Chulmleigh
Chulmleigh is a village in Devon, England, with a population of around 1,017. It has around 2 restaurants and cafés, 1 bus stop, and the nearest railway station is Eggesford, 3 km away. The average sold house price is around £382,364, and there were around 2 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly Other theft. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Chulmleigh area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the North Devon area is more deprived than the average in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 98,611 residents at roughly 91 people per km².
- Council
- North Devon
- County
- Devon
- Constituency
- North Devon
- Police force
- Devon & Cornwall
My Area Score
Mixed
Ranked 217th of 294 English council areas — better than 26% 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
8°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 10° / 7° · 18% rain
- Tomorrow: 9° / 6° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:12Sunset 16:45
9h 33m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
19US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Barnstaple A39, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 4.7 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 3.5% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
9 reported · August 2026▲ 50% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences4
- Criminal damage & arson3
- Anti-social behaviour1
- Other crime1
Neighbourhood team: South Molton Rural · Devon And Cornwall
Local policing priorities
- Addressing persistent and repeat crime, particularly ASB, remains a key Neighbourhood Policing priority in North Devon, consistently high…
- Addressing the use, possession and supply of controlled substances (drugs) across North Devon remains our local Neighbourhood policing pr…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
159 reported road collisions (2025)
40 killed or seriously injured · 204 casualties · 16.1 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
17 food businesses within 2 miles
- 13 rated 4–5 ★ (11 top)
- 3 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Eggesford (3.0 km)
- 1 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Eggesford (3.0 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£280,441 average▼ 4.2% YoY
Across North Devon · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£846 average monthly rent▼ 0.3% YoY
- 1 bed £589
- 2 bed £778
- 3 bed £965
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
9.2× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 9.2 times median annual pay (8.5× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Property sales
1,393 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
EV charging
3 charging locations within ~8 km
- Fastest nearby: 7 kW
- Nearest: Chulmleigh Playing Fields Association (0.6 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Swimming pools2
- Sports pitches4
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds3
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
98,611 residents in North Devon · 91/km²
- Under 16: 17%
- 16–64: 58%
- 65+: 26%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK5,542
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK4,861
- Net moves+681
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 99 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
5% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,642 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band B (24% of 49,360)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
59 schools · 14,390 pupils
47 primary · 6 secondary · 6 other
Ofsted: 20 of 24 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (83%)
56 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Pilton Community CollegeGood
- The Ilfracombe Church of England AcademyRequires improvement
- Braunton Academy
- Chulmleigh Community College
- South Molton Community College
- The Park Community School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · North 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
- Not in the Green Belt
- 84 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
173 applications decided
96% granted · 166 granted, 7 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Ian Roome
Liberal Democrat
North Devon
Recent votes:
- NoBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge
- NoBudget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty
- NoBudget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging)
- AyeBudget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Liberal Democrat majority
- Con 7
- LD 24
- Grn 3
- Oth 8
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools2
- GPs & clinics1
- Parks & greens1
- Restaurants & cafés2
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
5,815 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
3 jobs advertised · £21,550 avg
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Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£650 median full-time weekly pay
2.8% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£24,005 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 · 53,031 certificates
12.1% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
5% low-carbon electricity
Gas 95% · Wind 5%
376 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity
Latest estimate for South West England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 84.5 yrs women · 80.1 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy (Devon): 64 women · 63.7 men
63% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.4
- Feeling worthwhile7.7
- Happiness yesterday7.6
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.8
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Health services
1 GP surgery · 0 pharmacies in EX18
- Wallingbrook Health Centre
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in North Devon:
- Introduce urgent moratorium on AI Data Centres and BESS outside AI Growth Zones2,685 local signatures · 38,553 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks357 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND241 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Introduce legislation to make it possible to renumerate emergency volunteers188 local signatures · 13,821 nationwide
- End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately187 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Chulmleigh · 0.2 kmChulmleigh is a small Saxon hilltop market town and civil parish in North Devon, in the heart of the English county of Devon. It lies 20 miles (32 km) north west of Exeter, just north of the Mid Devon boundary, linked…
Chulmleigh College · 0.3 kmChulmleigh College, previously known as Chulmleigh Community College, is an 11–16 co-educational comprehensive secondary school with academy status in Chulmleigh, Devon, England. It was formerly a community school and…
- Colleton, Chulmleigh · 1.7 km
Colleton is a hamlet and former manor in the civil parish and ecclesiastical parish of Chulmleigh, in the North Devon district of Devon, England. It is situated on the north side of a valley containing the River Taw.…
Rashleigh, Wembworthy · 2.1 kmRashleigh is an historic former manor in the parish of Wembworthy, Devon. Rashleigh Barton, the former manor house, is a grade II* listed building, situated 5 miles north-east of the village of Wembworthy. It was the…
Little Dart River · 3.0 kmThe Little Dart River is a tributary of the River Taw in Devon, England. It joins the Taw a mile west of Chulmleigh.
Eggesford railway station · 3.0 kmEggesford railway station is a rural station in Devon, England, serving Eggesford, the town of Chulmleigh and surrounding villages. Despite its name, the station is in the neighbouring civil parish of Chawleigh. It is…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Chulmleigh?
- Chulmleigh is a town in Devon, England, in the North Devon local authority.
- What is the population of Chulmleigh?
- Chulmleigh has an approximate settlement population of 1,017.
- How deprived is Chulmleigh?
- The North Devon local authority, which includes Chulmleigh, is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2025.