Calstock
Calstock is a village in Devon, England, with a population of around 790. There are 2 bus stops and the nearest railway station is Calstock, 1 km away. The average sold house price is around £365,346, and there were around 4 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 Calstock area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the West Devon area is more deprived than the average in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 57,098 residents at roughly 49 people per km².
- Council
- West Devon
- County
- Devon
- Constituency
- Torridge and West Devon
- Police force
- Devon & Cornwall
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 79th of 294 English council areas — better than 73% of them.
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: 12° / 6° · 14% rain
- Tomorrow: 12° / 5° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:09Sunset 16:51
9h 42m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
13US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: coarse particles (PM10)
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
3 reported · August 2026▲ 50% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences2
- Other theft1
Neighbourhood team: Calstock · Devon And Cornwall
Local policing priorities
- DRUGS SUPPLY
- ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOUR
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
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
34 food businesses within 2 miles
- 28 rated 4–5 ★ (21 top)
- 1 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Calstock (0.3 km)
- 2 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Calstock (0.2 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£286,921 average▼ 1.5% YoY
Across West Devon · to 2026-08
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
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 169.9p · Asda (2.4 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 199.9p · Asda (2.4 km)
2 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
9 charging locations within ~8 km
- 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 50 kW
- Nearest: zest-date-owed-dust (4.5 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Swimming pools2
- Sports pitches2
- Playgrounds2
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
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)
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
Heritage & planning
- In a conservation area (CALSTOCK, church street)
- Not in the Green Belt
- 93 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
85 applications decided
82.4% granted · 70 granted, 15 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Anna Gelderd
Labour
South East Cornwall
Recent votes:
- AyeDraft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026
- NoOpposition day motion: Support for British farmers
- AyeWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- AyeDraft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process
Source: UK Parliament
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
- Schools2
- Parks & greens1
- Restaurants & cafés2
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
3,575 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
1 jobs advertised · £26,624 avg
e.g. Kitchen porter
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
Grid electricity
3% low-carbon electricity
Gas 97% · Wind 3%
383 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity
Latest estimate for South West England · National Grid ESO
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
Health services
0 GP surgeries · 1 pharmacy in PL18
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in South East Cornwall:
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks374 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases217 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately200 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
- Introduce urgent moratorium on AI Data Centres and BESS outside AI Growth Zones189 local signatures · 38,553 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND182 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
St Andrew's Church, Calstock · 0.3 kmSt Andrew's is the Anglican parish church of Calstock in Cornwall and dates to the 14th century. It is a Grade I listed building.
Calstock · 0.3 kmCalstock is a civil parish and a large village in south east Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, on the border with Devon. The village is situated on the River Tamar 6 miles (9.7 km) south west of Tavistock and 10 mile…
Harewood House, Calstock · 0.3 kmHarewood House was an ancient manor house, built originally by the Saxons, in Cornwall, England. Harewood Estate is surrounded by old mine workings, so the house faces towards Morwellham Quay.
Calstock railway station · 0.3 kmCalstock railway station is an unstaffed railway station on the Tamar Valley Line serving the village of Calstock in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is situated at the north end of Calstock Viaduct which carries the rail…
- Calstock Rural District · 0.5 km
Calstock Rural District was a local government division of Cornwall in England, UK, between 1894 and 1934. Established under the Local Government Act 1894, the rural district was abolished in 1934, enlarging St Ger…
Bere Alston railway station · 1.2 kmBere Alston railway station serves the village of Bere Alston in Devon, England, 10+1⁄4 miles (16.5 km) north of Plymouth on the Tamar Valley Line to Gunnislake.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Calstock?
- Calstock is a town in Devon, England, in the West Devon local authority.
- What is the population of Calstock?
- Calstock has an approximate settlement population of 790.
- How deprived is Calstock?
- The West Devon local authority, which includes Calstock, is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2025.