Teignbridge
Teignbridge is a district in Devon, England. It has around 2 restaurants and cafés, with 2 bus stops and the nearest railway station being Riverside Station, 3 km away. There were around 20 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence and sexual offences. Covers 33 towns with local open-data for the whole authority.
On deprivation, Teignbridge is around the average in England (IoD2019). It is home to around 134,801 residents at roughly 200 people per km².
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 130th of 294 English council areas — better than 56% 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
19°CSunny
- Today: 20° / 11° · 16% rain
- Tomorrow: 23° / 16° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:44Sunset 19:37
12h 54m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
23US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Plymouth Centre, United Kingdom
Crime
13 reported · July 2026
- Violence & sexual offences7
- Other theft4
- Burglary1
- Public order1
Neighbourhood team: Chudleigh-Teign Valley · Devon And Cornwall
Local policing priorities
- Anti Social Behaviour
- Disruption of drug supply
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
222 reported road collisions (2024)
50 killed or seriously injured · 281 casualties · 16.5 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
57 food businesses within 2 miles
- 45 rated 4–5 ★ (40 top)
- 1 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Riverside Station (3.0 km)
- 2 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Newton Abbot (6.0 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£303,564 average▲ 0.8% YoY
Across Teignbridge · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£958 average monthly rent▲ 3.7% YoY
- 1 bed £653
- 2 bed £867
- 3 bed £1,083
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
8.7× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 8.7 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: 151.9p · Esso (5.8 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 182.9p · Morrisons (9.1 km)
5 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
7 charging locations within ~8 km
- 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 50 kW
- Nearest: Western Counties Roofing LTD (1.7 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches2
- Playgrounds3
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
134,801 residents in Teignbridge · 200/km²
- Under 16: 16%
- 16–64: 57%
- 65+: 27%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Around the average in England
Ranked 186 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,643 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band B (22% of 65,470)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
70 schools · 16,497 pupils
47 primary · 7 secondary · 16 other
Ofsted: 23 of 26 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (88%)
57inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Coombeshead AcademyGood
- South Devon UTCGood
- Teign SchoolGood
- Dawlish College
- Newton Abbot College
- South Dartmoor Community College
- Teignmouth Community School, Exeter Road
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Teignbridge
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
- 21 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
165 applications decided
79.4% granted · 131 granted, 34 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Council control
Liberal Democrat majority
- Con 9
- LD 25
- Ref 1
- Oth 12
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools2
- Parks & greens1
- Restaurants & cafés2
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
6,640 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Local economy
£689 median full-time weekly pay
2.2% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£26,367 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 · 67,262 certificates
10.1% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Health
Life expectancy: 84.4 yrs women · 81.3 yrs men
62% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.5
- Feeling worthwhile7.6
- Happiness yesterday7.2
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.3
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Central Devon:
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership637 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases404 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership374 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office343 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks319 local signatures · 49,615 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Chudleigh Knighton Halt railway station · 0.5 kmChudleigh Knighton Halt was on the Teign Valley Line serving the small village of Chudleigh Knighton, Devon, England. The halt, built by the Great Western Railway at a later date than most of the other stations on the…
Teignbridge · 0.7 kmTeignbridge is a local government district in Devon, England. Its council is based in the town of Newton Abbot. The district also includes the towns of Ashburton, Buckfastleigh, Dawlish, Bovey Tracey, Kingsteignton an…
Chudleigh Knighton · 0.9 kmChudleigh Knighton is a small village in Devon, England, near to Newton Abbot and Bovey Tracey.
Chudleigh Knighton Heath · 0.9 kmChudleigh Knighton Heath, near Chudleigh Knighton, Devon, is a Site of Special Scientific Interest, so designated because of its rare lowland heath vegetation. It is a habitat for many rare species including the ant,…
Heathfield railway station (Devon) · 0.9 kmHeathfield railway station, originally Chudleigh Road railway station before the Teign Valley Line opened, was on the Moretonhampstead and South Devon Railway at Heathfield, nearly 4 miles (6.4 km) from Newton Abbot,…
Heathfield, Devon · 1.2 kmHeathfield is a residential area and industrial estate in Bovey Tracey parish, in the Teignbridge district of Devon, England. It is 2 miles south east of Bovey Tracey town centre and is next to the A382 and A38 roads.…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Towns in Teignbridge
- Abbotskerswell
- Bishopsteignton
- Bovey Tracey
- Broadhempston
- Christow
- Chudleigh
- Chudleigh Knighton
- Cockwood
- Coldeast
- Dawlish
- Dawlish Warren
- Denbury
- East Ogwell
- Exminster
- Haytor Vale
- Heathfield (Teignbridge)
- Holcombe (Teignbridge)
- Ipplepen
- Kennford
- Kenton
- Kingskerswell
- Kingsteignton
- Lustleigh
- Moretonhampstead
- Newton Abbot
- Pathfinder Village
- Shaldon
- Starcross
- Stokeinteignhead
- Tedburn St Mary
- Teigngrace
- Teignmouth
- Torquay