North Devon
North Devon is a town or village in Devon, England. The nearest railway station is Barnstaple, 6.6 km away. Covers 25 towns with local open-data for the whole authority.
On deprivation, North Devon is more deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). It is home to around 98,611 residents at roughly 91 people per km².
My Area Score
Mixed
Ranked 206th of 294 English council areas — better than 30% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. Scored on 80% of the full weighting — some data isn't available here. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
12°COvercast
- Today: 20° / 10° · 32% rain
- Tomorrow: 21° / 16° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:44Sunset 19:39
12h 54m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
19US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Barnstaple A39, United Kingdom
Crime
Road safety
165 reported road collisions (2024)
31 killed or seriously injured · 215 casualties · 16.7 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
5 food businesses within 2 miles
- 5 rated 4–5 ★ (5 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Barnstaple (6.6 km)
- 0 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Barnstaple (6.7 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£281,532 average▼ 0.2% YoY
Across North Devon · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£845 average monthly rent▼ 0.1% YoY
- 1 bed £588
- 2 bed £777
- 3 bed £963
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
9.2× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 9.2 times median annual pay (8.5× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 161.7p · Asda (6.7 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 182.7p · Asda (6.7 km)
4 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
14 charging locations within ~8 km
- 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 120 kW
- Nearest: Bratton Fleming Sports Club (4.2 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools1
- Sports pitches1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
98,611 residents in North Devon · 91/km²
- Under 16: 17%
- 16–64: 58%
- 65+: 26%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
More deprived than the average in England
Ranked 123 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
5% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,642 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band B (24% of 49,360)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
59 schools · 14,390 pupils
47 primary · 6 secondary · 6 other
Ofsted: 20 of 24 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (83%)
56inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Pilton Community CollegeGood
- The Ilfracombe Church of England AcademyRequires improvement
- Braunton Academy
- Chulmleigh Community College
- South Molton Community College
- The Park Community School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · North Devon
Care & health services
832 CQC-registered services
- Care homes310
- GP practices118
- Dentists158
- Homecare agencies155
- Hospitals & hospices39
CQC ratings: 93% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 4 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Devon
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 8 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
197 applications decided
94.9% granted · 187 granted, 10 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Council control
Liberal Democrat majority
- Con 7
- LD 24
- Grn 3
- Oth 8
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
Local businesses
5,825 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
33 jobs advertised · £49,662 avg
e.g. Be Your Own Boss - Deliver with Uber Eats, Looking For Part-Time Opportunities? - Deliver with Uber Eats, Delivery Opportunities Near Me? - Deliver with Uber Eats
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£650 median full-time weekly pay
2.7% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£24,005 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
40% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 53,031 certificates
12.1% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Health
Life expectancy: 84.5 yrs women · 80.1 yrs men
63% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.4
- Feeling worthwhile7.7
- Happiness yesterday7.6
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.8
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in North Devon:
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership423 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office388 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership350 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s342 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Introduce legislation to make it possible to renumerate emergency volunteers188 local signatures · 13,788 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Stoke Rivers · 2.2 kmStoke Rivers is a small village five miles north-east of Barnstaple, in Devon, England. The village historically formed part of Shirwell Hundred and for ecclesiastical purposes falls within the Shirwell Deanery. The…
Chelfham railway station · 2.4 kmChelfham railway station was a station on the Lynton and Barnstaple Railway, a narrow gauge line that ran through Exmoor from Barnstaple to Lynton and Lynmouth in North Devon, England. The station stood at the head of…
Chelfham Viaduct · 2.4 kmChelfham Viaduct is a railway viaduct built in 1896–97 to carry the single track, narrow-gauge Lynton and Barnstaple Railway (L&B) across the Stoke Rivers valley. Designed by L&B engineer, FW Chanter, and containing o…
Lynton and Barnstaple Railway · 2.4 kmThe Lynton and Barnstaple Railway (L&B) was a single track, 1 ft 11+1⁄2 in narrow gauge railway. It opened in May 1898 and ran for slightly more than 19 miles (31 km) through the area bordering Exmoor in North Devon,…
Chelfham · 2.4 kmChelfham is a small borough in North Devon, England. It is situated between Bratton Fleming and Barnstaple. The village had a closed special education school, and also a disused railway viaduct and station.
Accott · 2.4 kmAccott is an historic estate, now a small settlement, in the parish of Bishop's Tawton in the county of Devon, England
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)