
PL21 0RP		£310,000
2025-06-05
semidetached
freehold
34, LONG PARK
MODBURY
IVYBRIDGE
DEVON
PL21 0RP		£485,000
2025-03-28
semidetached
freehold
Sold 2022-03-01   £371,000
62, LONG PARK
MODBURY
IVYBRIDGE
DEVON
PL21 0RP		£450,000
2025-03-06
detached
freehold
Sold 2021-06-25   £380,000
13, LONG PARK
MODBURY
IVYBRIDGE
DEVON
PL21 0RP		£310,000
2025-02-14
terraced
freehold
58, LONG PARK
MODBURY
IVYBRIDGE
DEVON
PL21 0RP		£360,000
2025-01-31
terraced
freehold
ARCH COTTAGE, BROWNSTON STREET
MODBURY
IVYBRIDGE
DEVON
PL21 0RG		£265,000
2025-01-24
detached
freehold
Sold 2023-06-09   £245,000
52, LONG PARK
MODBURY
IVYBRIDGE
DEVON
PL21 0RP		£450,000
2024-12-16
detached
freehold
59, LONG PARK
MODBURY
IVYBRIDGE
DEVON
PL21 0RP		£380,000
2024-12-13
semidetached
freehold
77, CHAMPERNOWNE
MODBURY
IVYBRIDGE
DEVON
PL21 0RE		£310,000
2024-09-06
semidetached
freehold
2, AYLESTON PARK
MODBURY
IVYBRIDGE
DEVON
PL21 0TX		£870,000
2024-06-20
detached
freehold
1 (FLAT 1), BROWNSTON STREET
MODBURY
IVYBRIDGE
DEVON
PL21 0RG		£172,000
2024-06-17
flatmaisonette
leasehold
Sold 2021-07-16   £122,000
TREVEOR HOUSE, TREVEOR GARDENS
MODBURY
IVYBRIDGE
DEVON
PL21 0TE		£950,000
2024-05-10
semidetached
freehold
26, LONG PARK
MODBURY
IVYBRIDGE
DEVON
PL21 0RP		£278,500
2024-05-03
terraced
freehold
20, AYLESTON PARK
MODBURY
IVYBRIDGE
DEVON
PL21 0TX		£855,000
2024-01-25
detached
freehold
8, SILVERWELL PARK
MODBURY
IVYBRIDGE
DEVON
PL21 0RJ		£563,000
2024-01-25
detached
freehold
68, CHAMPERNOWNE
MODBURY
IVYBRIDGE
DEVON
PL21 0RE		£260,000
2023-10-18
semidetached
freehold
10, SILVERWELL PARK
MODBURY
IVYBRIDGE
DEVON
PL21 0RJ		£415,000
2023-09-26
detached
freehold
17, TRAINE VILLAS
MODBURY
IVYBRIDGE
DEVON
PL21 0RL		£185,000
2023-06-28
terraced
freehold
62, CHAMPERNOWNE
MODBURY
IVYBRIDGE
DEVON
PL21 0RE		£260,000
2023-06-14
semidetached
freehold
1, BACK STREET
MODBURY
IVYBRIDGE
DEVON
PL21 0RF		£365,000
2023-05-19
terraced
freehold
LILIBET HOUSE, BACK STREET
MODBURY
IVYBRIDGE
DEVON
PL21 0RF		£490,000
2023-01-27
semidetached
freehold
9, AYLESTON PARK
MODBURY
IVYBRIDGE
DEVON
PL21 0TX		£825,000
2022-12-20
detached
freehold
COACH HOUSE, TREVEOR GARDENS
MODBURY
IVYBRIDGE
DEVON
PL21 0TE		£795,000
2022-11-30
detached
freehold
18, TRAINE VILLAS
MODBURY
IVYBRIDGE
DEVON
PL21 0RL		£125,000
2022-11-25
terraced
freehold
22, SILVERWELL PARK
MODBURY
IVYBRIDGE
DEVON
PL21 0RJ		£650,000
2022-09-07
detached
freehold
27, LONG PARK
MODBURY
IVYBRIDGE
DEVON
PL21 0RP		£315,000
2022-05-31
terraced
freehold
THE PADDOCK, BACK STREET
MODBURY
IVYBRIDGE
DEVON
PL21 0RF		£395,000
2022-04-08
otherPropertyType
freehold
9, TRAINE VILLAS
MODBURY
IVYBRIDGE
DEVON
PL21 0RL		£260,000
2022-04-01
terraced
freehold
THE WHITE HOUSE, DARK LANE
MODBURY
IVYBRIDGE
DEVON
PL21 0RD		£1,496,400
2022-03-11
detached
freehold
POUND HOUSE BARN
MODBURY
IVYBRIDGE
DEVON
PL21 0RN		£365,000
2022-02-25
otherPropertyType
freehold
MEADOWBROOK TERRACE (3), CHAMPERNOWNE
MODBURY
IVYBRIDGE
DEVON
PL21 0TY		£267,500
2021-12-21
terraced
freehold
64, CHAMPERNOWNE
MODBURY
IVYBRIDGE
DEVON
PL21 0RE		£290,000
2021-08-27
semidetached
freehold
5, BROWNSTON STREET
MODBURY
IVYBRIDGE
DEVON
PL21 0RG		£335,000
2021-07-30
terraced
freehold
13, SILVERWELL PARK
MODBURY
IVYBRIDGE
DEVON
PL21 0RJ		£385,000
2021-06-21
detached
freehold
2, TREVEOR GARDENS
MODBURY
IVYBRIDGE
DEVON
PL21 0TE		£670,000
2021-04-15
detached
freehold
HYPERION HOUSE, TREVEOR GARDENS
MODBURY
IVYBRIDGE
DEVON
PL21 0TE		£64,250
2021-03-10
otherPropertyType
freehold
THE OLD SMITHY, BACK STREET
MODBURY
IVYBRIDGE
DEVON
PL21 0RF		£565,000
2021-03-05
detached
freehold
21, SILVERWELL PARK
MODBURY
IVYBRIDGE
DEVON
PL21 0RJ		£365,000
2021-03-05
detached
freehold
Sold 2020-12-09   £335,000
PICKLE HOUSE, 16, BROWNSTON STREET
MODBURY
IVYBRIDGE
DEVON
PL21 0RG		£400,000
2021-01-22
terraced
freehold
13, OAKWOOD DRIVE
MODBURY
IVYBRIDGE
DEVON
PL21 0RY		£245,000
2020-12-04
semidetached
freehold
9, SILVERWELL PARK
MODBURY
IVYBRIDGE
DEVON
PL21 0RJ		£315,000
2020-10-30
detached
freehold
60, LONG PARK
MODBURY
IVYBRIDGE
DEVON
PL21 0RP		£335,000
2020-10-30
semidetached
freehold
THE POUND HOUSE
MODBURY
IVYBRIDGE
DEVON
PL21 0RN		£265,000
2020-10-28
terraced
freehold
25, LONG PARK
MODBURY
IVYBRIDGE
DEVON
PL21 0RP		£205,000
2020-08-21
terraced
freehold
43, LONG PARK
MODBURY
IVYBRIDGE
DEVON
PL21 0RP		£355,500
2020-07-28
detached
freehold
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