Where is Kingsbridge?

Kingsbridge is a town in Devon, England, in the South Hams local authority.

What is the population of Kingsbridge?

Kingsbridge has an approximate settlement population of 6,116.

How deprived is Kingsbridge?

The South Hams local authority, which includes Kingsbridge, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.

Kingsbridge

Kingsbridge is a town in Devon, England, with a population of around 6,116. It has around 1 GP surgery or clinic, 2 pharmacies, 1 park or green space, and 10 restaurants or cafés, 6 bus stops, and Kingsbridge Ria End railway station is 0.4 km away. The average sold house price is around £438,463, and there were around 37 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Kingsbridge 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

56/ 100

My Area Score

Good

Ranked 112th of 294 English council areas — better than 62% of them.

Home affordability15

Affordable rents44

Good schools58

Life expectancy94

Low deprivation69

Employment88

Low council tax9

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

17°COvercast

Today: 19° / 17° · 44% rain
Tomorrow: 19° / 18° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:46Sunset 19:35

12h 49m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

28US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Plymouth Centre, United Kingdom

Crime

60 reported · July 2026▲ 50% YoY

Violence & sexual offences25
Public order13
Anti-social behaviour6
Shoplifting5

1 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Kingsbridge · 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

70 food businesses within 2 miles

56 rated 4–5 ★ (53 top)
1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

Nearest station: Kingsbridge Ria End (0.4 km)
6 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap

House prices

£360,571 average▼ 6.8% YoY

Across South Hams · to 2026-06

Detached£545,980

Semi-detached£348,182

Terraced£285,959

Flat£189,993

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 (5.2 km)
Cheapest diesel: 193.9p · Asda (5.2 km)

2 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

7 charging locations within ~8 km

Fastest nearby: 22 kW
Nearest: Fore Street Car Park (0.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

Sports centres1
Swimming pools2
Sports pitches16
Playgrounds8

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)

A £1,743

B £2,034

C £2,325

D £2,615

E £3,196

F £3,778

G £4,359

H £5,230

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
145 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

Your MP

Caroline Voaden

Liberal Democrat

South Devon

Recent votes:

AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
AyeClosure motion
NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026

Source: UK Parliament

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

Schools3
GPs & clinics2
Pharmacies3
Supermarkets2
Parks & greens14
Restaurants & cafés10

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

5,965 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

222 jobs advertised · £31,444 avg

e.g. Market Research Field Interviewer Paid per Shift Car Required, Market Research Field Interviewer Car Required, Deliver with Uber Eats - Sign Up and Start Earning

Source: Adzuna

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

Grid electricity

14% low-carbon electricity

Gas 86% · Wind 14%

337 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for South West England · National Grid ESO

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

Kingsbridge Town Hall · 0.2 km
Kingsbridge Town Hall is a municipal building in Fore Street, Kingsbridge, Devon, England. The town hall, which is currently used as a cinema, is a Grade II listed building.
Kingsbridge Cookworthy Museum · 0.2 km
Kingsbridge Cookworthy Museum is a local museum covering the history and culture of the South Hams area and is located at the top of Fore Street in Kingsbridge, Devon, England. Its extensive displays range from preh…
Kingsbridge · 0.3 km
Kingsbridge is a market town in the South Hams district of Devon, England, with a population of 6,116 at the 2011 census. Two electoral wards bear the name of Kingsbridge. Their combined population at the above census…
Kingsbridge railway station (England) · 0.5 km
Kingsbridge railway station was the terminus station of the single track branch GWR line from Brent to the town of Kingsbridge.
South Hams Hospital · 0.7 km
South Hams Hospital is a health facility in Plymouth Road, Kingsbridge, Devon, England. It is managed by University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust and formerly by Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust.
Kingsbridge Community College · 0.8 km
Kingsbridge Community College is a co-educational secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located in Kingsbridge in the English county of Devon.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Kingsbridge?: Kingsbridge is a town in Devon, England, in the South Hams local authority.
What is the population of Kingsbridge?: Kingsbridge has an approximate settlement population of 6,116.
How deprived is Kingsbridge?: The South Hams local authority, which includes Kingsbridge, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.