UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/house-prices/south-hams
Council areaSouth West, England
House prices in South Hams
Homes in South Hams sold for a median of £360,000 from September 2024 to August 2026, across 2,956 standard sales.
That makes it the third most expensive of the 26 council areas in the South West with at least 300 sales. The median across the region was £310,000.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 1,121 | £510,000 | £395,000 to £696,000 | £4,036/m²from 42 sales |
| Semi-detached | 685 | £315,000 | £273,000 to £395,000 | £3,422/m²from 24 sales |
| Terraced | 837 | £285,000 | £227,000 to £370,000 | £2,922/m²from 27 sales |
| Flats and maisonettes | 313 | £245,000 | £165,000 to £380,000 | Too few |
Detached houses were the most common type sold in South Hams, at 38% of sales, ahead of terraced houses at 28%.
Flats and maisonettes stand out against the South West as a whole: a median of £245,000 here, 31% more than the £187,500 across the region.
Prices over time
The median rose 31%, from £275,000 in 2016 to £360,000 in 2025, less than the 36% rise across the South West as a whole.
Postcode districts in South Hams
The dearest district was PL8 (Plymouth), at £462,500, and the cheapest was PL21 (Ivybridge), at £312,500.
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Post towns in South Hams, by number of sales: Ivybridge (PL21), Totnes (TQ9), Kingsbridge (TQ7), Dartmouth (TQ6), Plymouth (PL8), Salcombe (TQ8), South Brent (TQ10).
- PL8Plymouth, 154 salesMedian price £462,500Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 Too few
- TQ9Totnes, 600 salesMedian price £401,000Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 −7%
- TQ7Kingsbridge, 547 salesMedian price £400,000Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +2%
- TQ6Dartmouth, 272 salesMedian price £355,000Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 −3%
- PL21Ivybridge, 664 salesMedian price £312,500Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +4%
Fewer than 100 sales, not ranked: TQ8 £730k (87 sales), TQ10 £339k (80 sales).
1-year change: 2025 against 2024, where both years had 100 or more standard sales. It moves with which homes sold, so treat it as a guide, not a price index.
From 2024 to 2025, the median rose most in PL21 (Ivybridge), up 4%, and fell most in TQ9 (Totnes), down 7%.
Streets with the most standard sales in the districts listed above, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Victoria Road, Dartmouth (TQ6)23 sales
- Station Road, Totnes (TQ9)21 sales
- Embankment Road, Kingsbridge (TQ7)20 sales
- Hazel Lane, Ivybridge (PL21)18 sales
- Cumber Close, Malborough (TQ7)15 sales
- Western Road, Ivybridge (PL21)14 sales
- St Marys Drive, Dartington (TQ9)14 sales
- Cross Park, Filham (PL21)13 sales
Of the streets with at least 10 sales, the dearest by median price were Yealm Road, Newton Ferrers (PL8, £795,000), Court Road, Newton Ferrers (PL8, £750,000) and St Marys Drive, Dartington (TQ9, £688,500).
The cheapest were Western Road, Ivybridge (PL21, £164,000), Cumber Close, Malborough (TQ7, terraced houses, £205,000) and Drake Avenue, Ivybridge (PL21, £264,000).
Living in South Hams
Crime
44 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Lower than 94 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of council areas are between 59 and 95.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
61% of homes can get it
Lower than 98 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of council areas are between 84% and 95%.
Radon
Every postcode is in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Higher than 98 in 100 council areas.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,615 a year in South Hams for 2026 to 2027
Higher than 91 in 100 council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Council areas in the South West
Median sale price of the 26 council areas in the South West with at least 300 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first. South Hams and the 14 council areas nearest it in the ranking are shown.
- Cotswold£450,000
- Bath and North East Somerset£395,000
- South Hams, this council area£360,000
- Bristol£350,000
- Dorset£345,000
- South Gloucestershire£340,000
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole£338,000
- Stroud£335,000
- East Devon£330,000
- Cheltenham£328,000
- Tewkesbury£325,000
- North Somerset£320,000
- Wiltshire£320,000
- Exeter£300,000
- Teignbridge£300,000
About these figures
South Hams's figures come from 2,956 standard sales, each placed in the council area by its own postcode. The 7 districts listed are those with most of their postcodes in South Hams, so their sales add up to 2,404 instead (how we build council pages). New builds made up 9% of them.
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.