Ivybridge

South Hams · South West · population 11,874 · 7 LSOAs

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

84Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,109 of 6,856 in England
  • #103 of 710 in South West
  • #1 of 12 in South Hams
  • Least deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents11,903
Median age (est.)46
Density3,757per km²
No qualifications13%
Degree or above34%
No car or van12%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 10%25–44 22%45–64 29%65+ 22%

Tenure

Own outright: 40%Mortgage/shared: 36%Social rent: 9%Private rent: 15%
Own outright 40%Mortgage/shared 36%Social rent 9%Private rent 15%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 29%Lone parent: 9%Other: 17%
One person 26%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 29%Lone parent 9%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 21% · Managers & directors 13% · Skilled trades 13%

All occupation groups
Professional21%
Managers & directors13%
Skilled trades13%
Associate professional12%
Administrative10%
Caring & leisure10%
Elementary8%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant6%

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 47% · No religion 46% · Other 0%

Born outside the UK: 5%

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

Ivybridge is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #1,109 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #1 of 12 in South Hams. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Crime (98) but weak on Housing & access (36). Typical homes here sold for about £287,500 over the past year, up 22% across five years (from 195 sales), 21% below the wider South Hams median of £365,000. Typical household take-home income is around £45,036 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 44 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 74 · #1,787
Employment 69 · #2,123
Education 79 · #1,451
Health 78 · #1,492
Crime 98 · #169
Housing & access 36 · #4,392
Living environment 96 · #307

House prices ?

£287,500median (12m) · +3.6% yr · n=195
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£287,500195+3.6%+21.6%
Detached£395,00061+1.3%+17.9%
Semi-detached£275,00065+5.8%+19.6%
Terraced£245,50062+8.4%+32.7%
Flat£147,5007-1.7%-1.0%
This area£287,500
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)£45,036±£6,337 · #2,072 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£35,429
Price-to-income ?6.4×typical home ÷ net income — less 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 ?

92Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

44 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 526 offences
South Hams41
South West71
England83

Rank #1,621 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences279
Theft89
Burglary25
Vehicle crime10
Criminal damage & arson52
Public order & weapons46
Drugs8
Robbery5
Other12

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 104 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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