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South West

REGION
Avg IMD
Around average
Population
5,872,801
Households
2,448,618
Crimes · Jun '26
Around average · 4.6 per 1k
2,448,618
Households
White Brit. · 88%
Ethnicity
Christian · 46%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
Around average · 4.6 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£324,572
Median property price
£1,056
Median rent
181,900
Postcodes
2,448,618
Households
White Brit. · 88%
Ethnicity
Christian · 46%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
Around average · 4.6 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£324,572
Median property price
£1,056
Median rent
181,900
Postcodes

Sold prices in South West

England & Wales
Property sales · South West
HM Land Registry · South West
Average price
£352,100
YoY: -1.6%
Median price: £324,723
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Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 2,674 sales · avg £350,375
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£374k£349k£323k
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in South West

England & Wales
Crime trends · South West

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
10,328
YoY -17%
12,84311,2959,746
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
4,663
YoY -23%
7,0015,2473,492
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
988
YoY +31%
1,5851,170755
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
823
YoY -21%
1,148986823
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
2,123
YoY stable
2,5472,1541,761
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

3 of 5 key categories improving · vehicle crime rising

26,772
incidents · Jun '26

Schools in South West

Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.

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School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.

Private rents in South West

Median private rent

£1,056/month

VOA / ONS Price Index of Private Rents · as of 2026-05-31 — 2-bed median where published.

£823
1 bed
£1,056
2 bed
£1,285
3 bed
£1,857
4 bed

VOA private rental statistics · local authority aggregate, not an asking rent

Overview of South West

Coordinates51.0380, -2.9845
Postcodes
181,900
Population (Census)
5,872,801
Households (Census)
2,448,618
Recorded crime · Jun '26
Around average · 4.6 per 1k

Demographics in South West

Ethnicity

Total residents: 5,701,723
White Brit.87.8%
Other White4.5%
Indian1.0%
+ other · 6.6%

Religion

Total residents: 5,702,018
Christian46.2%
No religion44.1%
Not answered6.5%
Muslim1.4%
+ other · 1.8%

Age groups

Total residents: 5,872,801
50–6418.5%
35–4916.6%
75–8414.5%
25–3411.2%
65–7410.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.5%

Households

Total households: 2,448,618
Other15.7%
Any member 66+14.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.8%
All members 66+11.6%
+ 7 other households · 32.9%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for South West

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 5.88 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Around average on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 5.88 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).