South Hams District Council

What broadband can you get in South Hams?

Across South Hams, 59% of homes and businesses can get gigabit broadband and 59% full fibre, Ofcom says.

For one street, look up its postcode: each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much is council tax in South Hams?

Band D for 2026‑27: £2,615 a year

Every other band is a fixed share of Band D, set in law. Band A is two thirds of it; band H is twice it.

Band D is the average across the area, including the county council, police, fire and combined authority charges, and parish or town council charges, so a home's own bill can be a little different. Bands other than D are worked out by us from Band D and rounded to the pound. A home's bill also takes off any discount, such as 25% for one adult living alone.

Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How many homes in South Hams are at risk of flooding?

Across South Hams, the Environment Agency puts 3,521 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 621 postcodes with any property at risk.

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them. It leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Surface water

In South Hams the Environment Agency counts 1,138 properties at high risk of flooding from surface water (1.6% of all its properties), 839 at medium risk (1.2%) and 3,195 at low risk (4.5%). Surface water is rain that cannot drain away fast enough.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Schools, roads and care: Devon

South Hams has two councils. The county council, Devon, runs schools, roads, social care and libraries here.

• Report a road problemdevon.gov.uk
• Apply for a school placedevon.gov.uk
• Care needs assessmentsdevon.gov.uk

Postcode districts with postcodes in South Hams

• PL5 postcode district11 of its 901 postcodes in use are in South Hams.
• PL6 postcode district103 of its 1,021 postcodes in use are in South Hams.
• PL7 postcode district114 of its 742 postcodes in use are in South Hams.
• PL8 postcode districtAll 316 of its postcodes in use are in South Hams.
• PL9 postcode district226 of its 1,017 postcodes in use are in South Hams.
• PL20 postcode district1 of its 504 postcodes in use is in South Hams.
• PL21 postcode districtAll 657 of its postcodes in use are in South Hams.
• TQ3 postcode district62 of its 749 postcodes in use are in South Hams.
• TQ5 postcode district24 of its 650 postcodes in use are in South Hams.
• TQ6 postcode districtAll 457 of its postcodes in use are in South Hams.
• TQ7 postcode districtAll 922 of its postcodes in use are in South Hams.
• TQ8 postcode districtAll 180 of its postcodes in use are in South Hams.
• TQ9 postcode district902 of its 937 postcodes in use are in South Hams.
• TQ10 postcode districtAll 178 of its postcodes in use are in South Hams.
• TQ11 postcode district48 of its 157 postcodes in use are in South Hams.
• TQ12 postcode district2 of its 1,719 postcodes in use are in South Hams.
• TQ13 postcode district40 of its 1,047 postcodes in use are in South Hams.

Counted from the ONS Postcode Directory. A postcode district is drawn for sorting post, so many cross a council's edge.

Its postcode areas

Beside each area: how many of its postcodes in use are in South Hams.