West Devon

11°CMist

• Today: 21° / 11° · 20% rain
• Tomorrow: 18° / 16° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:45Sunset 19:39

12h 54m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

6US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: coarse particles (PM10)

Source: WAQI · Saltash Callington Road, United Kingdom

1 reported · July 2026

• Violence & sexual offences1

Neighbourhood team: Okehampton Rural West · Devon And Cornwall

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

100 reported road collisions (2024)

31 killed or seriously injured · 160 casualties · 17.5 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

4 food businesses within 2 miles

• 3 rated 4–5 ★ (2 top)
• 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• 0 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£286,145 average▼ 0.7% YoY

Across West Devon · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£840 average monthly rent▲ 2.1% YoY

• 1 bed £598
• 2 bed £766
• 3 bed £945

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

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

1 charging location within ~8 km

• Fastest nearby: 7 kW
• Nearest: Great Bidlake Manor (4.9 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

57,098 residents in West Devon · 49/km²

• Under 16: 15%
• 16–64: 56%
• 65+: 28%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Around the average in England

Ranked 139 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£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

37 schools · 6,412 pupils

29 primary · 2 secondary · 6 other

Ofsted: 16 of 18 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (89%)

32inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · West Devon

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

90 applications decided

94.4% granted · 85 granted, 5 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Independent / Green / Liberal Democrat / Labour coalition

• Lab 1
• Con 10
• LD 6
• Grn 3
• Oth 11

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

3,530 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

9,381 jobs advertised · £39,118 avg

e.g. Roadside Rescue Mechanic, Roadside Vehicle Technician, Mobile Vehicle Technician - South West

Source: Adzuna

£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

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

Life expectancy: 85.7 yrs women · 82 yrs men

57% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• 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

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Torridge and Tavistock:

• Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership461 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
• Stop a single Minister having the final say on national infrastructure projects369 local signatures · 14,312 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office347 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership338 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases324 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

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  Brat Tor · 0.7 km

  Brat 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,…

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  Great Links Tor · 1.6 km

  Great 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…

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  Bridestowe railway station · 1.8 km

  Bridestowe 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.

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  Bridestowe and Sourton Common · 2.5 km

  Bridestowe 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…

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  Lydford · 2.9 km

  Lydford, 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…

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  Amicombe Hill · 3.0 km

  Amicombe 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)