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All statistics: South Hams

South Hams local authority area. Every figure carries its own date.

The figures behind the findings, with dates and workings.

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Population over time

1996 to 2025

South Hams local authority area · people

Reviewed figures: 1996 to 2025. The chart opens on the latest 30 years; choose All history for the full reviewed record.

Shown on this chart: 79,425 people in 1996; 93,171 people in 2025. 17.3% higher between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Full history context

The population rose from 79,425 to 93,171 between 1996 and 2025.

2024 to 2025: 1,117 more people (1.2% higher).

This counts the whole council area. Growth alone does not establish overcrowding or a shortfall in services.

Data table and workings

All ages, both sexes, usual residents. Source series rebased to the 2021/2022 censuses; latest revisions replace older estimates.

These estimates cover the whole authority, including any surrounding towns and countryside.

Historical boundaries/revisions follow the source series; null years are not zero.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Population over time — South Hams local authority area: full reviewed history
Periodpeople
199679,425
199780,147
199880,440
199981,367
200082,115
200181,929
200282,058
200381,994
200482,085
200582,489
200682,985
200783,363
200883,516
200983,368
201083,516
201183,563
201283,523
201383,867
201484,221
201584,616
201684,554
201785,183
201885,874
201986,458
202087,371
202189,161
202289,758
202390,954
202492,054
202593,171
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Average monthly private rent over time

January 2015 to August 2026

South Hams local authority area · Cash prices, before allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: January 2015 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: £678 a month in January 2015; £1,012 a month in August 2026. 49.3% higher between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Full history context

Average monthly rent rose from £678 to £1,012 between January 2015 and August 2026.

August 2025 to August 2026: £31 more a month (3.2% higher).

Cash prices, before allowing for inflation. Changes do not show affordability without local earnings and household circumstances.

Data table and workings

Official local housing data feed. House prices are provisional, not seasonally adjusted; rents use the Price Index of Private Rents. Local short-term estimates are variable. Country references use only the explicitly country-coded ctry object, never the local place object.

The whole authority area, not just the named city settlement.

Prices are in pounds at the time, not adjusted for inflation.

Average existing and new private rents; not a quote for a home currently advertised.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Average monthly private rent over time — South Hams local authority area: full reviewed history
Period£ per month
January 2015678
February 2015679
March 2015681
April 2015683
May 2015686
June 2015687
July 2015688
August 2015688
September 2015688
October 2015691
November 2015692
December 2015694
January 2016694
February 2016694
March 2016694
April 2016699
May 2016703
June 2016707
July 2016708
August 2016708
September 2016709
October 2016708
November 2016708
December 2016708
January 2017712
February 2017714
March 2017717
April 2017716
May 2017716
June 2017714
July 2017714
August 2017714
September 2017715
October 2017716
November 2017719
December 2017721
January 2018722
February 2018724
March 2018723
April 2018721
May 2018719
June 2018723
July 2018726
August 2018729
September 2018728
October 2018730
November 2018733
December 2018734
January 2019734
February 2019733
March 2019733
April 2019733
May 2019733
June 2019735
July 2019736
August 2019738
September 2019741
October 2019744
November 2019746
December 2019746
January 2020746
February 2020747
March 2020750
April 2020753
May 2020755
June 2020757
July 2020759
August 2020763
September 2020765
October 2020767
November 2020768
December 2020768
January 2021769
February 2021772
March 2021774
April 2021776
May 2021778
June 2021780
July 2021782
August 2021783
September 2021784
October 2021786
November 2021788
December 2021795
January 2022804
February 2022814
March 2022822
April 2022828
May 2022832
June 2022835
July 2022841
August 2022847
September 2022854
October 2022859
November 2022864
December 2022871
January 2023879
February 2023885
March 2023886
April 2023886
May 2023889
June 2023893
July 2023897
August 2023900
September 2023900
October 2023902
November 2023904
December 2023907
January 2024910
February 2024913
March 2024915
April 2024917
May 2024925
June 2024933
July 2024940
August 2024940
September 2024941
October 2024943
November 2024949
December 2024954
January 2025957
February 2025960
March 2025961
April 2025965
May 2025971
June 2025976
July 2025978
August 2025981
September 2025985
October 2025990
November 2025994
December 2025996
January 2026996
February 2026996
March 2026996
April 2026998
May 20261,000
June 20261,005
July 20261,009
August 20261,012
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Average home price over time

