Property market | £414,880 for a semi-detached property | |
Airport access | Closest airport is Exeter (26.2 miles) | |
Broadband | 40.2mbps average broadband speeds (average broadband for UK) | |
Ethnic diversity | White: 97.5% residents (vs 81.7% England & Wales) Other: 2.5% residents (vs 18.3% England & Wales) | |
Socio-economic status | Ranked 260 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 400 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (Totnes level) | |
Community | Median age is 51.5 | Population of 1,217 | Happiness is Below Average for Devon, Average for UK | |
Crime | 2.0 burglaries per 1k people (Devon and Cornwall) | |
Commute (approx) | - Bristol Temple Meads (101 mins) - Reading (138 mins) - Cardiff Central (169 mins) - Birmingham New Street (178 mins) - Paddington (178 mins) - London Waterloo (264 mins) - Euston (281 mins) - Manchester Piccadilly (295 mins) - Leeds (308 mins) - York (337 mins) - Cambridge (360 mins)... (view more here) | |
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£414,880 for a semi-detached property | |
Closest airport is Exeter (26.2 miles) | |
40.2mbps average broadband speeds (average broadband for UK) | |
Median age is 51.5 | 1,217 | Happiness is Below Average for Devon, Average for UK | |
Ranked 260 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 400 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (Totnes level) | |
2.0 burglaries per 1k people (Devon and Cornwall) | |
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Kingswear has a few stores nearby for groceries, including: M&S Dartmouth SF, Sainsburys Brixham New Road Local. There are a few cafes and coffee shops nearby, including: Coleton Cafe, Kingswear Cafe, Kingswear Coffee Company. Kingswear has a range of train stations and schools nearby, as shown in the map below.
The property market in Kingswear has had a steep increase over the last few years but slowing growth. Based on data published on 15 November 2023, on average a detached house costs £635,441, which is down -1.0% on last year. A semi-detached house on average costs £414,880 (down -0.3% on last year) , a terraced house £325,344 (down -2.3% on last year) and a flat £227,403. Renting a two bedroom flat will cost you approximately £699 per month. Property prices in Kingswear are a little higher than the average property prices across Devon and are a little higher compared to other locations with a similar density in England. When looking at the annual change in property prices in Kingswear, prices have decreased a little slower than the annual average price decrease seen across the Devon region.
Property data is based on South Hams level pricing data and is as at September 2023 (publicised 15 November 2023)
Detached and Semi-detached House Trend (£) to September 2023
County | Avg Detached Price | Annual Change | Avg Semi-Detached Price | Annual Change |
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Rutland | £557,774 | +11.3% | £341,529 | +11.7% |
Northumberland | £333,743 | +7.3% | £183,403 | +6.1% |
Lancashire | £326,887 | +4.3% | £195,848 | +3.4% |
Leicestershire | £432,076 | +3.9% | £262,308 | +3.0% |
Derbyshire | £340,545 | +3.7% | £209,276 | +2.9% |
Oxfordshire | £706,629 | +3.5% | £450,305 | +3.5% |
Merseyside | £340,051 | +3.4% | £214,398 | +2.4% |
Gloucestershire | £536,963 | +3.4% | £330,457 | +3.4% |
Nottinghamshire | £334,429 | +2.8% | £206,257 | +2.8% |
Wiltshire | £521,688 | +2.7% | £328,877 | +3.0% |
Greater Manchester | £396,806 | +2.7% | £254,125 | +2.3% |
West Yorkshire | £351,673 | +2.5% | £210,889 | +2.0% |
West Midlands | £407,684 | +2.2% | £245,250 | +2.4% |
East Riding of Yorkshire | £326,098 | +2.2% | £203,163 | +2.1% |
Staffordshire | £364,884 | +2.1% | £221,783 | +2.1% |
Herefordshire | £434,518 | +2.1% | £276,148 | +2.2% |
South Yorkshire | £284,409 | +2.0% | £182,869 | +1.9% |
West Sussex | £686,980 | +1.9% | £441,716 | +2.3% |
Kent | £619,795 | +1.8% | £386,201 | +1.4% |
Shropshire | £404,408 | +1.8% | £252,891 | +1.8% |
Warwickshire | £515,326 | +1.8% | £299,238 | +1.3% |
Devon | £503,963 | +1.6% | £337,624 | +2.3% |
North Yorkshire | £422,027 | +1.5% | £265,231 | +1.2% |
Norfolk | £406,137 | +1.4% | £267,820 | +1.2% |
North Northamptonshire | £426,370 | +1.3% | £254,947 | +1.2% |
Buckinghamshire | £853,940 | +1.2% | £460,891 | +1.2% |
West Northamptonshire | £478,844 | +0.9% | £279,006 | +0.7% |
Hampshire | £628,455 | +0.6% | £386,140 | +1.0% |
