TQ8 postcode area · South Hams

The TQ8 postcode district spans 3 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in South Hams. Area Scores range from 50 to 62 across them. Every full TQ8 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

Within the TQ8 district, Kingsbridge is the strongest performer at 62 out of 100 (#2,603 of 6,856 nationally); Chillington, Torcross & Stoke Fleming is the weakest at 50. All 3 sit in England's broad middle band for deprivation — none reaches either extreme third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £327,500 in Kingsbridge to £565,000 in Salcombe, Malborough & Thurlestone — a 1.7× gap within the TQ8 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£39,656a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates

Recorded crime44per 1,000 residents, 12m

Median age (est.)54

Owner-occupied70%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the TQ8 district

£735,000median home sold over the past year · +9.7% over 5 years · -2.8% over the year · 42 sales

Detached£1,350,000

Semi-detached—

Terraced£495,000

Flat£507,500

South Hams£365,000

South West£310,000

England£300,000

Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →

Neighbourhood	Nat. rank	Area score	Median price
KingsbridgeSouth Hams	2,603	62	£327,500
Salcombe, Malborough & ThurlestoneSouth Hams	2,685	61	£565,000
Chillington, Torcross & Stoke FlemingSouth Hams	3,405	50	£410,000

People living in TQ8 Census 2021

Residents17,171

Median age (est.)54

Density101per km²

No qualifications15%

Degree or above36%

No car or van13%

Age

0–14 12%15–24 8%25–44 17%45–64 29%65+ 34%

Tenure

Own outright 49%Mortgage/shared 21%Social rent 14%Private rent 16%

Households

One person 32%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 19%Lone parent 7%Other 22%

Work (top occupations)

Managers & directors 20% · Skilled trades 19% · Professional 15%

All occupation groups

Managers & directors	20%
Skilled trades	19%
Professional	15%
Elementary	10%
Associate professional	10%
Caring & leisure	8%
Sales & customer service	8%
Administrative	7%
Process & plant	4%

Ethnic group

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

Religion & identity

Christian 52% · 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.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around TQ8.

TQ7 TQ6 TQ9 TQ10 PL21 TQ5 TQ11 TQ4

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.