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Totnes Town: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Totnes Town neighbourhood of South Hams, England (ONS area South Hams 003). Headline figures assembled 31 October 2026. Postcodes TQ9. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near TQ9 5SB.

A middle-income neighbourhood, showing clear signs of gentrification

Totnes Town is a middle-income neighbourhood; it shows clear signs of gentrification against South Hams (4 of 17 signals rising, 1 falling). Houses here typically resell for £399,500 and flats for £248,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is higher than across South Hams (1.4 times the borough's rate) and the nearest station, Totnes, is about a 7-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 31 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£399,500

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +40% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Typical flat price

£248,000

Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +25% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Middle income

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Clear signs

Weighted balance +0.22; 4 of 17 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 5 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 5 small areas range from decile 5 to 6.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£46,700

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

1.4 times the borough's rate

Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.

Source: Police.uk

Where Totnes Town sits in South Hams

Typical house price: 5th lowest of 12 neighbourhoods in South Hams
Typical flat price: 4th lowest of the 8 neighbourhoods in South Hams with enough flat sales for one
Average household income: 2nd lowest of 12 neighbourhoods in South Hams

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 31 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Totnes Town

Median resale price of houses each year here and across South Hams, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Median resale price of flats each year here and across South Hams, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 31 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

4 of 17 counted signals point towards rising affluence against South Hams, 1 the other way and 12 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

Recent price momentum
Recorded crime
Income deprivation ranking
Benefit claims (DWP)

Falling behind the borough

Home improvement applications

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

Totnes Railway station, about a 7-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (540 m in a straight line). About 4.8 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Great Western Railway and CrossCountry to Penzance (about 145 min) and Plymouth (about 27 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

Nearest state primary school The Grove School 70 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Nov 2023).
Nearest state secondary school King Edward VI Community College 940 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Standards maintained (Jun 2025).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (20 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 30 September 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Totnes Town

What is the typical house price in Totnes Town?

£399,500. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +40% against 2017-2019.

How does Totnes Town compare with the rest of South Hams?

Typical house price: 5th lowest of 12 neighbourhoods in South Hams. Typical flat price: 4th lowest of the 8 neighbourhoods in South Hams with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 2nd lowest of 12 neighbourhoods in South Hams.

Is Totnes Town an affluent area?

Middle income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Totnes Town gentrifying?

Clear signs. Weighted balance +0.22; 4 of 17 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Totnes Town?

Totnes. Railway station, about a 7-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (540 m in a straight line). About 4.8 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Great Western Railway and CrossCountry to Penzance (about 145 min) and Plymouth (about 27 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Totnes Town?

Nearest state primary school. The Grove School. 70 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Nov 2023). Nearest state secondary school. King Edward VI Community College. 940 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Standards maintained (Jun 2025).

Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.