Lincolnshire | £307,354 | +0.6% | £205,466 | +1.4% |
Worcestershire | £455,558 | +0.6% | £276,201 | +0.9% |
Essex | £586,972 | +0.4% | £379,804 | 0.0% |
Somerset | £465,131 | +0.3% | £296,160 | +0.7% |
Suffolk | £454,636 | +0.2% | £283,920 | +0.6% |
East Sussex | £595,763 | +0.1% | £385,074 | +0.4% |
Cambridgeshire | £486,349 | 0.0% | £330,028 | +0.2% |
Surrey | £957,680 | -0.2% | £546,201 | +0.7% |
Isle of Wight | £435,441 | -0.4% | £298,787 | 0.0% |
Hertfordshire | £939,983 | -0.7% | £542,021 | -0.2% |
Cornwall | £453,159 | -1.1% | £300,170 | -0.6% |
Dorset | £528,863 | -1.3% | £348,080 | -0.8% |
Recent property transactions in the area
Listed below are some recent property purchases in the area, to give you an idea of the market. Click on a postcode if you would like to see data on that specific area of Kingswear, or click here to browse the longer list of Kingswear property transactions from 2023.
Address | Details |
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INVERDART BOATHOUSE, Beacon Lane, Dartmouth, Devon , TQ6 0BU | Detached - Sold for £2,775,000 on 01/25/2023 |
BRITANNIA COTTAGE, Bridge Road, Dartmouth, Devon , TQ6 0DZ | Detached - Sold for £650,000 on 06/21/2023 |
2, River View, Dartmouth, Devon , TQ6 0AS | Flat - Sold for £599,000 on 05/26/2023 |
7, Woodland Terrace, Dartmouth, Devon , TQ6 0BZ | Terraced - Sold for £315,000 on 06/01/2023 |
6, Church Park, Dartmouth, Devon , TQ6 0BD | Terraced - Sold for £310,000 on 04/28/2023 |
QUIET WATERS, Lower Contour Road, Dartmouth, Devon , TQ6 0AL | Flat - Sold for £260,000 on 08/09/2023 |
3, Belgravia Terrace, Dartmouth, Devon , TQ6 0AQ | Flat - Sold for £202,500 on 01/31/2023 |
Kingswear has a few schools nearby to choose from. There are a mix of both primary and secondary schools nearby, including Churston Ferrers Grammar School Academy (Academy) which is a secondary school based in Greenway Road, Brixham. Example schools in the area are listed below, with some information on their rating and access criteria.
Click here to view the full list of nearby schools. or view a full screen school map which provides a wider radius of school options.
School | Type | Outstanding? |
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Furzeham Primary School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
Churston Ferrers Grammar School Academy | Secondary school Academy converter - Mixed | No |
Eden Park Primary & Nursery School | Primary Academy converter - Mixed | No |
St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School | Primary Academy converter - Mixed | No |
Kingswear Community Primary School | Primary Academy converter - Mixed | No |
Galmpton Church of England Primary School | Primary Academy converter - Mixed | No |
School | Type | Latest Rating | Parent View Reviews (if available) | Ofsted Report (if available) | Address |
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Churston Ferrers Grammar School Academy Save school | Secondary school Academy converter - Mixed | 2: Good (10/19/2022) | 267 submissions 97.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy | Ofsted Report Link | Brixham |
Eden Park Primary & Nursery School Save school | Primary Academy converter - Mixed | 2: Good (6/20/2013) | Ofsted Report Link | Brixham | |
Kingswear Community Primary School Save school | Primary Academy converter - Mixed | 2: Good (11/21/2014) | Ofsted Report Link | Dartmouth | |
Galmpton Church of England Primary School Save school | Primary Academy converter - Mixed | 2: Good (11/17/2011) | 112 submissions 99.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy | Ofsted Report Link | Brixham |
St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School Save school | Primary Academy converter - Mixed | 3: Requires Improvement (6/26/2019) | Ofsted Report Link | Brixham | |
Furzeham Primary School Save school | Primary Community school - Mixed | Brixham |
School | Type |
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Churston Ferrers Grammar School Academy Ofsted report Save school | Secondary school Latest rating - 2: Good (10/19/2022) 267 submissions 97.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy |
Eden Park Primary & Nursery School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (6/20/2013) |
Kingswear Community Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (11/21/2014) |
Galmpton Church of England Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (11/17/2011) 112 submissions 99.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy |
