Detached
£618,899
45% above the South Hams average
38.0% of sales
What is the average house price in South Hams? £427,075
The average house price in South Hams is £427,075, based on 1,207 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are down 5.7% (£25,977) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −5.7%
- Sold in 12 months
- 1,207
- Data up to
- September 2026
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this
How much does each type of property cost in South Hams?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£353,728
17% below the South Hams average
21.6% of sales
Terraced
£310,440
27% below the South Hams average
28.3% of sales
Flats
£278,395
35% below the South Hams average
12.0% of sales
Are house prices in South Hams going up or down?
House prices in South Hams are falling: down 5.7% (£25,977) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 27.3% (£91,688).
Past 12 months
−5.7%
−£25,977From £453,052 to £427,075
£456,828£427,075
Past 10 years
+27.3%
+£91,688From £335,387 to £427,075
£490,909£335,387
Quick answers for South Hams
12 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£572,566
Highest average, reached in May 2025
How many homes sold?
1,207
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Detached houses
38.0% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£200k - £300k
25.6% of sales
How many people live in South Hams?
88,476
253 people per square mile · High (Census 2021)
Population density is High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Usual residents, including communal establishments.
How many households are in South Hams?
39,278
112 households per square mile · High (Census 2021)
Household density is High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Occupied households, not communal establishments.
How much green space is in South Hams?
33 m² per resident
More green space per resident than 54% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 4.6 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
0.3% of the area · 38 public parks. Parks, playing fields, allotments and other public green space, not counting golf courses. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
What is the crime rate in South Hams?
43 crimes per 1,000 residents
Typical · +5.7% on the previous year · 12 months to September 2026
Crime rate is Typical, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
How many listed buildings are in South Hams?
2,831 listed buildings
More listed buildings per home than 88% of areas in England and Wales.
78 Grade I · 414 scheduled monuments · Source: Historic England
What's the air quality in South Hams?
NO₂ 4.0 µg/m³
Very Low for England and Wales · PM2.5 5.8 µg/m³ (Very Low) · 2025 annual average
NO₂ level is Very Low, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Background levels where residents live, not beside busy roads. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Defra modelled background pollution, 2025.
Which areas cost the most and least?
Most expensive
Woodleigh
£1,205,000
Least expensive
Kingsbridge
£294,106
How does South Hams rank?
1st most expensive area of Devon.
Compared with 8 areas with sales in the last 12 months
What are the most expensive homes sold in South Hams?
The highest recorded sale prices in South Hams, from HM Land Registry.
#1 Most expensive sale
collapit creek house gerston, devon
£6,500,000
Sold January 2022
View house details
How do house prices in South Hams compare with nearby areas?
South Hams compared with the 6 nearest other areas in Devon.
South Hams vs Teignbridge
- South Hams
- £427,075
- Teignbridge
- £323,362−£103,713
Open comparison
South Hams vs West Devon
- South Hams
- £427,075
- West Devon
- £343,233−£83,842
Open comparison
South Hams vs Exeter
- South Hams
- £427,075
- Exeter
- £347,139−£79,936
Open comparison
South Hams vs Mid Devon
- South Hams
- £427,075
- Mid Devon
- £320,140−£106,935
Open comparison
South Hams vs East Devon
- South Hams
- £427,075
- East Devon
- £376,690−£50,385
Open comparison
South Hams vs Torridge
- South Hams
- £427,075
- Torridge
- £292,337−£134,738
Open comparison
Which areas of South Hams are most expensive?
Average sold price in each of the 61 areas of South Hams, most expensive first.
- 1
£1,205,000
Change over one year: +63.9%
- 2
£1,149,285
Change over one year: +49.0%
- 3
£980,861
Change over one year: +22.3%
- 4
£890,000
Change over one year: +112.5%
- 5
£745,333
Change over one year: −4.7%
- 6
£724,616
Change over one year: −26.3%
- 7
£701,941
Change over one year: +186.5%
- 8
£633,155
Change over one year: +22.9%
- 9
£614,090
Change over one year: +31.9%
- 10
£608,650
Change over one year: −5.8%
- 11
£607,200
Change over one year: +19.2%
- 12
£605,800
Change over one year: −10.9%
- 13
£551,250
Change over one year: +5.8%
- 14
£542,214
Change over one year: −35.3%
- 15
£537,150
Change over one year: −22.1%
- 16
£535,200
Change over one year: +11.5%
- 17
£527,000
Change over one year: −12.6%
- 18
£515,000
Change over one year: −1.9%
- 19
£510,570
Change over one year: −2.6%
- 20
£498,757
Change over one year: +13.8%
- 21
£488,375
Change over one year: −14.7%
- 22
£487,500
Change over one year: −5.3%
- 23
£481,562
Change over one year: −36.4%
- 24
£479,781
Change over one year: −0.2%
- 25
£467,604
Change over one year: +10.6%
- 26
£465,000
Change over one year: +71.7%
- 27
£462,500
Change over one year: −15.2%
- 28
£454,645
Change over one year: +6.3%
- 29
£452,990
Change over one year: −9.1%
- 30
£452,950
Change over one year: +26.3%
- 31
£440,705
Change over one year: +3.6%
- 32
£428,750
Change over one year: +1.3%
- 33
£423,333
Change over one year: −47.0%
- 34
£422,272
Change over one year: +4.4%
- 35
£415,200
Change over one year: −47.3%
- 36
£405,870
Change over one year: −0.5%
- 37
£404,166
Change over one year: +26.6%
- 38
£394,454
Change over one year: −11.4%
- 39
£392,895
Change over one year: −0.8%
- 40
£386,421
Change over one year: −3.7%
- 41
£381,239
Change over one year: −12.5%
- 42
£374,250
Change over one year: −20.6%
- 43
£363,666
Change over one year: −87.2%
- 44
£363,444
Change over one year: −33.1%
- 45
£362,500
Change over one year: +0.7%
- 46
£360,727
Change over one year: −8.8%
- 47
£360,704
Change over one year: −23.0%
- 48
£360,241
Change over one year: −24.4%
- 49
£358,928
Change over one year: −2.9%
- 50
£355,333
Change over one year: −39.1%
- 51
£351,400
Change over one year: −10.0%
- 52
£343,535
Change over one year: +10.5%
- 53
£322,014
Change over one year: −9.6%
- 54
£312,499
Change over one year: +1.4%
- 55
£306,666
Change over one year: +4.0%
- 56
£305,000
Change over one year: −30.2%
- 57
£305,000
Change over one year: −52.6%
- 58
£294,106
Change over one year: −23.0%
- Not ranked
No recent sales
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No recent sales
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No recent sales
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Price information is from HM Land Registry, location boundaries are from OpenStreetMap, and households and population are from Nomis Census 2021 postcode estimates (21 March 2021). Parks and green space are from OS Open Greenspace. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Crime is from police.uk street-level data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk. Listed buildings and scheduled monuments are from Historic England and Cadw, and conservation areas from planning.data.gov.uk. © Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Source: planning.data.gov.uk, Open Government Licence v3.0. Air quality is from Defra modelled background pollution maps. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Defra modelled background pollution, 2025.
Last updated 11 November 2026 at 01:10 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The South Hams dataset covers 4,960 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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