Dawlish South

Teignbridge · South West · population 6,660 · 4 LSOAs

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

42Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,974 of 6,856 in England
  • #504 of 710 in South West
  • #15 of 19 in Teignbridge
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,674
Median age (est.)57
Density646per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above31%
No car or van25%

Age

0–14 10%15–24 8%25–44 16%45–64 29%65+ 37%

Tenure

Own outright: 45%Mortgage/shared: 20%Social rent: 12%Private rent: 24%
Own outright 45%Mortgage/shared 20%Social rent 12%Private rent 24%

Households

One person: 40%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 14%Lone parent: 8%Other: 21%
One person 40%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 14%Lone parent 8%Other 21%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 15% · Caring & leisure 14% · Skilled trades 13%

All occupation groups
Professional15%
Caring & leisure14%
Skilled trades13%
Managers & directors12%
Associate professional12%
Elementary10%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 97%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 50% · No religion 41% · 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

Dawlish South is close to the England average for deprivation, ranked #3,974 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #15 of 19 in Teignbridge. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Crime (79) and lowest on Employment (34). Typical homes here sold for about £246,000 over the past year, down 5% across five years (from 84 sales), 18% below the wider Teignbridge median of £300,000. Cheaper homes only partly offset the deprivation score, leaving it at #1,998 of 6,851 on our affordability-adjusted measure. Typical household take-home income is around £33,668 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 80 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 47 · #3,645
Employment 34 · #4,557
Education 34 · #4,536
Health 37 · #4,303
Crime 79 · #1,424
Housing & access 37 · #4,289
Living environment 43 · #3,912

House prices ?

£246,000median (12m) · -7.2% yr · n=84
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£246,00084-7.2%-5.4%
Detached£451,25024+8.7%+14.2%
Semi-detached£265,0007-28.4%-4.7%
Terraced£228,00033-0.3%+23.7%
Flat£131,00020-7.7%+13.9%
This area£246,000
Teignbridge£300,000
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)£33,668±£4,770 · #5,449 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£32,317
Price-to-income ?7.3×typical home ÷ net income — similar to 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 ?

71Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

80 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 530 offences
Teignbridge53
South West71
England83

Rank #4,064 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences244
Theft117
Burglary26
Vehicle crime9
Criminal damage & arson64
Public order & weapons47
Drugs15
Robbery3
Other5

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 97 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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