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Broadhempston

Broadhempston is a village in Devon, England, with a population of around 672. The nearest railway station is Nappers Halt, 2.9 km away. There were around 3 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Broadhempston area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Teignbridge area is around the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 134,801 residents at roughly 200 people per km².

Council
Teignbridge
County
Devon
Constituency
Newton Abbot
Police force
Devon & Cornwall
53/ 100

My Area Score

Good

Ranked 130th of 294 English council areas — better than 56% of them.

Home affordability45
Affordable rents58
Good schools49
Life expectancy67
Low deprivation59
Employment86
Low council tax6

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

20°CSunny

  • Today: 21° / 13° · 17% rain
  • Tomorrow: 22° / 17° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:44Sunset 19:37

12h 53m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

32US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Plymouth Centre, United Kingdom

Crime

3 reported · July 2026 50% YoY

  • Criminal damage & arson1
  • Other theft1
  • Violence & sexual offences1

Neighbourhood team: Totnes East · Devon And Cornwall

Local policing priorities

  • As we head into the summer months, we want everyone to enjoy the warmer weather safety and responsibly. While we welcome people making th…

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

Road safety

222 reported road collisions (2024)

50 killed or seriously injured · 281 casualties · 16.5 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

5 food businesses within 2 miles

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

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Nappers Halt (2.7 km)
  • 0 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Totnes (5.4 km):

Loading live departures…

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£303,564 average 0.8% YoY

Across Teignbridge · to 2026-06

Detached£480,980
Semi-detached£318,287
Terraced£248,775
Flat£151,723

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£958 average monthly rent 3.7% YoY

  • 1 bed £653
  • 2 bed £867
  • 3 bed £1,083

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

Affordability

8.7× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 8.7 times median annual pay (8.5× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 151.9p · Esso (7.6 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 184.9p · Morrisons (9.7 km)

8 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

9 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 300 kW
  • Nearest: Ambrook Lodge (2.5 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches4
  • Playgrounds1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

134,801 residents in Teignbridge · 200/km²

  • Under 16: 16%
  • 16–64: 57%
  • 65+: 27%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Around the average in England

Ranked 186 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,643 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band B (22% of 65,470)

A £1,762
B £2,056
C £2,349
D £2,643
E £3,230
F £3,818
G £4,405
H £5,286

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

Schools

70 schools · 16,497 pupils

47 primary · 7 secondary · 16 other

Ofsted: 23 of 26 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (88%)

57inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • Coombeshead AcademyGood
  • South Devon UTCGood
  • Teign SchoolGood
  • Dawlish College
  • Newton Abbot College
  • South Dartmoor Community College
  • Teignmouth Community School, Exeter Road

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Teignbridge

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

  • In a conservation area (Broadhempston)
  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 54 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

Planning decisions

165 applications decided

79.4% granted · 131 granted, 34 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Martin Wrigley

Liberal Democrat

Newton Abbot

Recent votes:

  • AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • AyeClosure motion
  • NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Liberal Democrat majority

  • Con 9
  • LD 25
  • Ref 1
  • Oth 12

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools1
  • Parks & greens5

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

6,640 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

5 jobs advertised

e.g. Be Your Own Boss - Deliver with Uber Eats, Delivery Opportunities Near Me? - Deliver with Uber Eats, Sign Up as A Delivery Person - Earn With Uber Eats

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£689 median full-time weekly pay

2.2% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£26,367 disposable income per head (2024)

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

Energy efficiency

40% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 67,262 certificates

10.1% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

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

Grid electricity

80% low-carbon electricity

Solar 45% · Wind 31% · Gas 16% · Imports 4%

67 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for South West England · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 84.4 yrs women · 81.3 yrs men

62% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.5
  • Feeling worthwhile7.6
  • Happiness yesterday7.2
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.3

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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Newton Abbot:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Broadhempston · 0.5 km

    Broadhempston is a village, parish and former manor in Devon, England, situated about 4 miles north of Totnes. It is now administered by Teignbridge District Council. According to the 2001 census the parish contained…

  • Holy Trinity Church, Torbryan · 1.9 km

    Holy Trinity Church in Torbryan, near Ipplepen in Devon, England, was built in the 15th century. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is now a redundant…

  • Torbryan · 2.0 km

    Torbryan is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Denbury and Torbryan, in the Teignbridge district, in the county of Devon, England. It is located approximately one mile to the west of Ipplepen.

  • Staverton, Devon · 2.0 km

    Staverton is a village and civil parish in the South Hams of Devon, England consisting of 297 households and a population of 717.

  • Woodland, Devon · 2.5 km

    Woodland is a small hamlet and civil parish in Teignbridge, Devon, England. The parish lies just east of the town of Ashburton; the hamlet is about 2.25 miles (3.6 km) from the town.

  • Nappers Halt railway station · 2.7 km

    Nappers Halt railway station is situated on the South Devon Railway, a heritage railway in Devon, England. It serves the Sea Trout Inn, near Staverton.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Broadhempston?
Broadhempston is a town in Devon, England, in the Teignbridge local authority.
What is the population of Broadhempston?
Broadhempston has an approximate settlement population of 672.
How deprived is Broadhempston?
The Teignbridge local authority, which includes Broadhempston, is around the average in England on the IoD2019.