Dartmouth

South Hams · South West · population 5,239 · 4 LSOAs

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

48Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,549 of 6,856 in England
  • #450 of 710 in South West
  • #11 of 12 in South Hams
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents5,258
Median age (est.)54
Density672per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above32%
No car or van22%

Age

0–14 11%15–24 10%25–44 18%45–64 29%65+ 32%

Tenure

Own outright: 42%Mortgage/shared: 19%Social rent: 21%Private rent: 18%
Own outright 42%Mortgage/shared 19%Social rent 21%Private rent 18%

Households

One person: 37%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 16%Lone parent: 8%Other: 19%
One person 37%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 16%Lone parent 8%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Managers & directors 17% · Skilled trades 15% · Elementary 13%

All occupation groups
Managers & directors17%
Skilled trades15%
Elementary13%
Associate professional11%
Professional11%
Administrative11%
Sales & customer service10%
Caring & leisure8%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 95%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 2%
White 95%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 49% · No religion 42% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 9%

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

Dartmouth sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,549 of 6,856 in England, and #11 of 12 in South Hams. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Crime (75) and lowest on Housing & access (28). Typical homes here sold for about £351,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+0%) (from 82 sales), in line with the wider South Hams median of £365,000. Typical household take-home income is around £35,344 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 61 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 48 · #3,597
Employment 45 · #3,775
Education 42 · #3,953
Health 63 · #2,541
Crime 75 · #1,739
Housing & access 28 · #4,913
Living environment 30 · #4,769

House prices ?

£351,000median (12m) · -2.5% yr · n=82
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£351,00082-2.5%+0.3%
Detached£775,00015+15.7%+63.2%
Semi-detached£280,00015-16.4%+13.6%
Terraced£342,00035-3.0%+29.1%
Flat£235,00017-19.7%-42.7%
This area£351,000
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)£35,344±£5,017 · #4,914 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£35,346
Price-to-income ?9.9×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 ?

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Recorded crime ?

61 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 320 offences
South Hams41
South West71
England83

Rank #2,937 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences164
Theft60
Burglary11
Vehicle crime4
Criminal damage & arson37
Public order & weapons22
Drugs10
Robbery1
Other11

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 42 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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