Strete’s story
10 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Strete’s built-up area.
28% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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StreteDevon
Home to 486 people, this village lies in Devon, South West.
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Photo: Derek Harper · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
486
Census 2021 · South Hams council
Median home
£505K
26 sales in 3 years
Median age
63.1
47% are 65+ · Devon 24%
Degree level
35%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
12%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Strete a good place to live?
Towns under 1,000 residents aren’t graded, so Strete has no grades; its figures are still real. People aged 65 and over make up 47% of residents. Its listed buildings number 10, with 0 at Grade I. Just over one in ten commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport.
What makes Strete stand out
The 3 things Strete does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Strete.
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Strete than in Devon’s towns or England’s towns: 9.2% are under 15
People aged 15 to 24 make up 5.9% of the town. Half the people of Strete are older than 63.1. Degrees are held by 35% of adults.
63.1median age
StreteDevonEngland
Ages · share of residents
47%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications20%
Apprenticeship3%
A levels or similar14%
Degree level35%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
About 84 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.
| Strete | Devon | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 9.2% | 15% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 5.9% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 9.8% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 47% | 24% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 3.4% | 6.6% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 14% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 35% | 30% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Devon and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commute
Under 5 km to work: 27% in Strete, fewer than in Devon’s towns and across England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 42% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Just over two in five workers worked mainly from home, above Devon’s towns (24%) and England’s towns (31%) alike, and the car carried 84% of commuters at the census. About 13% of its commuters stay in Strete for work. The 2026 claimant rate among 16 to 64s was 3.6%.
12%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving84%
On foot9%
Bus2%
Bicycle2%
27%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
42%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£52K
mean household income, before tax
3.6%
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 Strete sells for £505K, more than in Devon’s towns and across England’s towns
Social housing holds 7% of households, below Devon’s towns (14%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Private tenants account for 15% of households. Households that own their home make up 77%.
£505Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Strete£505K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £525,000 | 19 |
77%
of households own their home · England 61%
15%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,012
average private rent a month, South Hams council area
£2,572
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
Burglary and damage are rarer in Strete than in Devon’s towns or across England’s towns: 3 per 1,000 residents a year
Violence accounts for 14.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. Reported offences in Strete came to 11 over twelve months to August 2026; nuisance and anti-social incidents added 2. There were 4.5 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), below Devon’s towns (5.7) and England’s towns (7.8) alike.
14.2violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual4
Burglary3
Damage & arson1
Public order1
Other theft1
Weapons1
Shoplifting0
Drugs0
Anti-social2
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.
14.2
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
3
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
4.5
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
11
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 Strete than in Devon’s towns or across England’s towns: 25% of residents
Seeing a GP means leaving Strete: the nearest practice is 2.7 miles away. Four fifths of the town’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, about level with Devon’s towns (80%) and below England’s towns (82%). The nearest A&E to Strete is Torbay Hospital, 12.2 miles away.
80%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 80%Fair 15%Bad or very bad 5%
| Census 2021 | Strete | Devon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 80% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.1% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 25% | 21% | 17% |
83.8
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
87.8
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · No age adjustment applies to these census answers, which flatter younger towns; the Health Grade’s measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them, do allow for age.
History
More of the land in Strete 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.
Relative to its size, Strete keeps 206 listed buildings per 10,000 residents. Homes from before 1919 make up 28% of the total, higher than both Devon’s towns (24%) and England’s towns (16%).
10listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II10
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
28%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
206
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 Strete
14pages on Strete
The big questions
Safety14.2 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £505K · rent £1,012 a monthHousing10 sold in 12 months · busiest street Start Bay ParkSchoolsHealthLife expectancy 83.8 (men), 87.8 (women)Work & commute66% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Strete’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
DartmouthChillingtonStoke GabrielKingsbridgeBrixhamLoddiswellSalcombeStrete
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strete | 486 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dartmouth | 5,260 | 3.2 | C− | C− | C+ | B |
| Chillington | 1,074 | 3.9 | — | C | A+ | A+ |
| Stoke Gabriel | 1,340 | 6.4 | — | C− | A | A |
| Kingsbridge | 5,682 | 6.6 | B− | C+ | C | B− |
| Brixham | 17,839 | 7.3 | C | D− | C+ | C |
| Loddiswell | 1,032 | 7.5 | — | B− | B | A |
| Salcombe | 1,583 | 8.3 | — | D | B | A+ |
Chillington, Stoke Gabriel, Loddiswell and Salcombe have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Strete
How many listed buildings are there in Strete?
That is 8.4 times the typical UK town for its size.
Is Strete expensive to live in?
Private rents in the South Hams council area averaged £1,012 a month in August 2026.
About Strete
Village in Devon, England
Strete is a built-up area of 486 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
- 486 (Census 2021)
- Council
- South Hams
- County
- Devon
- Region
- South West
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
- ONS code
- E63006991
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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