United Kingdom · South West · Local Authority
South Hams
Non-metropolitan district · South West, England · population ~88k · 46 state-funded schools
Expensive to live in, but with decent pay and manageable rents. South Hams offers a median house price 9.3 times annual pay, one of the highest multiples in the South West, and council tax is also above the regional median. However, median weekly earnings are slightly higher than the South West average, and rent takes a reasonable 30.6% of gross pay, below the regional median. Crime is average for the region, and deprivation is lower than the South West average. This suits those prioritising a higher income and slightly lower rent burden over lower upfront housing costs or top-tier school performance.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
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How South Hams ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£39,062/yr
Mid
Around UK average
House price
£365,000
Expensive
Worse than 73% of UK LAs
Rent
£996/mo
Mid-range
Around UK average
Council tax
£2,615/yr
Most expensive
Worse than 92% of UK LAs
Crime
66.1/1k
Low
Better than 61% of UK LAs
Deprivation
13.7
Low
Better than 74% of UK LAs
Schools
95.6%
Strong
Better than 72% of UK LAs
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
46 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
43 of 45 (95.6%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 1 school is on the post-2024 report-card framework and don't roll up into the legacy total. How we count →
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46 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 46 schools, sortable and filterable.
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