August 1996 to July 2026

South Hams local authority area · Cash prices, before allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: January 1995 to July 2026. The chart opens on the latest 30 years; choose All history for the full reviewed record.

Shown on this chart: £66,344 in August 1996; £355,483 in July 2026. 435.8% higher between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Full history context

Average home prices rose from £63,000 to £355,000 between January 1995 and July 2026.

July 2025 to July 2026: £20,000 less per home (5.3% lower).

Cash prices, before allowing for inflation. Changes do not show affordability without local earnings and household circumstances.

Data table and workings

Published UK House Price Index average price, all property types and all buyers, not seasonally adjusted. Entire series comes from the 2026-07 official full-file release, preserving its historical revisions and exact area codes. It is a mix-adjusted average, not the median price paid.

Prices are in pounds at the time, not adjusted for inflation.

Whole local authority area; not a typical home listing or the budget needed by a first-time buyer.

Provisional estimates can be revised. Historical boundaries follow the exact published source code; no old-code series has been relabelled.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Average home price over time — South Hams local authority area: full reviewed history
Period£
January 199563,311
February 199568,339
March 199568,546
April 199570,716
May 199566,821
June 199566,246
July 199565,725
August 199566,699
September 199564,845
October 199562,977
November 199564,119
December 199564,094
January 199665,508
February 199665,343
March 199667,456
April 199665,596
May 199666,251
June 199665,676
July 199666,801
August 199666,344
September 199667,610
October 199669,834
November 199671,288
December 199672,393
January 199771,500
February 199769,728
March 199768,821
April 199771,586
May 199773,694
June 199773,885
July 199773,673
August 199774,061
September 199778,695
October 199778,752
November 199779,036
December 199775,843
January 199876,431
February 199878,366
March 199879,643
April 199880,880
May 199880,046
June 199878,267
July 199878,351
August 199878,444
September 199883,695
October 199883,307
November 199883,253
December 199880,511
January 199980,372
February 199980,843
March 199982,028
April 199983,292
May 199986,265
June 199988,797
July 199990,177
August 199991,204
September 199990,631
October 199994,186
November 199996,887
December 199999,453
January 200094,629
February 200095,314
March 200095,339
April 200098,114
May 200098,321
June 2000101,082
July 2000104,777
August 2000105,224
September 2000106,632
October 2000109,911
November 2000110,785
December 2000110,325
January 2001107,206
February 2001106,889
March 2001105,919
April 2001113,392
May 2001121,147
June 2001126,295
July 2001125,759
August 2001125,656
September 2001132,598
October 2001133,505
November 2001132,982
December 2001129,750
January 2002136,612
February 2002138,653
March 2002140,314
April 2002139,027
May 2002141,781
June 2002144,753
July 2002146,181
August 2002149,857
September 2002156,272
October 2002161,749
November 2002168,314
December 2002172,727
January 2003177,217
February 2003176,648
March 2003177,933
April 2003177,905
May 2003182,601
June 2003179,917
July 2003186,734
August 2003185,673
September 2003190,710
October 2003184,717
November 2003185,384
December 2003189,521
January 2004194,247
February 2004205,049
March 2004199,767
April 2004200,729
May 2004196,850
June 2004203,343
July 2004211,915
August 2004217,624
September 2004229,255
October 2004227,596
November 2004227,702
December 2004218,270
January 2005226,344
February 2005224,724
March 2005227,242
April 2005216,891
May 2005215,567
June 2005218,658
July 2005227,109
August 2005233,639
September 2005238,034
October 2005238,186
November 2005237,174
December 2005235,500
January 2006238,941
February 2006240,099
March 2006240,289
April 2006237,320
May 2006242,123
June 2006241,193
July 2006241,878
August 2006239,034
September 2006243,853
October 2006243,905
November 2006248,984
December 2006254,309
January 2007260,741
February 2007260,165
March 2007254,094
April 2007256,904
May 2007261,775
June 2007268,776
July 2007269,750
August 2007272,272
September 2007277,255
October 2007283,494
November 2007281,213
