Inner Hope
Inner Hope is a village in Devon, England, with a population of around 249. There are around 1 restaurants and cafés and 1 bus stop. There were around 2 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly anti-social behaviour, and the nearest railway station is Kingsbridge Park Side, 7.2 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Inner Hope area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the South Hams area is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 88,624 residents at roughly 100 people per km².
- Council
- South Hams
- County
- Devon
- Constituency
- Totnes
- Police force
- Devon & Cornwall
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 112th of 294 English council areas — better than 62% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. Scored on 80% of the full weighting — some data isn't available here. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
18°CCloudy
- Today: 18° / 13° · 17% rain
- Tomorrow: 19° / 17° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:45Sunset 19:38
12h 53m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
22US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Plymouth Centre, United Kingdom
Crime
3 reported · July 2026
- Other theft2
- Violence & sexual offences1
Neighbourhood team: Salcombe · Devon And Cornwall
Local policing priorities
- Anti-Social Behaviour - With the weather continuing to improve as we had into summer, we are aware of the likelihood of anti-social behav…
- Increased foot patrol We are often asked by the public to be out and about on foot more: this is a clear aim over the Summer for us: it h…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
146 reported road collisions (2024)
33 killed or seriously injured · 183 casualties · 16.5 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
7 food businesses within 2 miles
- 5 rated 4–5 ★ (5 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Kingsbridge Park Side (7.2 km)
- 1 bus stops within ~½ mile
Source: OpenStreetMap
House prices
£360,571 average▼ 6.8% YoY
Across South Hams · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,009 average monthly rent▲ 3.2% YoY
- 1 bed £735
- 2 bed £918
- 3 bed £1,135
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
11.4× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 11.4 times median annual pay (10.2× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 165.9p · Asda (3.2 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 193.9p · Asda (3.2 km)
2 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
8 charging locations within ~8 km
- Fastest nearby: 22 kW
- Nearest: Soar Mill Cove Hotel (3.3 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
88,624 residents in South Hams · 100/km²
- Under 16: 15%
- 16–64: 56%
- 65+: 28%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Less deprived than the average in England
Ranked 219 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,615 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band C (20% of 47,850)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
56 schools · 11,740 pupils
40 primary · 3 secondary · 13 other
Ofsted: 18 of 20 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (90%)
46inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Ivybridge Community CollegeGood
- Kingsbridge AcademyGood
- King Edward VI Community College
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · South Hams
Care & health services
832 CQC-registered services
- Care homes310
- GP practices118
- Dentists158
- Homecare agencies155
- Hospitals & hospices39
CQC ratings: 93% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 4 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Devon
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 23 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
236 applications decided
94.1% granted · 222 granted, 14 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Council control
Liberal Democrat majority
- Lab 1
- Con 7
- LD 19
- Grn 3
- Oth 1
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Parks & greens5
- Restaurants & cafés6
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
5,965 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Local economy
£751 median full-time weekly pay
2.1% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£30,368 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
35% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 50,991 certificates
11.4% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Health
Life expectancy: 85.4 yrs women · 82.9 yrs men
57% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.1
- Feeling worthwhile7.1
- Happiness yesterday6.9
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.6
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in South Devon:
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership627 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks441 local signatures · 49,615 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office332 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership328 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s251 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
- Hope Cove Life Boat · 0.1 km
Hope Cove Life Boat, at Hope Cove in Devon, is a voluntary search and rescue service that operates an inshore rescue boat in the Bigbury Bay area. The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) had a lifeboat station…
Hope Cove Lifeboat Station · 0.2 kmHope Cove Lifeboat Station, is a former Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) Lifeboat Station, located at Hope Cove, a seaside hamlet approximately 15 nautical miles (28 km) south-east of Plymouth, on the south…
- Hope Cove · 0.5 km
Hope Cove is a small seaside village within the civil parish of South Huish in South Hams district, Devon, England. It is located 5 miles (8 km) west of Salcombe and 5 miles (8 km) south west of Kingsbridge. It has tw…
SS Jebba · 0.8 kmSS Jebba was a steamship that was built in Middlesbrough in 1896 and wrecked on the south coast of Devon in 1907. She was launched as Albertville for the Compagnie Belge-Maritime du Congo (CBMC), and was renamed Jebba…
Bolt Tail · 0.8 kmBolt Tail is a headland in Devon, England, immediately to the southwest of Hope Cove in the South Hams district, at grid reference SX670397.
Bolberry Down · 1.4 kmBolberry Down is a clifftop area on the coast of Devon, England. The headland of Bolt Tail lies to the west and Bolt Head and the town of Salcombe to the east. It is one of the longest coastal areas owned by the Natio…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Inner Hope?
- Inner Hope is a town in Devon, England, in the South Hams local authority.
- What is the population of Inner Hope?
- Inner Hope has an approximate settlement population of 249.
- How deprived is Inner Hope?
- The South Hams local authority, which includes Inner Hope, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.