Dittisham’s story
48 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
Historic England lists them inside Dittisham’s built-up area.
46% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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DittishamDevon
A village of 191 in Devon, South West.
7 places within 12 milesMap →
Church of St George · Photo: Geoff Pick · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
191
Census 2021 · South Hams council
Median home
£865K
16 sales in 3 years
Median age
65.4
51% are 65+ · Devon 24%
Degree level
44%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
23%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Dittisham a good place to live?
Dittisham has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real.
What makes Dittisham stand out
The 3 things Dittisham does most differently from other towns.
Median sale, £ thousands
Housing
3.1 times the typical UK town’s £277K
Standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
51% are 65 or over
Against 18% across England’s towns
Median age 65.4.
Homes built before 1919
History
Against 15% in the typical UK town
Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period.
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Greenway House and 11 more in and around Dittisham
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Dittisham. Best known first.
Historic house · National TrustGreenway House500 m outside town, to the east
Castle · English HeritageDartmouth Castle4.6 km outside town, to the southeast
CastleKingswear Castle4.8 km outside town, to the southeast
ZooPaignton Zoo4.7 km outside town, to the north
Castle · English HeritageBayard's Cove Fort3.7 km outside town, to the southeast
Heritage railwayDartmouth Steam Railway1.1 km outside town, to the southeastPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- Greenway House: Brian, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dartmouth Castle: Troxx, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kingswear Castle: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paignton Zoo: Lewis Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bayard's Cove Fort: Troxx, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dartmouth Steam Railway: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Dittisham.
Who lives here
Children make up only 4.2% of Dittisham, fewer than in both Devon’s towns and England’s towns
7.3% of the population is aged 15 to 24, below Devon’s towns (12%) and England’s towns (12%) alike. The 65-and-over age group makes up just over half of residents. Degrees are held by 44% of adults.
65.4median age
DittishamDevonEngland
Ages · share of residents
51%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications8%
Apprenticeship3%
A levels or similar19%
Degree level44%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
About 85 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Dittisham | Devon | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 4.2% | 15% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 7.3% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 7.3% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 51% | 24% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 8.2% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 3.3% | 6.6% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 44% | 30% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Devon and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commute
Long commutes are the norm in Dittisham: just 22% travel under 5 km, below Devon’s towns and England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 48% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
The census counted 48% of workers working mainly from home. Nearly three quarters of commuters drove, near Devon’s towns (73%) and higher than England’s towns (70%). Jobs per working resident: 0.8.
23%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving74%
On foot18%
Bus3%
Underground, tram3%
22%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
48%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£56K
mean household income, before tax
2.1%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Housing
A home in Dittisham sells for £865K, more than in both Devon’s towns and England’s towns
11% live in social housing, lower than both Devon’s towns (14%) and England’s towns (18%). Renting privately is how one in ten households live. Home ownership stands at 77% of households.
£865Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Dittisham£865K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £1,397,500 | 8 |
77%
of households own their home · England 61%
10%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,012
average private rent a month, South Hams council area
£2,553
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Safety
Violence is recorded less often in Dittisham than in Devon’s towns or across England’s towns: 5.7 per 1,000 residents a year
In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 5 crimes inside Dittisham’s built-up area. Homes saw 7.6 burglaries and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year, close to Devon’s towns (7.5) and below England’s towns (9.4).
5.7violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Other theft2
Other crime2
Damage & arson1
Violence & sexual0
Shoplifting0
Public order0
Burglary0
Drugs0
Anti-social0
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
5.7
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
7.6
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
0
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
5
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL
Health
Disability is more common in Dittisham than in Devon’s towns or across England’s towns: 26% of residents
There is no GP practice in Dittisham: the nearest is 2.5 miles off. 76% of the town’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, below Devon’s towns (80%) and England’s towns (82%) alike. Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 6.4% of the town. Also worth knowing: the nearest A&E to Dittisham is Torbay Hospital, 7.2 miles away.
76%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 76%Fair 18%Bad or very bad 6%
| Census 2021 | Dittisham | Devon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 76% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 6.4% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 26% | 21% | 17% |
83.5
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
87.5
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · The census answers take no account of age, so a young town looks healthier; the Health Grade relies on age-adjusted measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them.
History
More of the land in Dittisham is conservation area than in Devon’s towns or England’s towns: 100%
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
The top grade, Grade I, goes to 1 of them. Dittisham’s listed buildings include the Church of St George, Grade I. It has 2,513 listed buildings for every 10,000 residents, above both Devon’s towns (105) and England’s towns (39). The pre-1919 share of homes is 46%.
48listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I1
Grade II*0
Grade II47
Among them · Grade I
- Church of St George Grade I
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
46%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
2,513
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Dittisham
13pages on Dittisham
The big questions
Safety5.7 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £865K · rent £1,012 a monthHousing5 sold in 12 monthsSchoolsHealthLife expectancy 83.5 (men), 87.5 (women)Work & commute65% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards1.7% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Dittisham’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
Stoke GabrielDartmouthBrixhamPaigntonTotnesMarldonTorquayDittisham
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dittisham | 191 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stoke Gabriel | 1,340 | 1.9 | — | C− | A | A |
| Dartmouth | 5,260 | 2.3 | C− | C− | C+ | B |
| Brixham | 17,839 | 3.6 | C | D− | C+ | C |
| Paignton | 67,509 | 4.4 | D | D− | C− | C |
| Totnes | 9,217 | 5 | C+ | C− | C | C+ |
| Marldon | 2,073 | 5.1 | — | C | A | A |
| Torquay | 52,034 | 7.3 | D− | D | D− | C− |
Stoke Gabriel and Marldon have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Dittisham
Is Dittisham expensive to live in?
Private rents in the South Hams council area averaged £1,012 a month in August 2026.
How many listed buildings are there in Dittisham?
48 on Historic England’s list, 1 of them Grade I. That is 103.1 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St George.
About Dittisham
Village in Devon, England
Dittisham is a built-up area of 191 people, in the South Hams council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
- Population
- 191 (Census 2021)
- Council
- South Hams
- County
- Devon
- Region
- South West
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.4 km²)
- ONS code
- E63006940
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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