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Wembury & Brixton

Ward

The west of the South Hams. About 6,738 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 29 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 Wembury & Brixton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
5,459
Joint 3,131st 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
65.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Wembury & Brixton compares

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

Wembury & BrixtonMiddle
Population20 wards, South Hams · 2021
Population: every ward in South Hams20 areas from 2,562 to 9,034. The middle area is 3,101. Wembury & Brixton is 5,459.
5,4597th 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%. Wembury & Brixton 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%. Wembury & Brixton is 65.9%.
65.9%joint 8th 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%. Wembury & Brixton is 2.9%.
2.9%2nd highest

Is Wembury & Brixton safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Wembury & Brixton at a rate of 49.3 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, 41 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Wembury & Brixton.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (188), other crime (76) and anti-social behaviour (29).

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 Wembury & Brixton 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
Wembury & Brixton in brief

Wembury & Brixton had 5,459 usual residents at the census.

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

In Wembury & Brixton, 65.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Wembury & Brixton, 2.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.