Appledore (Torridge)

11°CSunny

• Today: 11° / 7° · 13% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 7° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:10Sunset 16:49

9h 39m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

17US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Barnstaple A39, United Kingdom

• 4.7 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 3.5% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

13 reported · August 2026▼ 28% YoY

• Criminal damage & arson3
• Violence & sexual offences3
• Other theft2
• Public order2

Neighbourhood team: Westward Ho!, Northam & Appledore, Hartland Rural · Devon And Cornwall

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

100 reported road collisions (2025)

19 killed or seriously injured · 124 casualties · 14.7 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

106 food businesses within 2 miles

• 87 rated 4–5 ★ (75 top)
• 5 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• 5 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£267,174 average▲ 0.3% YoY

Across Torridge · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£789 average monthly rent▲ 2.1% YoY

• 1 bed £565
• 2 bed £739
• 3 bed £908

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

8.2× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 8.2 times median annual pay (8.0× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

1,000 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

• Cheapest petrol: 167.7p · Asda (9.5 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 191.7p · Asda (9.5 km)

2 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

15 charging locations within ~8 km

• 8 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 300 kW
• Nearest: Churchfields Car Park (0.5 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Swimming pools2
• Sports pitches7
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds5

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

68,113 residents in Torridge · 69/km²

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

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK4,644
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK3,578
• Net moves+1,066

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Among the most deprived areas in England

Ranked 54 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£2,601 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band A (24% of 34,600)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

38 schools · 8,421 pupils

29 primary · 4 secondary · 5 other

Ofsted: 11 of 15 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (73%)

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

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Torridge

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

• Not in the Green Belt
• 161 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

139 applications decided

95.7% granted · 133 granted, 6 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Sir Geoffrey Cox

Conservative

Torridge and Tavistock

Source: UK Parliament

Independent majority

• Lab 2
• Con 5
• LD 12
• Grn 4
• Oth 13

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

• Schools3
• Supermarkets1
• Parks & greens12
• Restaurants & cafés7

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

4,075 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

£684 median full-time weekly pay

2.7% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£23,212 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

37% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 38,447 certificates

12.3% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

25% low-carbon electricity

Gas 75% · Solar 22% · Wind 3%

297 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for South West England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 86 yrs women · 82.5 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy (Devon): 64 women · 63.7 men

66% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.7
• Feeling worthwhile8.2
• Happiness yesterday8.1
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.3

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

5 GP surgeries · 5 pharmacies in EX39

• Northam Surgery
• Bideford Medical Centre
• Wooda Surgery

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

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

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  Appledore, Torridge · 0.2 km

  Appledore is a village at the mouth of the River Torridge, about 6 miles (10 km) west of Barnstaple and about 3 miles (5 km) north of Bideford in the county Devon, England. It is the home of Appledore Shipbuilders, a…

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  North Devon Maritime Museum · 0.2 km

  The North Devon Maritime Museum is a museum situated in the estuary town of Appledore, Devon, England. Housed in Odun House, a Georgian Grade II listed building which has been the home of several ship owners and maste…

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  Appledore F.C. · 0.5 km

  Appledore Football Club is a football club based in Appledore, Devon, England. They are currently members of the Devon League and play at Marshford.

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  St Mary's Church, Appledore · 0.5 km

  St Mary's Church is the parish church of Appledore. It sits on the Quay overlooking the River Torridge. The foundation stone of the church was laid in 1836, the church being dedicated two years later. The sailing ship…

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  Appledore railway station (Devon) · 0.6 km

  Appledore railway station was a railway station in north Devon, situated close to the village of Appledore, a community lying on the peninsula formed by the sea, the River Torridge, and the River Taw.

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  Lovers' Lane Halt railway station · 0.6 km

  Lovers' Lane Halt railway station was a minor railway station or halt in north Devon close to the town of Appledore, a community lying on the peninsula formed by the sea, the River Torridge, and the River Taw.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)