South Hams in figures

A profile of South Hams from official statistics: 11 figures in 4 sections, each with its period, its change from a year earlier, its rank among similar places where a ranking exists, and its source.

Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

People

Population in South Hams was 93,171 in 2025, up 1.2% from 2024.

Population93,1712025Up 1.2% from 2024
Population aged 65 and over29.3%2025Up 0.3 percentage points from 2024
Foreign-born population share6.3%2021No 2020 figure to compare
Net domestic migration, July to June1,6292025Compared with 1,420 in 2024
82K84K86K88K90K92K94K201120142017202020252011: 83,563 persons2012: 83,523 persons2013: 83,867 persons2014: 84,221 persons2015: 84,616 persons2016: 84,554 persons2017: 85,183 persons2018: 85,874 persons2019: 86,458 persons2020: 87,371 persons2021: 89,161 persons2022: 89,758 persons2023: 90,954 persons2024: 92,054 persons2025: 93,171 persons82.5K85K87.5K90K92.5K95K20112016202120252011: 83,563 persons2012: 83,523 persons2013: 83,867 persons2014: 84,221 persons2015: 84,616 persons2016: 84,554 persons2017: 85,183 persons2018: 85,874 persons2019: 86,458 persons2020: 87,371 persons2021: 89,161 persons2022: 89,758 persons2023: 90,954 persons2024: 92,054 persons2025: 93,171 persons
Population, 2011 to 2025. persons. Source: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age: all ages, both sexes, mid-year (ONS, Nomis NM_2002_1).

Sources: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age: all ages, both sexes, mid-year (ONS, Nomis NM_2002_1); Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age: aged 65 and over, both sexes, percent of all ages, mid-year (ONS, Nomis NM_2002_1); Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Census 2021, TS004 Country of birth: usual residents born outside the United Kingdom, percent, 100 minus the published share born in the United Kingdom (ONS, Nomis NM_2024_1); Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Mid-year population estimates, components of change for UK local authorities: net internal migration, mid-year to mid-year (ONS, MYEB3). Population and demography statistics and rankings

Economy

Gross domestic product (GDP) in South Hams (pounds sterling) was £3.25 billion (provisional) in 2024, up 2.2% from 2023.

Gross domestic product (GDP), pounds sterling£3.25 billion2024, provisionalUp 2.2% from 2023
GDP per head, pounds sterling£35,2762024, provisionalUp 0.8% from 2023
1,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,50020002004200820122016202020242000: 1,283 GBP million2001: 1,351 GBP million2002: 1,414 GBP million2003: 1,512 GBP million2004: 1,624 GBP million2005: 1,693 GBP million2006: 1,773 GBP million2007: 1,793 GBP million2008: 1,842 GBP million2009: 1,761 GBP million2010: 1,851 GBP million2011: 1,938 GBP million2012: 1,972 GBP million2013: 1,997 GBP million2014: 2,140 GBP million2015: 2,180 GBP million2016: 2,211 GBP million2017: 2,256 GBP million2018: 2,355 GBP million2019: 2,364 GBP million2020: 2,220 GBP million2021: 2,623 GBP million2022: 2,840 GBP million2023: 3,181 GBP million2024: 3,251 GBP million1,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,5002000200920242000: 1,283 GBP million2001: 1,351 GBP million2002: 1,414 GBP million2003: 1,512 GBP million2004: 1,624 GBP million2005: 1,693 GBP million2006: 1,773 GBP million2007: 1,793 GBP million2008: 1,842 GBP million2009: 1,761 GBP million2010: 1,851 GBP million2011: 1,938 GBP million2012: 1,972 GBP million2013: 1,997 GBP million2014: 2,140 GBP million2015: 2,180 GBP million2016: 2,211 GBP million2017: 2,256 GBP million2018: 2,355 GBP million2019: 2,364 GBP million2020: 2,220 GBP million2021: 2,623 GBP million2022: 2,840 GBP million2023: 3,181 GBP million2024: 3,251 GBP million
Gross domestic product (GDP), pounds sterling, 2000 to 2024. GBP million. Source: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Regional gross domestic product: local authorities, GDP at current market prices, pounds million (ONS, Table 5).

Sources: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Regional gross domestic product: local authorities, GDP at current market prices, pounds million (ONS, Table 5); Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Regional gross domestic product: local authorities, GDP per head at current market prices, pounds (ONS, Table 7). Economy statistics and rankings

Prices and housing

Average house price in South Hams (pounds sterling) was £355,483 (provisional) in July 2026, down 5.3% from July 2025.

