Christow

17°COvercast

• Today: 22° / 11° · 18% rain
• Tomorrow: 18° / 16° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:44Sunset 19:37

12h 54m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

28US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Plymouth Centre, United Kingdom

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)

10 food businesses within 2 miles

• 9 rated 4–5 ★ (9 top)
• 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• 0 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£303,564 average▲ 0.8% YoY

Across Teignbridge · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£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

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

• Cheapest petrol: 159.9p · Esso (9.8 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Asda (8.2 km)

4 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

4 charging locations within ~8 km

• 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 100 kW
• Nearest: Chudleigh Library Car Park (6.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports pitches11
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

134,801 residents in Teignbridge · 200/km²

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

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Around the average in England

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

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£2,643 a year · Band D, 2026-27

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

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

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)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Teignbridge

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

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

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

165 applications decided

79.4% granted · 131 granted, 34 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Sir Mel Stride

Conservative

Central Devon

Source: UK Parliament

Liberal Democrat majority

• Con 9
• LD 25
• Ref 1
• Oth 12

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

• Schools1
• GPs & clinics1
• Parks & greens5

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

6,640 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

11 jobs advertised

e.g. Delivery Opportunities Near Me? - Deliver with Uber Eats, Looking For Part-Time Opportunities? - Deliver with Uber Eats, Become a Computer science Tutor in Christow – Flexible & Remote

Source: Adzuna

£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

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

27% low-carbon electricity

Gas 73% · Wind 27%

287 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for South West England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 84.4 yrs women · 81.3 yrs men

62% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• 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

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Central Devon:

• Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership637 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases404 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership374 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office343 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks319 local signatures · 49,615 nationwide

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

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  Christow · 0.1 km

  Christow is a village and civil parish in the Teignbridge district of Devon, England. It is located 12 miles (19 km) south-west of Exeter, in the Teign Valley, just off the B3193 road that links Chudleigh and Dunsford…

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  Lower Ashton · 1.1 km

  Lower Ashton is a village on the western slopes of Haldon in Teignbridge, Devon, England. Along with Higher Ashton it is part of the civil parish of Ashton, which in 2001 had a population of 174. Its bridge across the…

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  Ashton railway station · 1.2 km

  Ashton railway station was a railway station serving the village of Ashton in Devon, England. It was located on the Teign Valley line.

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  Christow railway station · 1.6 km

  Christow railway station, previously known as Teign House, served the villages of Christow, Bridford and Doddiscombsleigh in Devon, England. It was a stop on the Teign Valley line between Newton Abbot and Exeter St Th…

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  Higher Ashton · 2.0 km

  Higher Ashton is a village in the countryside between Haldon Hills and the Teign Valley in Devon, England. Along with Lower Ashton it is part of the civil parish of Ashton, which in 2001 had a population of 174.

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  Doddiscombsleigh · 2.1 km

  Doddiscombsleigh is a small settlement in Devon, England. It is 5 miles (8 km) southwest of the city of Exeter and one mile East of the River Teign and the Teign Valley. Along with a few other places in Devon, it is o…

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