Rent Evidence Pack · South Hams

Average Private Rent in South Hams

Official statistics · June 2026
Average monthly rent
£1,005
12-month change
+2.9%

The South West's rental market ranges from its regional cities to strong seasonal demand along the Devon and Cornwall coastline. Every figure below is the published ONS figure for South Hams, named and dated, with a link to check it at the source.

A one-bedroom home in South Hams averages £732 a month and a home with four or more bedrooms £1,620 — a spread of £888 across the bedroom categories ONS publishes.

At £1,005, the South Hams figure sits below the South West average of £1,237 and below the England average of £1,446.

Over the 24 months to June 2026 the all-sizes figure moved to £1,005, up from £940 in July 2024.

The South Hams Rent Evidence Pack

Rent by bedroom category

Average monthly private rent in South Hams by bedroom category, June 2026
BedroomsAverage rent12-month change
1 bed £732+3.4%
2 bed £914+3.2%
3 bed £1,130+3.0%
4+ bed £1,620+2.2%

24-month trend

July 2024£940June 2026£1,005

Average monthly rent in South Hams, all property sizes: £940 in July 2024 to £1,005 in June 2026.

How South Hams compares

Average monthly private rent, South Hams against its region and England, June 2026
AreaAverage rent12-month change
South Hams £1,005+2.9%
South West £1,237+4.7%
England £1,446+3.4%

Sources — every figure on this page

  • South Hams average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)
  • South Hams 12-month change — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)
  • South Hams, 1 bed average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)
  • South Hams, 2 bed average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)
  • South Hams, 3 bed average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)
  • South Hams, 4+ bed average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)
  • South West average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)
  • England average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)

ONS revises these series on each monthly release. The reference period above is the edition this page was built from — check the live bulletin before relying on a figure.

This page presents official statistics for context. It is not a valuation of any property, and not advice.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Read the licence. Source: Office for National Statistics, Price Index of Private Rents.

See every published local authority in South West — the same ONS rent figures, one region at a time ↗

See South Hams’s gross rental yield and national rank — the UKPP Rental Yield Index covers every English local authority ↗

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