2,448,489
Households
White Brit. · 88%
Ethnicity
Christian · 46%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
27,269 · 4.6 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£325,810
Median property price
181,650
Postcodes
Overview of South West
Coordinates51.0378, -2.9846
Postcodes
181,650
Population (Census)
5,872,472
Households (Census)
2,448,489
Recorded crime · May '26
27,269 · 4.6 per 1k
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 5.94 (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 5.94 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in South West
Property sales · South West
HM Land Registry · South West
Average price
£352,923
YoY: -1.3%
Median price: £324,608
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 2,046 sales · avg £340,219
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£374k£349k£323k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
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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
Crime trends · South West
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
12,84311,2959,746
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
10,334
YoY -15%
ASB
7,0015,2473,492
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
4,853
YoY -21%
Vehicle Crime
1,5851,170755
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
997
YoY stable
Burglary
1,1481,025902
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
945
YoY stable
Criminal damage
2,5472,1541,761
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2,218
YoY -8%
Demographics in South West
Ethnicity
White Brit.87.8%
Other White4.5%
Indian1.0%
+ other · 6.6%
Religion
Christian46.2%
No religion44.1%
Not answered6.5%
Muslim1.4%
+ other · 1.8%
Age groups
50–6418.5%
35–4916.6%
75–8414.5%
25–3411.2%
65–7410.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.5%
Households
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%
Local Authorities in South West
Stroud
IMD 7.954,197 postcodes
Bath and North East Somerset
IMD 7.555,932 postcodes
Cotswold
IMD 7.513,705 postcodes
Tewkesbury
IMD 7.333,087 postcodes
South Gloucestershire
IMD 7.277,253 postcodes
East Devon
IMD 7.156,149 postcodes
Isles of Scilly
IMD 7.0094 postcodes
Wiltshire
IMD 6.9417,055 postcodes
Cheltenham
IMD 6.873,892 postcodes
North Somerset
IMD 6.836,381 postcodes
South Hams
IMD 6.484,231 postcodes
Dorset
IMD 6.3313,255 postcodes
Exeter
IMD 6.253,632 postcodes
Swindon
IMD 6.245,371 postcodes
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
IMD 6.139,433 postcodes
Teignbridge
IMD 6.124,694 postcodes
Mid Devon
IMD 5.753,487 postcodes
Somerset
IMD 5.6920,383 postcodes
Forest of Dean
IMD 5.633,311 postcodes
West Devon
IMD 5.482,588 postcodes
North Devon
IMD 5.103,786 postcodes
Gloucester
IMD 5.033,113 postcodes
Cornwall
IMD 4.5122,029 postcodes
Bristol, City of
IMD 4.5011,739 postcodes
Plymouth
IMD 4.436,292 postcodes
Torridge
IMD 4.282,794 postcodes
Torbay
IMD 3.923,767 postcodes