Place CheckerOfficial local evidence

Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004200

Salcombe, Malborough & Thurlestone

Salcombe, Malborough & Thurlestone is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,122 residents in South Hams. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

5,122

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,414

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

89.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

71.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

9.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

37.2%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Closest matches elsewhere in England and Wales, across 14 Census themes. Similarity is statistical, not a recommendation, and says nothing about how anywhere feels to live in.

Mere & East Knoyle, Wiltshire6,750 residents · 68.3% owned · 9.6% no carLavenham, Bildeston & Brettenham, Babergh6,430 residents · 69.7% owned · 10.2% no carBeaminster, Maiden Newton & Halstock, Dorset10,043 residents · 68.9% owned · 8.0% no carMylor Bridge & Frogpool, Cornwall5,938 residents · 76.8% owned · 8.9% no carProbus & Roseland, Cornwall8,174 residents · 68.0% owned · 10.3% no carBurton Bradstock & Chideock, Dorset7,665 residents · 73.5% owned · 8.5% no car

Most similar within South Hams

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Chillington, Torcross & Stoke Fleming, South Hams5,762 residents · 76.8% owned · 9.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Salcombe, Malborough & Thurlestone

People, households and homes at the stated Census geography. These describe the 2021 population, not the occupants of a particular home.

Tenure

Owned71.3%
1,721 households
Social rented14%
339 households
Private rented13.5%
326 households
Shared ownership1.1%
27 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Salcombe, Malborough & Thurlestone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached45.3%
1,094 households
Semi-detached25.4%
613 households
Terraced17.7%
427 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6.1%
147 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.6%
63 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.2%
30 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1%
25 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
18 households
Salcombe, Malborough & Thurlestone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.5%
978 households
2 cars or vans in household34.6%
836 households
3 or more cars or vans in household15.1%
364 households
No cars or vans in household9.9%
238 households
Salcombe, Malborough & Thurlestone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms37.7%
910 households
4 or more bedrooms28.8%
695 households
2 bedrooms24.3%
587 households
1 bedroom9.2%
223 households
Salcombe, Malborough & Thurlestone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.7%
1,540 households
One-person household31.8%
769 households
Other household types4.5%
108 households
Salcombe, Malborough & Thurlestone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household43.6%
1,054 households
1 person in household31.8%
768 households
3 people in household12%
289 households
4 people in household8.9%
216 households
5 people in household2.3%
56 households
6 people in household1%
24 households
7 people in household0.2%
4 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Salcombe, Malborough & Thurlestone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1511.7%
599 residents
15–2911.1%
571 residents
30–4413%
668 residents
45–6429.2%
1,497 residents
65 and over34.9%
1,789 residents
Salcombe, Malborough & Thurlestone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.6%
5,051 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%
45 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
12 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.2%
9 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
5 residents
Salcombe, Malborough & Thurlestone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above37.2%
1,664 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.7%
750 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.1%
676 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.1%
633 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.4%
374 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.4%
288 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.1%
94 residents aged 16 and over
Salcombe, Malborough & Thurlestone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive49.8%
2,229 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)49.3%
2,210 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student0.9%
40 residents aged 16 and over
Salcombe, Malborough & Thurlestone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers23.6%
1,057 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.9%
935 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.3%
686 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10%
450 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.4%
376 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.7%
344 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.5%
245 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.3%
239 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.3%
149 residents aged 16 and over
Salcombe, Malborough & Thurlestone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.7%
2,393 residents
Good health34.4%
1,760 residents
Fair health14%
718 residents
Bad health3.5%
179 residents
Very bad health1.4%
71 residents
Salcombe, Malborough & Thurlestone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.7%
4,186 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.3%
935 residents
Salcombe, Malborough & Thurlestone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension53.4%
1,291 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.3%
780 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.2%
295 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.9%
46 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
4 households
Salcombe, Malborough & Thurlestone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Each percentage uses its Census table’s own total. Rounding and source categories can affect totals. ONS Census data · OGL v3.0.

How the similarity is worked out

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Every neighbourhood is described by its shares across the Census themes above — tenure, housing, cars, household make-up, age, ethnic group, qualifications, work, health and deprivation — each theme weighted equally, which is the approach ONS takes in its own Output Area Classification. The neighbourhoods listed are the closest on those numbers, published in full rather than folded into a score. Nothing here measures schools, crime, prices or what a place is like to be in, and a close match is a statistical fact rather than a suggestion to move.

Browse every neighbourhood in South Hams

Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

Shared catalogue checked 2026-08-28: 88 candidate data layers listed. Catalogue presence is not publication approval; only separately approved public projections may be shown.