St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 3: Requires Improvement (6/26/2019) |
Furzeham Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary |
Station | Distance from Kingswear | Commute options |
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Paignton A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed -6% from the previous year. | 6 miles |
- Bristol Temple Meads (101 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Reading (1 change(s) - 154 mins - Great Western Railway) View details - Cardiff Central (1 change(s) - 169 mins - Great Western Railway) View details |
Torquay A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed -5% from the previous year. | 9 miles |
- Bristol Temple Meads (97 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Reading (1 change(s) - 150 mins - Great Western Railway) View details - Cardiff Central (1 change(s) - 165 mins - Great Western Railway) View details |
Totnes A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed +4% from the previous year. | 10 miles |
- Bristol Temple Meads (97 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Cardiff Central (1 change(s) - 159 mins - Great Western Railway) View details |
Torre A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed +3% from the previous year. | 10 miles |
- Bristol Temple Meads (1 change(s) - 105 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Reading (1 change(s) - 149 mins - Great Western Railway) View details |
Newton Abbot A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed -2% from the previous year. | 15 miles |
- Bristol Temple Meads (85 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Cardiff Central (1 change(s) - 147 mins - Great Western Railway) View details - Birmingham New Street (172 mins - CrossCountry) View details |
The table below lists ethnicities living in the local authority (South Hams) as per the data published in December 2022. Source: ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk
Ethnicity | % of South Hams residents | Benchmark:% of England & Wales residents |
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White | 97.5% | 81.7% |
Mixed | 1.2% | 2.9% |
Asian | 0.7% | 9.3% |
Other | 0.4% | 2.1% |
Black | 0.2% | 4.0% |
The table below lists the types of occupations that residents have, at the Totnes consituency level. Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
Type of occupation | % of residents (over 16 years old) | Rank within England & Wales |
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Intermediate occupations | 10.0% | |
Small employers and own account workers | 17.9% | |
Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 12.3% | 260 out of 573 |
Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 21.2% | |
Lower supervisory and technical occupations | 5.2% | |
Semi-routine occupations | 12.2% | |
Routine occupations | 10.4% | |
Never worked / long-term unemployed | 6.4% | 400 out of 573 |
Full-time students | 4.3% |
Relative to the UK average, the average broadband download speed in Devon is average (48mbps). Kingswear is slower than this, with average download speeds of 40.2mbps. You can also view really detailed broadband information at the Totnes level, via data.parliament.uk, here.
Average speed | 40.2 mbps |
% households with superfast broadband access | 85.2% |
% households unable to access decent broadband | 1.8% |
Crime stats were found at the Devon and Cornwall level:
Type | Devon and Cornwall | UK |
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Total Crimes (per thousand people) | 59 | 93 |
Burglaries (per thousand people) | 2 | 5 |
Public Order Offences (per thousand people) | 5 | 10 |
Bicycle Thefts (per thousand people) | 0 | 1 |
Violence Against People (per thousand people) | 26 | 36 |
We use an API provided by Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) to identify any live flood warnings to be aware of and we also provide insight into whether flooding could occur from rivers, sea and groundwater within 1km of Kingswear.
There are no live flood warnings in the area, according to our interpretation of the DEFRA API.
The areas in the table below have been identified by the DEFRA API as areas where it is possible for flooding to occur from rivers, sea and in some locations, groundwater. Some of these areas will have measures in place to minimise the risk of flooding and they may be monitored by the Flood Warning Service.