Average house price, pounds sterling£355,483July 2026, provisionalDown 5.3% from July 2025
House price annual change, monthly-5.3%July 2026, provisionalDown 3.5 percentage points from July 2025
Average monthly private rent, pounds sterling£1,012August 2026, provisionalUp 3.2% from August 2025
320K340K360K380K400K420K2021-072022-042023-012023-102024-072025-042026-072021-07: 342,215 GBP2021-08: 339,321 GBP2021-09: 340,645 GBP2021-10: 358,780 GBP2021-11: 377,946 GBP2021-12: 370,340 GBP2022-01: 375,806 GBP2022-02: 368,617 GBP2022-03: 370,143 GBP2022-04: 373,814 GBP2022-05: 388,570 GBP2022-06: 392,476 GBP2022-07: 391,758 GBP2022-08: 395,306 GBP2022-09: 401,510 GBP2022-10: 407,453 GBP2022-11: 398,014 GBP2022-12: 400,339 GBP2023-01: 386,833 GBP2023-02: 381,396 GBP2023-03: 379,729 GBP2023-04: 388,863 GBP2023-05: 397,494 GBP2023-06: 393,828 GBP2023-07: 392,358 GBP2023-08: 389,793 GBP2023-09: 386,146 GBP2023-10: 383,058 GBP2023-11: 382,877 GBP2023-12: 389,947 GBP2024-01: 394,440 GBP2024-02: 385,840 GBP2024-03: 379,752 GBP2024-04: 378,835 GBP2024-05: 387,530 GBP2024-06: 385,534 GBP2024-07: 382,189 GBP2024-08: 378,759 GBP2024-09: 381,475 GBP2024-10: 382,282 GBP2024-11: 379,288 GBP2024-12: 377,988 GBP2025-01: 378,497 GBP2025-02: 375,732 GBP2025-03: 374,069 GBP2025-04: 374,854 GBP2025-05: 388,813 GBP2025-06: 387,011 GBP2025-07: 375,420 GBP2025-08: 357,874 GBP2025-09: 359,862 GBP2025-10: 361,459 GBP2025-11: 375,066 GBP2025-12: 371,077 GBP2026-01: 361,958 GBP2026-02: 353,355 GBP2026-03: 356,188 GBP2026-04: 368,425 GBP2026-05: 364,600 GBP2026-06: 361,581 GBP2026-07: 355,483 GBP320K340K360K380K400K420K2021-072023-042025-012026-072021-07: 342,215 GBP2021-08: 339,321 GBP2021-09: 340,645 GBP2021-10: 358,780 GBP2021-11: 377,946 GBP2021-12: 370,340 GBP2022-01: 375,806 GBP2022-02: 368,617 GBP2022-03: 370,143 GBP2022-04: 373,814 GBP2022-05: 388,570 GBP2022-06: 392,476 GBP2022-07: 391,758 GBP2022-08: 395,306 GBP2022-09: 401,510 GBP2022-10: 407,453 GBP2022-11: 398,014 GBP2022-12: 400,339 GBP2023-01: 386,833 GBP2023-02: 381,396 GBP2023-03: 379,729 GBP2023-04: 388,863 GBP2023-05: 397,494 GBP2023-06: 393,828 GBP2023-07: 392,358 GBP2023-08: 389,793 GBP2023-09: 386,146 GBP2023-10: 383,058 GBP2023-11: 382,877 GBP2023-12: 389,947 GBP2024-01: 394,440 GBP2024-02: 385,840 GBP2024-03: 379,752 GBP2024-04: 378,835 GBP2024-05: 387,530 GBP2024-06: 385,534 GBP2024-07: 382,189 GBP2024-08: 378,759 GBP2024-09: 381,475 GBP2024-10: 382,282 GBP2024-11: 379,288 GBP2024-12: 377,988 GBP2025-01: 378,497 GBP2025-02: 375,732 GBP2025-03: 374,069 GBP2025-04: 374,854 GBP2025-05: 388,813 GBP2025-06: 387,011 GBP2025-07: 375,420 GBP2025-08: 357,874 GBP2025-09: 359,862 GBP2025-10: 361,459 GBP2025-11: 375,066 GBP2025-12: 371,077 GBP2026-01: 361,958 GBP2026-02: 353,355 GBP2026-03: 356,188 GBP2026-04: 368,425 GBP2026-05: 364,600 GBP2026-06: 361,581 GBP2026-07: 355,483 GBP
Average house price, pounds sterling, July 2021 to July 2026. GBP. Source: HM Land Registry (United Kingdom), UK House Price Index: average price, all property types, not seasonally adjusted, pounds (HM Land Registry, Average price file).

