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Chagford

Chagford is a village in Devon, England, with a population of around 1,020. There is one pharmacy, four restaurants or cafés, and there was around one recorded street crime in June 2026, most commonly violence and sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Chagford area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the West Devon area is around the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 57,098 residents at roughly 49 people per km².

Council
West Devon
County
Devon
Constituency
Central Devon
Police force
Devon & Cornwall
60/ 100

My Area Score

Good

Ranked 78th of 294 English council areas — better than 73% of them.

Home affordability58
Affordable rents89
Good schools51
Life expectancy89
Low deprivation44
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

18°COvercast

  • Today: 21° / 11° · 19% rain
  • Tomorrow: 21° / 16° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:44Sunset 19:38

12h 54m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

24US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Plymouth Centre, United Kingdom

Crime

2 reported · July 2026 33% YoY

  • Criminal damage & arson1
  • Vehicle crime1

Neighbourhood team: Okehampton Rural East · Devon And Cornwall

Local policing priorities

  • Anti Social Behaviour We intend to act proportionately but robustly to support communities affected by anti social behaviour. We achieve…
  • Drugs We aim to deal swiftly and robustly to drug related activity reported within our neighbourhoods. To achieve this we require the sup…

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

Road safety

100 reported road collisions (2024)

31 killed or seriously injured · 160 casualties · 17.5 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

19 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 14 rated 4–5 ★ (10 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 (12.3 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£286,145 average 0.7% YoY

Across West Devon · to 2026-06

Detached£433,459
Semi-detached£287,502
Terraced£217,256
Flat£144,257

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£840 average monthly rent 2.1% YoY

  • 1 bed £598
  • 2 bed £766
  • 3 bed £945

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

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

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 154.9p · Esso (5.2 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 183.9p · Esso (5.2 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

1 charging location within ~8 km

  • Fastest nearby: 22 kW
  • Nearest: Bovey Castle Hotel (3.9 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres1
  • Swimming pools2
  • Sports pitches7
  • Playgrounds1

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)

Deprivation

Around the average in England

Ranked 139 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

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%)

32inspected 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

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 (Chagford)
  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 86 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

Planning decisions

90 applications decided

94.4% granted · 85 granted, 5 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Sir Mel Stride

Conservative

Central Devon

Recent votes:

  • AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • AyeClosure motion
  • NoDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
  • NoRepresentation of the People Bill: Third Reading

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

  • Schools1
  • GPs & clinics1
  • Pharmacies1
  • Parks & greens2
  • Restaurants & cafés4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

3,530 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

12 jobs advertised · £36,480 avg

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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

6% low-carbon electricity

Gas 94% · Wind 6%

369 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for South West England · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 85.7 yrs women · 82 yrs 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 Central Devon:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Chagford · 0.1 km

    Chagford is a market town and civil parish on the north-east edge of Dartmoor, in Devon, England, close to the River Teign and the A382, 4 miles (6 km) west of Moretonhampstead. The name is derived from chag, meaning…

  • St Michael the Archangel's Church, Chagford · 0.1 km

    St Michael the Archangel's Church, Chagford is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England Diocese of Exeter in Chagford, Devon.

  • The Three Crowns Hotel · 0.1 km

    The Three Crowns Hotel, also Three Crowns Chagford, is a historical hotel in Chagford, Devon, England. The hotel, noted for its granite facade and 13th century features, has 21 rooms.

  • Rushford Wood · 2.1 km

    Rushford Wood is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Dartmoor National Park in Devon, England. This area is located 3km south of the hamlet of Whiddon Down and is protected because of the diversity of its…

  • Gidleigh Park · 2.4 km

    Gidleigh Park is a 5-star hotel and restaurant located in Gidleigh, near Chagford, Devon, England. The restaurant currently holds 1 Michelin star and three rosettes from The AA. The hotel belongs to Andrew Brownsword…

  • Batworthy · 2.9 km

    Batworthy is a village in Devon, England.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Chagford?
Chagford is a town in Devon, England, in the West Devon local authority.
What is the population of Chagford?
Chagford has an approximate settlement population of 1,020.
How deprived is Chagford?
The West Devon local authority, which includes Chagford, is around the average in England on the IoD2019.