Chillington, Torcross & Stoke Fleming

South Hams · South West · population 5,771 · 3 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

50Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,405 of 6,856 in England
  • #424 of 710 in South West
  • #9 of 12 in South Hams
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents5,762
Median age (est.)58
Density59per km²
No qualifications15%
Degree or above38%
No car or van10%

Age

0–14 12%15–24 7%25–44 14%45–64 29%65+ 38%

Tenure

Own outright: 57%Mortgage/shared: 21%Social rent: 8%Private rent: 14%
Own outright 57%Mortgage/shared 21%Social rent 8%Private rent 14%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 19%Lone parent: 5%Other: 26%
One person 29%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 19%Lone parent 5%Other 26%

Work (top occupations)

Managers & directors 21% · Skilled trades 20% · Professional 16%

All occupation groups
Managers & directors21%
Skilled trades20%
Professional16%
Associate professional11%
Elementary9%
Administrative8%
Caring & leisure6%
Sales & customer service5%
Process & plant3%

Ethnic group

White: 98%Asian: 0%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 98%Asian 0%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 54% · No religion 38% · Other 1%

Born outside the UK: 6%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Chillington, Torcross & Stoke Fleming sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,405 of 6,856 in England, and #9 of 12 in South Hams. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Crime (98) but weak on Housing & access (1). Typical homes here sold for about £410,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+7%) (from 103 sales), 12% above the wider South Hams median of £365,000. Typical household take-home income is around £42,108 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 27 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 77 · #1,547
Employment 76 · #1,671
Education 68 · #2,185
Health 90 · #718
Crime 98 · #149
Housing & access 1 · #6,757
Living environment 4 · #6,606

House prices ?

£410,000median (12m) · +5.1% yr · n=103
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£410,000103+5.1%+6.8%
Detached£506,00060-12.0%+12.4%
Semi-detached£345,00019+3.8%+6.2%
Terraced£340,00017+7.9%+21.4%
Flat£350,0007+47.7%+79.5%
This area£410,000
South Hams£365,000
South West£310,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£42,108±£6,094 · #2,823 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£35,703
Price-to-income ?9.7×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

38Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

27 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 155 offences
South Hams41
South West71
England83

Rank #243 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences103
Theft18
Burglary11
Vehicle crime0
Criminal damage & arson5
Public order & weapons11
Drugs3
Robbery0
Other4

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 15 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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