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South Brent

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The north of the South Hams. About 5,543 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 136 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in South Brent live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
5,436
Joint 3,104th least populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
66.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How South Brent compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

South BrentMiddle
Population20 wards, South Hams · 2021
Population: every ward in South Hams20 areas from 2,562 to 9,034. The middle area is 3,101. South Brent is 5,436.
5,4368th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares20 wards, South Hams · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in South Hams20 areas from 100.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. South Brent is 100.0%.
100%
Gigabit broadband coverage20 wards, South Hams · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in South Hams20 areas from 2.5% to 99.0%. The middle area is 59.7%. South Brent is 66.1%.
66.1%7th highest
Claimant rate19 wards, South Hams · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in South Hams19 areas from 0.8% to 3.4%. The middle area is 2.0%. South Brent is 1.7%.
1.7%joint 7th lowest

Is South Brent safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in South Brent at a rate of 37.7 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, 14 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in South Brent.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (80), other crime (53) and anti-social behaviour (26).

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 ward, so they describe all of South Hams and not South Brent alone. See South Hams

Average house price
£360,616
Up 0.8% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£38,638
Joint 170th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
9.3×
Joint 72nd least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
15.1
98th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
South Brent in brief

South Brent had 5,436 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in South Brent live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In South Brent, 66.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In South Brent, 1.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.