South Hams
Local authority in South West · 49 neighbourhoods
Areas
12 areasAgainst South West: to the right is safer, better schools, pricier. The tick is South West's middle.
- Totnes Town · TQ95 neighbourhoods£4,270 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Salcombe, Malborough & Thurlestone · TQ73 neighbourhoods£4,260 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Chillington, Torcross & Stoke Fleming · TQ73 neighbourhoods£4,030 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Loddiswell & Dartington · TQ93 neighbourhoods£4,030 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Marldon, Stoke Gabriel & Kingswear · TQ94 neighbourhoods£3,910 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Yealmpton, Modbury & Aveton Gifford · PL214 neighbourhoods£3,720 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- South Brent & Cornwood · PL215 neighbourhoods£3,670 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Woolwell & Lee Mill · PL74 neighbourhoods£3,650 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Ivybridge · PL217 neighbourhoods£3,650 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Dartmouth · TQ64 neighbourhoods£3,530 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Per m²
- £3,770 per m² · South West £3,590 per m²
- By type
- Flat £210k · Terraced £277k · Semi £300k · Detached £491k
- Neighbourhoods
- 49
Sources
HM Land Registry sales: the middle of the council's neighbourhoods' prices per m², beside the middle of South West's, and typical prices by type from the area price bands. Area figures only, never a home's value.
- Crime
- 42.1 per 1,000 a year · South West 70.3
Sources
Recorded crime per 1,000 residents a year (police.uk), the council's own figure; South West pools every council's crimes and residents.
Schools
43 state schools- Primary
- 39
- Secondary
- 4
Sources
State primaries and secondaries inside its boundary (DfE GIAS, Ofsted). The standing is each neighbourhood's best primary within 1 km, among South West's primaries.
Getting around
On mapSources
The typical (middle) neighbourhood's walk to a station; protected cycle lanes and Cycleways inside the council.
Green & quiet
On mapSources
The typical (middle) neighbourhood: green space, the share of homes at 55 dB or more from road or rail, and air where it is published.
People
Census 2021- Household income
- £54,100 a year · typical South West neighbourhood £52,200
- Social renting
- 9% of homes · typical South West neighbourhood 9%
- Most-deprived fifth
- 0% of its neighbourhoods
- Least-deprived fifth
- 18% of its neighbourhoods
Sources
Income (ONS) and social renting (Census 2021) beside the middle of South West's neighbourhoods. Deprivation is the official Index of Multiple Deprivation for each neighbourhood, not its people: the share of the council's neighbourhoods in England's most and least deprived fifths.
Living costs
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Questions people ask
Is South Hams safe?
Police recorded about 42.1 crimes for every 1,000 residents in the 12 months to August 2026, lower than South West as a whole (70.3). Figures run high in busy centres where few people live, and they can't tell you how one street feels, so visit at different times of day.
How much do homes cost in South Hams?
Homes sold for a typical £3,770 per m² in the year to August 2026, about the same as South West as a whole (£3,590 per m²). At that rate a 70 m² two-bedroom flat would cost roughly £265,000. This is a rough guide, not a valuation.
How many schools are there in South Hams?
There are 39 state primary and 4 state secondary schools inside South Hams's boundary. Living nearby doesn't guarantee a place, so check each school's admissions rules.
Is South Hams a deprived area?
0% of South Hams's 49 neighbourhoods are among the most deprived fifth in England, and 18% among the least deprived fifth, on the official Index of Multiple Deprivation. It combines income, jobs, health, education, crime, housing and living environment.