Affluence in TQ8 8JD
How TQ8 8JD ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Salcombe, Malborough & Thurlestone
- Council
- South Hams
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,164 (2024)
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How well off TQ8 8JD is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the TQ8 8JD area scores 7.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of England. Its lowest-scoring category is barriers to housing and services (3.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Barriers to housing and services3.0
- Living environment4.0
- Employment6.0
- Children in low-income families6.0
- Older people in low-income households6.0
- Income7.0
- Education and skills8.0
- Crime8.0
- Health and disability9.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
44.5% of adults in the TQ8 8JD area are in work, below the England average of 55.7%. 41.9% are retired and 2.6% are full-time students.
Social grade
35% of adults in the TQ8 8JD area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
37.2% of adults in the TQ8 8JD area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the England average of 33.9%. 16.1% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around TQ8 8JD (Salcombe, Malborough & Thurlestone) (about 1,164 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.