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Wembury, Brixton & Newton Ferrers

Middle area

The west of the South Hams. 8,596 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 48 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Wembury, Brixton & Newton Ferrers live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£355,000
Joint 2,554th most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
7,233
Joint 4,597th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
67.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Wembury, Brixton & Newton Ferrers

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Wembury, Brixton & Newton Ferrers at a rate of 42.5 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 46.8 per 1,000 people across South Hams.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences203
Other crime85
Anti-social behaviour32
Criminal damage and arson25
Vehicle crime8
Burglary7
Shoplifting4
Drug offences1
Robbery0
Theft from the person0

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Wembury, Brixton & Newton Ferrers compares

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Wembury, Brixton & Newton FerrersMiddle
Median sale price12 middle areas, South Hams · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in South Hams12 areas from £273,750 to £590,000. The middle area is £360,000. Wembury, Brixton & Newton Ferrers is £355,000.
£355,0006th cheapest
Population12 middle areas, South Hams · 2021
Population: every middle area in South Hams12 areas from 5,122 to 11,904. The middle area is 7,308. Wembury, Brixton & Newton Ferrers is 7,233.
7,2336th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares12 middle areas, South Hams · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in South Hams12 areas from 100.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Wembury, Brixton & Newton Ferrers is 100.0%.
100%
Gigabit broadband coverage12 middle areas, South Hams · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in South Hams12 areas from 25.8% to 93.5%. The middle area is 59.8%. Wembury, Brixton & Newton Ferrers is 67.8%.
67.8%6th highest

Is Wembury, Brixton & Newton Ferrers safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Wembury, Brixton & Newton Ferrers at a rate of 42.5 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 46.8 per 1,000 people across South Hams.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 45 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Wembury, Brixton & Newton Ferrers.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (203), other crime (85) and anti-social behaviour (32).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of South Hams

These figures are published for the whole of South Hams, not for each middle area, so they describe all of South Hams and not Wembury, Brixton & Newton Ferrers alone. See South Hams

Average house price
£360,616
Up 0.8% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£38,638
Joint 170th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
9.3×
Joint 72nd least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
15.1
98th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Wembury, Brixton & Newton Ferrers in brief

The median price paid for a home in Wembury, Brixton & Newton Ferrers was £355,000 in 2025.

Wembury, Brixton & Newton Ferrers had 7,233 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Wembury, Brixton & Newton Ferrers live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Wembury, Brixton & Newton Ferrers, 67.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.