West Devon
West Devon is a local area in Devon, England. There were around 1 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly Violence & sexual offences. Covers 19 towns with local open-data for the whole authority.
On deprivation, West Devon is more deprived than the average in England (IoD2025). It is home to around 57,098 residents at roughly 49 people per km².
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 79th of 294 English council areas — better than 73% 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
7°CClear
- Today: 10° / 5° · 18% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 5° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:09Sunset 16:50
9h 41m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
17US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Saltash Callington Road, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 4.9 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 3.7% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
Road safety
118 reported road collisions (2025)
27 killed or seriously injured · 168 casualties · 20.7 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
4 food businesses within 2 miles
- 3 rated 4–5 ★ (2 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- 0 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Okehampton (10.0 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£286,921 average▼ 1.5% YoY
Across West Devon · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£846 average monthly rent▲ 3.3% YoY
- 1 bed £603
- 2 bed £771
- 3 bed £952
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
7.8× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 7.8 times median annual pay (8.5× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Property sales
826 property sales in the last 12 months
12 months to May 2026
A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.
Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05
EV charging
1 charging location within ~8 km
- Fastest nearby: 7 kW
- Nearest: Great Bidlake Manor (4.9 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Population
57,098 residents in West Devon · 49/km²
- Under 16: 15%
- 16–64: 56%
- 65+: 28%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK3,865
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK3,226
- Net moves+639
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
More deprived than the average in England
Ranked 117 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,705 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band B (25% of 27,470)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
37 schools · 6,412 pupils
29 primary · 2 secondary · 6 other
Ofsted: 16 of 18 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (89%)
32 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Okehampton CollegeRequires improvement
- Tavistock CollegeRequires improvement
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · West Devon
Care & health services
829 CQC-registered services
- Care homes309
- GP practices118
- Dentists156
- Homecare agencies155
- Hospitals & hospices39
CQC ratings: 93% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 4 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Devon
Planning decisions
85 applications decided
82.4% granted · 70 granted, 15 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Council control
Independent / Green / Liberal Democrat / Labour coalition
- Lab 1
- Con 10
- LD 6
- Grn 3
- Oth 11
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
Local businesses
3,575 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
5,898 jobs advertised · £39,315 avg
e.g. Superflex Roadside Patrol - South West, Roadside Technician - South West, Roadside Technician - Plymouth
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£662 median full-time weekly pay
2.2% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£25,196 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
36% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 28,821 certificates
12.3% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Health
Life expectancy: 85.7 yrs women · 82 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy (Devon): 64 women · 63.7 men
57% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.9
- Feeling worthwhile7.8
- Happiness yesterday7.8
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.8
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2021-22
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Torridge and Tavistock:
- Introduce urgent moratorium on AI Data Centres and BESS outside AI Growth Zones5,996 local signatures · 38,553 nationwide
- Stop a single Minister having the final say on national infrastructure projects450 local signatures · 15,667 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks411 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases326 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately247 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Brat Tor · 0.7 kmBrat Tor, also known as Brai Tor and Widgery Tor, is a dramatic granite tor on the western flank of Dartmoor, England. It is best known for Widgery Cross, the tallest Dartmoor cross, which stands on its summit. It is,…
Great Links Tor · 1.6 kmGreat Links Tor is a prominent tor on the north-western flank of Dartmoor, Devon, England. It is visible for a considerable distance on the approach to the moor from the west. It is one of the highest points on Dartmo…
Bridestowe railway station · 1.8 kmBridestowe railway station served the 2 miles (3.2 km) or so distant village of Bridestowe in West Devon, England, located outside Okehampton on the edge of Dartmoor.
Bridestowe and Sourton Common · 2.5 kmBridestowe and Sourton Common, also known as Common to Bridestowe and Sourton and Lands common to the Parishes of Bridestowe and Sourton, is a civil parish in the district of West Devon, Devon, England. It is surround…
Lydford · 2.9 kmLydford, sometimes spelled Lidford, is a village and civil parish, in the West Devon district, in Devon, England, seven miles (11 km) north of Tavistock on the western fringe of Dartmoor. The parish covers an area of…
Amicombe Hill · 3.0 kmAmicombe Hill, also known as the Devil's Dome, is a hill in North Dartmoor in the southwest English county of Devon. At 584 metres high, it is the sixth highest peak in Devon and Dartmoor.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)