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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.

60/ 100

My Area Score

Good

Ranked 79th of 294 English council areas — better than 73% of them.

Home affordability58
Affordable rents89
Good schools51
Life expectancy89
Low deprivation39
Employment86
Low council tax3

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

No street-level crime recorded here.

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

No active flood warnings nearby.

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

Detached£432,878
Semi-detached£286,619
Terraced£219,965
Flat£146,185

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)

A £1,804
B £2,104
C £2,405
D £2,705
E £3,307
F £3,908
G £4,509
H £5,411

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

Amenity data is being compiled for this area.

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:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

Notable places nearby

  • 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,…

  • 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…

  • 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.

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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)