Sources: HM Land Registry (United Kingdom), UK House Price Index: average price, all property types, not seasonally adjusted, pounds (HM Land Registry, Average price file); HM Land Registry (United Kingdom), UK House Price Index: annual change in the average price, all property types, not seasonally adjusted, percent (HM Land Registry, Average price file); Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1: rental price, all property types, pounds per month (ONS). Housing statistics and rankings

Business and tourism

Active enterprises in South Hams were 4,705 in 2024, up 0.4% from 2023.

Active enterprises4,7052024Up 0.4% from 2023
Enterprise births3752024Unchanged from 2023
4,5004,5504,6004,6504,7004,7502019202020212022202320242019: 4,575 count2020: 4,520 count2021: 4,615 count2022: 4,710 count2023: 4,685 count2024: 4,705 count4,5004,5504,6004,6504,7004,7502019202120242019: 4,575 count2020: 4,520 count2021: 4,615 count2022: 4,710 count2023: 4,685 count2024: 4,705 count
Active enterprises, 2019 to 2024. count. Source: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Business demography, UK, Tables 3.1a to 3.1d: count of active enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country.

Sources: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Business demography, UK, Tables 3.1a to 3.1d: count of active enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country; Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Business demography, UK, Tables 1.1a to 1.1d: count of births of new enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country. Companies statistics and rankings

Sources and citations

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  1. Office for National Statistics. Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age: all ages, both sexes, mid-year (ONS, Nomis NM_2002_1). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_2002_1.data.json?geography=TYPE480,TYPE424&gender=0&c_age=200&measures=20100&time=2011,latest. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  2. Office for National Statistics. Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age: aged 65 and over, both sexes, percent of all ages, mid-year (ONS, Nomis NM_2002_1). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_2002_1.data.json?geography=TYPE480,TYPE424&gender=0&c_age=209&measures=20301&time=2011,latest. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  3. Office for National Statistics. Census 2021, TS004 Country of birth: usual residents born outside the United Kingdom, percent, 100 minus the published share born in the United Kingdom (ONS, Nomis NM_2024_1). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_2024_1.data.json?geography=TYPE480,TYPE424&c2021_cob_12=1&measures=20301&time=2021,latest. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  4. Office for National Statistics. Mid-year population estimates, components of change for UK local authorities: net internal migration, mid-year to mid-year (ONS, MYEB3). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/populationestimates/datasets/populationestimatesforukenglandandwalesscotlandandnorthernireland/mid2011tomid2025. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  5. Office for National Statistics. Regional gross domestic product: local authorities, GDP at current market prices, pounds million (ONS, Table 5). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/grossdomesticproductgdp/datasets/regionalgrossdomesticproductlocalauthorities/1998to2024. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  6. Office for National Statistics. Regional gross domestic product: local authorities, GDP per head at current market prices, pounds (ONS, Table 7). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/grossdomesticproductgdp/datasets/regionalgrossdomesticproductlocalauthorities/1998to2024. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  7. HM Land Registry. UK House Price Index: average price, all property types, not seasonally adjusted, pounds (HM Land Registry, Average price file). Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://publicdata.landregistry.gov.uk/market-trend-data/house-price-index-data/Average-prices-2026-07.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  8. HM Land Registry. UK House Price Index: annual change in the average price, all property types, not seasonally adjusted, percent (HM Land Registry, Average price file). Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://publicdata.landregistry.gov.uk/market-trend-data/house-price-index-data/Average-prices-2026-07.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  9. Office for National Statistics. Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1: rental price, all property types, pounds per month (ONS). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/inflationandpriceindices/datasets/priceindexofprivaterentsukmonthlypricestatistics/16september2026. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  10. Office for National Statistics. Business demography, UK, Tables 3.1a to 3.1d: count of active enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/business/activitysizeandlocation/datasets/businessdemographyreferencetable. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  11. Office for National Statistics. Business demography, UK, Tables 1.1a to 1.1d: count of births of new enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/business/activitysizeandlocation/datasets/businessdemographyreferencetable. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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