Salcombe & Thurlestone
Strong on safety, with transport to consider
Salcombe & Thurlestone at a glance
- House prices
- £460,000
- Higher prices84th percentile
- Schools
- 70th percentile
- Middle
- Transport
- 4th percentile
- Weak
- Crime rate
- 42.4 per 1,000 residents
- Strong78th percentile
- Flood risk
- 3.3% of the area in flood zones
- Middle39th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Salcombe & Thurlestone a good place to live?
Salcombe & Thurlestone may be a good fit for people who value lower crime. Transport access appears weaker and house prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in South Hams below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- People prioritising lower crime
Watch out for
- Transport access appears weaker than most neighbourhoods nationally
- House prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Salcombe & Thurlestone
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 42.4 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 78th percentile nationally
Lower crime than most neighbourhoods nationally.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Salcombe & Thurlestone
House prices
- Median sale price
- £460,000
- Percentile
- 84th percentile nationally
House prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally.
Median of 80 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Salcombe & Thurlestone
Schools
70th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Salcombe & Thurlestone
Flood risk
3.3% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 2.8% of the area. That is the 39th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Salcombe & Thurlestone
Transport
4th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Salcombe & Thurlestone a good place to live?
Salcombe & Thurlestone may be a good fit for people who value lower crime. Transport access appears weaker and house prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Salcombe & Thurlestone safe?
Salcombe & Thurlestone ranks in the 78th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Salcombe & Thurlestone?
The median sale price was £460,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 84th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Salcombe & Thurlestone?
Schools rank in the 70th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Salcombe & Thurlestone?
Nearby public profiles include Newton & Yealmpton in South Hams and Allington & Strete South West in South Hams.
