Totnes Town

South Hams · South West · population 9,110 · 5 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

Residents9,035
Median age (est.)50
Density1,507per km²
No qualifications13%
Degree or above46%
No car or van24%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 9%25–44 21%45–64 29%65+ 27%

Tenure

Own outright: 39%Mortgage/shared: 20%Social rent: 20%Private rent: 20%
Own outright 39%Mortgage/shared 20%Social rent 20%Private rent 20%

Households

One person: 39%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 19%Lone parent: 11%Other: 16%
One person 39%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 19%Lone parent 11%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 24% · Associate professional 15% · Managers & directors 14%

All occupation groups
Professional24%
Associate professional15%
Managers & directors14%
Skilled trades12%
Caring & leisure9%
Elementary9%
Sales & customer service8%
Administrative6%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 95%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 95%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

No religion 55% · Christian 33% · Buddhist 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

Totnes Town sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,405 of 6,856 in England, and #9 of 12 in South Hams. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Crime (70) and lowest on Employment (27). Typical homes here sold for about £365,000 over the past year, up 22% across five years (from 139 sales), in line with the wider South Hams median of £365,000. Typical household take-home income is around £36,845 a year, around the middle 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 38 · #4,234
Employment 27 · #5,002
Education 67 · #2,240
Health 52 · #3,302
Crime 70 · #2,027
Housing & access 68 · #2,192
Living environment 55 · #3,110

House prices ?

£365,000median (12m) · -8.2% yr · n=139
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£365,000139-8.2%+21.7%
Detached£500,00031-18.0%+19.0%
Semi-detached£390,00031-9.0%+18.2%
Terraced£330,00047-14.3%+16.8%
Flat£260,75030-25.5%+21.3%
This area£365,000
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)£36,845±£5,279 · #4,414 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£32,516
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 ?

49Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

61 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 558 offences
South Hams41
South West71
England83

Rank #2,957 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences238
Theft140
Burglary13
Vehicle crime10
Criminal damage & arson67
Public order & weapons55
Drugs14
Robbery5
Other16

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 81 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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