Area | Cause | Description |
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Devon and Cornwall | South Devon Coast | Exposed east facing coastal locations including Hallsands, Beesands, Torcross, Slapton, Blackpool Sands, Brixham, Broadsands, Goodrington, Paignton, Hollicombe, Torquay, Oddicombe, Teignmouth Promenade and Dawlish |
Devon and Cornwall | South Devon Coast | Low-lying areas and communities in the Erme, Avon, Kingsbridge, Dart, Teign and Exe Estuaries |
Devon and Cornwall | English Channel, South Devon Coast | Exposed coastal areas at Hallsands, Beesands, Torcross, Slapton, Blackpool Sands, Teignmouth Promenade and Dawlish |
Name | Property market | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby | Socio Economic |
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Kingswear, Devon Affordability: Expensive Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £414,880 Detached: £635,441 | 59 | Primary: 1Secondary: | 12.3% residents in higher managerial positions 6.4% residents long-term unemployed |
Totnes, Devon Affordability: Expensive Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £414,880 Detached: £635,441 | 59 | Primary: 5Secondary: 3 | 12.3% residents in higher managerial positions 6.4% residents long-term unemployed |
Topsham, Devon Affordability: Average Low Burglary Rate Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £361,062 Detached: £581,799 | 77 | Primary: 9Secondary: 4 | 14.8% residents in higher managerial positions 4.8% residents long-term unemployed |
Budleigh Salterton, Devon Affordability: Expensive Happiness Very High for UK Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £365,545 Detached: £559,397 | 59 | Primary: 2Secondary: | 14.8% residents in higher managerial positions 4.8% residents long-term unemployed |
Ottery St Mary, Devon Affordability: Expensive Happiness Very High for UK Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £365,545 Detached: £559,397 | 59 | Primary: 1Secondary: 1 | N/A |
Ashburton, Devon Affordability: Expensive Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £327,659 Detached: £494,723 | 59 | Primary: 1Secondary: 3 | 13.6% residents in higher managerial positions 5.0% residents long-term unemployed |
Teignmouth, Devon Affordability: Expensive Outstanding schools Slowing property market Local Waitrose Near the coast | Semi-detached: £327,659 Detached: £494,723 | 59 | Primary: 7Secondary: 3 | 11.5% residents in higher managerial positions 6.0% residents long-term unemployed |
Lustleigh, Devon Affordability: Expensive Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £327,659 Detached: £494,723 | 59 | Primary: Secondary: | 13.6% residents in higher managerial positions 5.0% residents long-term unemployed |
South Molton, Devon Affordability: Expensive Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £347,992 Detached: £482,494 | 59 | Primary: Secondary: | 9.7% residents in higher managerial positions 6.2% residents long-term unemployed |
Thorverton, Devon Affordability: Average Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £307,739 Detached: £479,849 | 59 | Primary: 1Secondary: | 13.6% residents in higher managerial positions 5.0% residents long-term unemployed |
Tiverton, Devon Affordability: Average Slowing property market Local M&S | Semi-detached: £307,739 Detached: £479,849 | 59 | Primary: 2Secondary: 1 | 11.5% residents in higher managerial positions 5.6% residents long-term unemployed |
Tavistock, Devon Affordability: Average Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £297,389 Detached: £446,787 | 59 | Primary: 3Secondary: 1 | 10.7% residents in higher managerial positions 6.3% residents long-term unemployed |
Appledore, Devon Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £290,392 Detached: £442,446 | 59 | Primary: 3Secondary: | 10.7% residents in higher managerial positions 6.3% residents long-term unemployed |
Name | Property | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby |
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Kingswear, Devon Affordability: Expensive Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £414,880 Detached: £635,441 | 59 | Primary: 1Secondary: |
Totnes, Devon Affordability: Expensive Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £414,880 Detached: £635,441 | 59 | Primary: 5Secondary: 3 |
Topsham, Devon Affordability: Average Low Burglary Rate Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £361,062 Detached: £581,799 | 77 | Primary: 9Secondary: 4 |
Budleigh Salterton, Devon Affordability: Expensive Happiness Very High for UK Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £365,545 Detached: £559,397 | 59 | Primary: 2Secondary: |
Ottery St Mary, Devon Affordability: Expensive Happiness Very High for UK Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £365,545 Detached: £559,397 | 59 | Primary: 1Secondary: 1 |
Ashburton, Devon Affordability: Expensive Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £327,659 Detached: £494,723 | 59 | Primary: 1Secondary: 3 |
Teignmouth, Devon Affordability: Expensive Outstanding schools Slowing property market Local Waitrose Near the coast | Semi-detached: £327,659 Detached: £494,723 | 59 | Primary: 7Secondary: 3 |
Lustleigh, Devon Affordability: Expensive Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £327,659 Detached: £494,723 | 59 | Primary: Secondary: |
South Molton, Devon Affordability: Expensive Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £347,992 Detached: £482,494 | 59 | Primary: Secondary: |
Thorverton, Devon Affordability: Average Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £307,739 Detached: £479,849 | 59 | Primary: 1Secondary: |
Tiverton, Devon Affordability: Average Slowing property market Local M&S | Semi-detached: £307,739 Detached: £479,849 | 59 | Primary: 2Secondary: 1 |
Tavistock, Devon Affordability: Average Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £297,389 Detached: £446,787 | 59 | Primary: 3Secondary: 1 |
Appledore, Devon Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £290,392 Detached: £442,446 | 59 | Primary: 3Secondary: |
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