South Hams, in numbers

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

Neighbourhood differences

Homes rented privately

10.2% to 22.1%

Homes rented privately ranged from 10.2% in Wembury & Brixton to 22.1% in Woolwell — a gap of 11.9 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 20 of 20 current wards with comparable figures.

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

Homes rented privately · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Wembury & Brixton	10.2%	242	2,374
Salcombe & Thurlestone	13.2%	311	2,349
Stokenham	13.3%	158	1,190
Ivybridge East	14.1%	351	2,482
Marldon & Littlehempston	14.2%	179	1,264
Charterlands	14.3%	202	1,412
Dartington & Staverton	14.8%	186	1,254
Ivybridge West	15.1%	411	2,722
South Brent	15.6%	356	2,284
Allington & Strete	15.7%	210	1,341
Newton & Yealmpton	15.9%	435	2,737
Blackawton & Stoke Fleming	16.1%	182	1,133
Dartmouth & East Dart	16.1%	601	3,731
Ermington & Ugborough	16.5%	193	1,169
Loddiswell & Aveton Gifford	17%	211	1,244
Bickleigh & Cornwood	17.2%	208	1,209
West Dart	19.3%	222	1,152
Kingsbridge	19.3%	514	2,666
Totnes	19.9%	865	4,336
Woolwell	22.1%	284	1,284

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People reporting bad or very bad health

3.8% to 6.6%

People reporting bad or very bad health ranged from 3.8% in Woolwell to 6.6% in Totnes — a gap of 2.8 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 20 of 20 current wards with comparable figures.

Residents described their own health. Differences in age matter, so this is a prompt to investigate needs, not a score for local health services.

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People reporting bad or very bad health · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Woolwell	3.8%	114	2,992
Ivybridge East	3.8%	231	6,057
Blackawton & Stoke Fleming	3.9%	100	2,563
West Dart	4%	103	2,560
Loddiswell & Aveton Gifford	4.2%	122	2,893
Ermington & Ugborough	4.4%	125	2,857
Allington & Strete	4.4%	134	3,047
Newton & Yealmpton	4.5%	281	6,232
Charterlands	4.5%	143	3,158
Stokenham	4.8%	126	2,648
Ivybridge West	4.8%	308	6,433
Wembury & Brixton	4.8%	263	5,456
Marldon & Littlehempston	4.8%	144	2,974
Salcombe & Thurlestone	4.9%	241	4,968
Dartington & Staverton	4.9%	146	2,953
Bickleigh & Cornwood	5.1%	144	2,835
South Brent	5.2%	281	5,436
Kingsbridge	5.9%	338	5,681
Dartmouth & East Dart	6.2%	486	7,856
Totnes	6.6%	600	9,027

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People aged 65 or over

18.6% to 37%

People aged 65 or over ranged from 18.6% in Woolwell to 37% in Stokenham — a gap of 18.3 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 20 of 20 current wards with comparable figures.

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

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People aged 65 or over · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Woolwell	18.6%	557	2,992
Ivybridge East	20.7%	1,256	6,054
Ivybridge West	21.3%	1,372	6,432
Ermington & Ugborough	23.3%	666	2,857
Loddiswell & Aveton Gifford	25.7%	744	2,895
Totnes	26.6%	2,403	9,030
Bickleigh & Cornwood	26.7%	757	2,840
South Brent	28.2%	1,532	5,437
Dartington & Staverton	29%	856	2,955
Kingsbridge	29.5%	1,673	5,680
Charterlands	29.6%	934	3,157
Marldon & Littlehempston	29.6%	882	2,978
Wembury & Brixton	29.7%	1,620	5,454
Newton & Yealmpton	30.3%	1,887	6,231
Blackawton & Stoke Fleming	30.7%	787	2,561
West Dart	31.3%	802	2,559
Allington & Strete	33.1%	1,011	3,051
Dartmouth & East Dart	33.4%	2,627	7,856
Salcombe & Thurlestone	35%	1,739	4,971
Stokenham	37%	977	2,644

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

9.6% to 16.4%

People aged 16+ with no qualifications ranged from 9.6% in West Dart to 16.4% in Kingsbridge — a gap of 6.8 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 20 of 20 current wards with comparable figures.

Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
West Dart	9.6%	214	2,231
Dartington & Staverton	9.9%	247	2,494
Charterlands	10.4%	278	2,678
Woolwell	10.5%	267	2,532
Newton & Yealmpton	10.9%	570	5,231
Wembury & Brixton	11.6%	530	4,576
Loddiswell & Aveton Gifford	11.8%	279	2,374
Ermington & Ugborough	12.1%	287	2,365
Blackawton & Stoke Fleming	12.2%	262	2,145
South Brent	12.3%	564	4,595
Ivybridge East	12.8%	633	4,939
Ivybridge West	13%	680	5,249
Totnes	13.1%	1,004	7,652
Marldon & Littlehempston	13.8%	351	2,536
Allington & Strete	13.9%	358	2,577
Salcombe & Thurlestone	14.1%	613	4,342
Stokenham	15.1%	347	2,299
Bickleigh & Cornwood	15.5%	373	2,412
Dartmouth & East Dart	15.5%	1,070	6,900
Kingsbridge	16.4%	792	4,837

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

32.7% to 51.7%

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent ranged from 32.7% in Kingsbridge to 51.7% in Dartington & Staverton — a gap of 19 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 20 of 20 current wards with comparable figures.

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Kingsbridge	32.7%	1,583	4,837
Ivybridge West	33.9%	1,781	5,249
Ivybridge East	35.5%	1,755	4,939
Dartmouth & East Dart	35.7%	2,462	6,900
Woolwell	36.2%	916	2,532
Stokenham	36.5%	839	2,299
Bickleigh & Cornwood	37.2%	897	2,412
Marldon & Littlehempston	37.2%	944	2,536
Salcombe & Thurlestone	37.4%	1,625	4,342
Blackawton & Stoke Fleming	37.9%	814	2,145
Allington & Strete	38.8%	1,000	2,577
Loddiswell & Aveton Gifford	39.2%	930	2,374
Wembury & Brixton	39.7%	1,816	4,576
Newton & Yealmpton	43.9%	2,297	5,231
South Brent	44.7%	2,052	4,595
Ermington & Ugborough	44.8%	1,059	2,365
Charterlands	45.5%	1,218	2,678
Totnes	45.5%	3,484	7,652
West Dart	50%	1,116	2,231
Dartington & Staverton	51.7%	1,289	2,494

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

8% to 18%

Households facing two or more measured disadvantages ranged from 8% in Woolwell to 18% in Totnes — a gap of 10 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 20 of 20 current wards with comparable figures.

These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Woolwell	8%	103	1,282
West Dart	9.7%	112	1,152
Wembury & Brixton	10.3%	244	2,375
Charterlands	10.7%	151	1,413
Blackawton & Stoke Fleming	11.6%	131	1,133
Ivybridge East	11.7%	291	2,483
Stokenham	11.7%	140	1,192
Ermington & Ugborough	12%	140	1,171
Dartington & Staverton	12.8%	160	1,252
Allington & Strete	12.8%	172	1,344
Ivybridge West	12.8%	349	2,721
Newton & Yealmpton	12.9%	353	2,735
South Brent	13%	297	2,284
Loddiswell & Aveton Gifford	13.2%	164	1,246
Bickleigh & Cornwood	13.6%	164	1,209
Salcombe & Thurlestone	14.1%	330	2,348
Dartmouth & East Dart	15.1%	564	3,730
Marldon & Littlehempston	15.8%	199	1,263
Kingsbridge	17.4%	465	2,665
Totnes	18%	781	4,337

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

1.2% to 20.5%

Homes rented from a council or housing association ranged from 1.2% in Woolwell to 20.5% in Totnes — a gap of 19.3 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 20 of 20 current wards with comparable figures.

The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Woolwell	1.2%	15	1,284
Marldon & Littlehempston	5%	63	1,264
West Dart	5.9%	68	1,152
Stokenham	6.6%	78	1,190
Bickleigh & Cornwood	7.5%	91	1,209
Ermington & Ugborough	7.6%	89	1,169
Ivybridge East	8.5%	211	2,482
Wembury & Brixton	8.6%	204	2,374
Allington & Strete	9.2%	124	1,341
Ivybridge West	9.3%	252	2,722
Blackawton & Stoke Fleming	9.7%	110	1,133
Loddiswell & Aveton Gifford	9.7%	121	1,244
South Brent	11.4%	260	2,284
Charterlands	11.4%	161	1,412
Dartington & Staverton	11.8%	148	1,254
Newton & Yealmpton	12%	329	2,737
Salcombe & Thurlestone	14.5%	341	2,349
Dartmouth & East Dart	16.2%	604	3,731
Kingsbridge	18.6%	496	2,666
Totnes	20.5%	887	4,336

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20 mapped electoral wards · May 2026. The same wards are available in the named list below. These are council boundaries, not police neighbourhoods.

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