December 2007272,748
January 2008269,063
February 2008265,743
March 2008266,577
April 2008251,300
May 2008252,996
June 2008257,669
July 2008264,698
August 2008254,778
September 2008257,487
October 2008258,145
November 2008253,369
December 2008226,179
January 2009213,740
February 2009213,599
March 2009221,275
April 2009221,969
May 2009223,070
June 2009225,238
July 2009226,943
August 2009227,062
September 2009235,315
October 2009240,963
November 2009248,690
December 2009247,379
January 2010251,110
February 2010256,725
March 2010253,031
April 2010259,780
May 2010256,482
June 2010262,432
July 2010256,183
August 2010256,236
September 2010250,415
October 2010256,751
November 2010256,307
December 2010264,926
January 2011257,182
February 2011253,877
March 2011253,418
April 2011263,606
May 2011264,140
June 2011261,528
July 2011254,849
August 2011261,625
September 2011258,221
October 2011250,553
November 2011241,372
December 2011238,771
January 2012242,518
February 2012246,485
March 2012249,360
April 2012245,592
May 2012251,642
June 2012248,732
July 2012258,604
August 2012258,339
September 2012261,601
October 2012258,258
November 2012251,428
December 2012255,765
January 2013253,012
February 2013254,051
March 2013245,977
April 2013245,457
May 2013248,943
June 2013253,012
July 2013259,552
August 2013253,783
September 2013251,687
October 2013247,393
November 2013251,702
December 2013257,617
January 2014257,889
February 2014253,290
March 2014252,257
April 2014255,043
May 2014267,790
June 2014268,501
July 2014266,291
August 2014273,538
September 2014276,426
October 2014285,500
November 2014273,881
December 2014279,517
January 2015283,627
February 2015282,899
March 2015272,263
April 2015265,873
May 2015268,744
June 2015272,348
July 2015272,531
August 2015275,001
September 2015279,657
October 2015281,339
November 2015287,111
December 2015287,679
January 2016290,481
February 2016292,277
March 2016304,128
April 2016296,908
May 2016292,591
June 2016279,695
July 2016281,629
August 2016280,844
September 2016282,988
October 2016283,028
November 2016287,084
December 2016289,306
January 2017292,277
February 2017286,021
March 2017281,852
April 2017272,788
May 2017272,188
June 2017274,080
July 2017285,210
August 2017291,618
September 2017292,807
October 2017295,696
November 2017299,009
December 2017304,836
January 2018305,276
February 2018300,040
March 2018295,161
April 2018298,270
May 2018296,796
June 2018299,198
July 2018292,831
August 2018297,473
September 2018303,013
October 2018302,271
November 2018311,335
December 2018306,451
January 2019316,414
February 2019304,637
March 2019305,934
April 2019296,772
May 2019301,425
June 2019297,504
July 2019300,721
August 2019294,609
September 2019310,739
October 2019318,379
November 2019327,484
December 2019321,816
January 2020311,828
February 2020304,933
March 2020308,156
April 2020320,467
May 2020313,226
June 2020301,047
July 2020298,522
August 2020311,490
September 2020326,399
October 2020338,834
November 2020346,938
December 2020344,518
January 2021339,752
February 2021341,251
March 2021344,113
April 2021337,467
May 2021336,987
June 2021347,338
July 2021342,215
August 2021339,321
September 2021340,645
October 2021358,780
November 2021377,946
December 2021370,340
January 2022375,806
February 2022368,617
March 2022370,143
April 2022373,814
May 2022388,570
June 2022392,476
July 2022391,758
August 2022395,306
September 2022401,510
October 2022407,453
November 2022398,014
December 2022400,339
January 2023386,833
February 2023381,396
March 2023379,729
April 2023388,863
May 2023397,494
June 2023393,828
July 2023392,358
August 2023389,793
September 2023386,146
October 2023383,058
November 2023382,877
December 2023389,947
January 2024394,440
February 2024385,840
March 2024379,752
April 2024378,835
May 2024387,530
June 2024385,534
July 2024382,189
August 2024378,759
September 2024381,475
October 2024382,282
November 2024379,288
December 2024377,988
January 2025378,497
February 2025375,732
March 2025374,069
April 2025374,854
May 2025388,813
June 2025387,011
July 2025375,420
August 2025357,874
September 2025359,862
October 2025361,459
November 2025375,066
December 2025371,077
January 2026361,958
February 2026353,355
March 2026356,188
April 2026368,425
May 2026364,600
June 2026361,581
July 2026355,483
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People aged 65 or over

