# Dartmouth

The east of the South Hams. 5,322 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 7.8 square kilometres.

Dartmouth had 5,260 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021).

Middle area. Code E02004195. In: [South West](https://openindex.co.uk/south-west) › [South Hams](https://openindex.co.uk/south-hams)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £331,250** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Dartmouth was £331,250 in 2025. Joint 2,907th most expensive of 7,259. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/south-hams/dartmouth#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 5,260** (2021). Dartmouth had 5,260 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 2,043rd least populated of 9,448. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/south-hams/dartmouth#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in Dartmouth live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/south-hams/dartmouth#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 80.2%** (January 2026). In Dartmouth, 80.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/south-hams/dartmouth#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E02004195) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 100% of people in Dartmouth live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E02004195) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 96 homes were sold in Dartmouth in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E02004195) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Dartmouth.
- [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E02004195) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Dartmouth had 5,260 usual residents at the census.

## Recorded crime in Dartmouth

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Dartmouth at a rate of 70.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 46.8 per 1,000 people across South Hams.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

| Kind of crime, 12 months to August 2026 | Count |
| --- | --- |
| Violence and sexual offences | 171 |
| Other crime | 57 |
| Shoplifting | 46 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 42 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 33 |
| Burglary | 9 |
| Drug offences | 9 |
| Vehicle crime | 5 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| Robbery | 0 |

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026.

## How Dartmouth compares

Each middle area against every other middle area the measure covers.

| Measure | Dartmouth | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £331,250 | 4th cheapest | 12 middle areas, South Hams · 2025 |
| Population | 5,260 | 2nd least populated | 12 middle areas, South Hams · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 100% | – | 12 middle areas, South Hams · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 80.2% | 3rd highest | 12 middle areas, South Hams · Jan 2026 |

## Is Dartmouth safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Dartmouth at a rate of 70.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 46.8 per 1,000 people across South Hams.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 56 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Dartmouth.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (171), other crime (57) and shoplifting (46).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Figures for the whole of South Hams

These figures are published for the whole of South Hams, not for each middle area, so they describe all of South Hams and not Dartmouth alone. [See South Hams](https://openindex.co.uk/south-hams)

- **Average house price: £355,483** (July 2026). South Hams’ average house price was £355,483 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 5.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £38,638** (2025). Full-time workers living in South Hams earned a median of £38,638 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). Joint 170th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 9.2×** (2025). A home in South Hams costs 9.2 times local full-time pay. Joint 78th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 15.1** (2025). South Hams has a deprivation score of 15.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 98th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Dartmouth in brief

The median price paid for a home in Dartmouth was £331,250 in 2025.
Dartmouth had 5,260 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Dartmouth live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Dartmouth, 80.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Middle area
- Code: E02004195
- Ward: [Dartmouth & East Dart †](https://openindex.co.uk/south-hams/ward/dartmouth-and-east-dart)
- Constituency: [South Devon †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/south-devon)
- Council: [South Hams](https://openindex.co.uk/south-hams)
- Region: [South West](https://openindex.co.uk/south-west)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 7.82 km²
- People, mid-2024: 5,322*
- Neighbourhoods: 4
- Output areas: 21

* People: worked out by Open Index by adding up the neighbourhood estimates inside this area.
† Best fit: the ward and constituency this middle area mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Chillington, Torcross & Stoke Fleming](https://openindex.co.uk/south-hams/chillington-torcross-and-stoke-fleming), [Marldon, Stoke Gabriel & Kingswear](https://openindex.co.uk/south-hams/marldon-stoke-gabriel-and-kingswear)

## Latest updates for Dartmouth

- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.
- GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Department for Education · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E02004195

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/south-hams/dartmouth, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/south-hams/dartmouth#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.8, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23508850. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/south-hams/dartmouth