Social housing in South Hams
11.9% of households in South Hams are social housing — council or housing-association homes — according to the 2021–22 Census. That is below the UK average of 17.5%.
How much social housing is there in South Hams?
South Hams ranks 295th of 374 UK local authorities by social-housing share. Of its 39,345 households, 4,663 are social homes (11.9%) — renting from the council or a housing association.
How does South Hams compare with the UK average?
At -5.6 percentage points versus the UK average of 17.5%, South Hams sits below the national level.
South Hams at a glance
Beyond housing, here is what the map's other datasets say about South Hams.
Schools
On the Department for Education's register, South Hams has 56 schools — 49 state-funded and 7 independent. That includes 40 primary and 3 secondary schools. Of the 20 with a published Ofsted grade, 90% are Good or Outstanding.
Nurseries
There are 55 nurseries and pre-schools on Ofsted's childcare register in South Hams, offering about 1,513 registered childcare places. Childminders are not counted — Ofsted withholds their addresses.
Deprivation
The median neighbourhood in South Hams sits in decile 6 of 10 on its nation's deprivation index, and 0% of its 49 neighbourhoods fall in the most-deprived national fifth.
House prices
The median neighbourhood price is about £3,826 per m², from Land Registry sold prices matched to EPC floor areas.
Broadband
Median available download speed is about 1,000 Mbit/s — what can be ordered, not what residents have bought (Ofcom Connected Nations).
Explore South Hams
See South Hams through the other lenses on the interactive map — house prices, recorded crime and anti-social behaviour, road & rail noise, deprivation and broadband:
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Figures: 2021–22 Census · Page updated 15 August 2026 · Download the full dataset (CSV, all 374 councils).