28.3%

21 March 2021 · South Hams local authority area

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

25,080 out of 88,624.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

5%

21 March 2021 · South Hams local authority area

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised

4,431 out of 88,627.

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People counted in the census

88,627

21 March 2021 · South Hams local authority area

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

88,627 out of 88,627.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

39.9%

21 March 2021 · South Hams local authority area

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

29,878 out of 74,970.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

47%

21 March 2021 · South Hams local authority area

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

18,492 out of 39,335.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

13.5%

21 March 2021 · South Hams local authority area

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

5,312 out of 39,335.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

44%

21 March 2021 · South Hams local authority area

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

32,955 out of 74,968.

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Average home price

£355,000

July 2026 · South Hams local authority area

Show the workings

Published UK House Price Index average price, all property types and all buyers, not seasonally adjusted. Entire series comes from the 2026-07 official full-file release, preserving its historical revisions and exact area codes. It is a mix-adjusted average, not the median price paid.

Shown to the nearest £1,000. Published value: £355,483.

Homes in the local authority area

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Residents aged 16+ in work

54.1%

21 March 2021 · South Hams local authority area

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

40,585 out of 74,968.

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Residents aged 16+ not working because of long-term illness or disability

3.3%

21 March 2021 · South Hams local authority area

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

2,499 out of 74,968.

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Mapped crimes in the last 12 published months

3,885

2025-09 to 2026-08 · South Hams local authority area

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Official Police.uk 2026-08 full archive, street-crime CSVs only. Every force-month file read once; each source row retained without deduplicating persistent crime hashes. Approximate locations assigned to the same official generalised ward polygons as the API pipeline. Transport police, unlocated and outside-boundary records excluded; anti-social behaviour kept separate. Exact category counts checked against all retained API ward-months before accepting this adapter.

Published mapped crimes excluding anti-social behaviour

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Average monthly rent

£1,012

August 2026 · South Hams local authority area

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Official local housing data feed. House prices are provisional, not seasonally adjusted; rents use the Price Index of Private Rents. Local short-term estimates are variable. Country references use only the explicitly country-coded ctry object, never the local place object.

Homes in the local authority area

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

13%

21 March 2021 · South Hams local authority area

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

9,725 out of 74,970.

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People living in the area

93,171

Mid-2025 · South Hams local authority area

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Published mid-year estimate for the whole local authority area. This is not automatically the population of the named city settlement.

All usual residents

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Homes rented privately

16%

21 March 2021 · South Hams local authority area

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

6,326 out of 39,337.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

31.7%

21 March 2021 · South Hams local authority area

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

23,739 out of 74,968.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

12%

21 March 2021 · South Hams local authority area

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

4,653 out of 39,337.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

1.9%

21 March 2021 · South Hams local authority area

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly. Unemployed residents as a share of all residents aged 16+; this is not the unemployment rate among economically active people.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

1,428 out of 74,968.

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