South Hams: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£538,845

Semi-detached

£342,478

Terraced

£282,608

Flat or maisonette

£186,207

First-time buyers

£280,351

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  78,067 in 1991 → 92,148 in 2024 (+18.0%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £235,500 in 2005 → £355,483 in 2026 (+50.9%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £382 in 2008 → £570 in 2025 (+49.3%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  74.7% in 2004 → 81.9% in 2023 (+9.6%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  1.4% in 2001 → 2.0% in 2025 (+42.9%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £12,977 in 1997 → £30,368 in 2024 (+134.0%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for South Hams; 29 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• Obesity in Year 6 · Health & wellbeing13.1% (2024/25) · 8th lowest of 292
• Preventable heart deaths · Health & wellbeing17.8 per 100,000 (2022 to 2024) · 12th lowest of 292
• Home gas use · Environment7,932 kWh (2024/25) · 14th lowest of 347
• Smokers · Health & wellbeing7.7% (2020 to 2024) · 25th lowest of 373

Where it ranks worst

• Gigabit broadband · Connectivity & access58.7% (January 2026) · 352nd highest of 361
• Time to a job centre · Connectivity & access24 min (2019) · 320th lowest of 326
• Library within a 30-minute walk · Connectivity & access42% (May 2024) · 307th highest of 318
• Business births · Economy & work8.0% (2024) · 344th highest of 361

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Devon, which includes South Hams.

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)81.6 years · England 80.0 · 22nd highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)85.1 years · England 83.8 · 23rd highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)63.7 years · England 60.9 · 30th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)64.0 years · England 61.3 · 29th highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)258.0 per 100k · England 321.0 · 17th lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)11.8% · England 10.4 · 101st lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)61.3% · England 64.6 · 45th lowest of 153

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Devon, which includes South Hams.

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)69.7% · England 68.3 · 57th highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)46.2 score · England 46.0 · 67th highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)5.2% · England 5.8 · 86th lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)16.8% · England 19.8 · 63rd lowest of 153