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Brixton

Brixton is a village in Devon, England, with a population of around 1,252. There are two bus stops, one restaurant or café, and the nearest railway station is Marsh Mills, 5.9 km away. In June 2026, there were around 5 recorded street crimes, most commonly public order. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Brixton area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the South Hams area is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 88,624 residents at roughly 100 people per km².

Council
South Hams
County
Devon
Constituency
South West Devon
Police force
Devon & Cornwall
56/ 100

My Area Score

Good

Ranked 112th of 294 English council areas — better than 62% of them.

Home affordability15
Affordable rents44
Good schools58
Life expectancy94
Low deprivation69
Employment88
Low council tax9

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

17°COvercast

  • Today: 18° / 17° · 51% rain
  • Tomorrow: 19° / 18° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:45Sunset 19:38

12h 53m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

28US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Plymouth Centre, United Kingdom

Crime

7 reported · July 2026 17% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences4
  • Other theft1
  • Public order1
  • Shoplifting1

Neighbourhood team: Ivybridge Rural South · Devon And Cornwall

Local policing priorities

  • Anti-Social Behaviour
  • Safeguarding the vulnerable

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

Road safety

146 reported road collisions (2024)

33 killed or seriously injured · 183 casualties · 16.5 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

41 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 36 rated 4–5 ★ (34 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Marsh Mills (5.9 km)
  • 2 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Plymouth (8.3 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£360,571 average 6.8% YoY

Across South Hams · to 2026-06

Detached£545,980
Semi-detached£348,182
Terraced£285,959
Flat£189,993

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£1,009 average monthly rent 3.2% YoY

  • 1 bed £735
  • 2 bed £918
  • 3 bed £1,135

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

Affordability

11.4× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 11.4 times median annual pay (10.2× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 158.9p · Esso (10.3 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 187.7p · Asda (7.5 km)

14 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

43 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 11 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 150 kW
  • Nearest: Otter Nurseries (1.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Swimming pools1
  • Sports pitches2
  • Playgrounds3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

88,624 residents in South Hams · 100/km²

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

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 219 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,615 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (20% of 47,850)

A £1,743
B £2,034
C £2,325
D £2,615
E £3,196
F £3,778
G £4,359
H £5,230

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

Schools

56 schools · 11,740 pupils

40 primary · 3 secondary · 13 other

Ofsted: 18 of 20 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (90%)

46inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • Ivybridge Community CollegeGood
  • Kingsbridge AcademyGood
  • King Edward VI Community College

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · South Hams

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
  • 31 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

Planning decisions

236 applications decided

94.1% granted · 222 granted, 14 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Rebecca Smith

Conservative

South West Devon

Recent votes:

  • NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • NoClosure motion
  • NoDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Liberal Democrat majority

  • Lab 1
  • Con 7
  • LD 19
  • Grn 3
  • Oth 1

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools1
  • Parks & greens2
  • Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

5,965 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

163 jobs advertised · £34,305 avg

e.g. Sign Up as A Delivery Person - Earn With Uber Eats, Sous chef - exciting new growing business, Looking For Part-Time Opportunities? - Deliver with Uber Eats

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£751 median full-time weekly pay

2.1% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£30,368 disposable income per head (2024)

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

Energy efficiency

35% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 50,991 certificates

11.4% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

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

Grid electricity

16% low-carbon electricity

Gas 84% · Wind 16%

332 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for South West England · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 85.4 yrs women · 82.9 yrs men

57% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.1
  • Feeling worthwhile7.1
  • Happiness yesterday6.9
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.6

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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in South West Devon:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Brixton, Devon · 0.2 km

    Brixton is a village, parish and former manor situated near Plymouth in South Hams, Devon, England. It is located on the A379 Plymouth to Kingsbridge road and is about 6 miles (9.7 km) from Plymouth. Its population is…

  • Combe, Yealmpton, Devon · 1.0 km

    Combe is a village near Yealmpton in the county of Devon, England.

  • Brixton Road railway station · 1.4 km

    Brixton Road railway station served the village of Brixton, Devon, England from 1898 to 1960 on the Plymouth to Yealmpton Branch.

  • Steer Point railway station · 1.7 km

    Steer Point railway station served the village of Brixton, Devon, England, from 1898 to 1960 on the Plymouth to Yealmpton Branch.

  • Puslinch, Devon · 2.0 km

    Puslinch is a small but ancient rural locality to the south of Yealmpton village in the South Hams district of the county of Devon, England. The name Puslich or Posylynch means "Pugh's land".

  • Elburton Cross railway station · 2.2 km

    Elburton Cross railway station served the suburb of Plymstock, Devon, England from 1898 to 1960 on the Plymouth to Yealmpton Branch. It was situated 1 mile 77 chains (3 km) from Plymstock station and 5 miles 68 chains…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Brixton?
Brixton is a town in Devon, England, in the South Hams local authority.
What is the population of Brixton?
Brixton has an approximate settlement population of 1,252.
How deprived is Brixton?
The South Hams local authority, which includes Brixton, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.