Coldeast
Coldeast is a town in Devon, England. It has one school, ten restaurants and cafés, three bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Riverside Station, 0.6 km away. There were around 17 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 Coldeast area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Teignbridge area is around the average in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 134,801 residents at roughly 200 people per km².
- Council
- Teignbridge
- County
- Devon
- Constituency
- Central Devon
- Police force
- Devon & Cornwall
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 136th of 294 English council areas — better than 54% 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
5°CClear
- Today: 12° / 5° · 13% rain
- Tomorrow: 9° / 6° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:09Sunset 16:47
9h 38m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
19US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Plymouth Centre, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 5.2 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 3.9% 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
- Shoplifting6
- Violence & sexual offences3
Neighbourhood team: Bovey Tracey & Moretonhampstead · Devon And Cornwall
Local policing priorities
- Theft - Shoplifting
- Anti-Social Behaviour and Illegal E-Bikes
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
208 reported road collisions (2025)
35 killed or seriously injured · 301 casualties · 15.4 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
47 food businesses within 2 miles
- 36 rated 4–5 ★ (32 top)
- 1 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Riverside Station (0.6 km)
- 3 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Newton Abbot (6.1 km):
Loading live departures…
Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£298,159 average▼ 0.5% YoY
Across Teignbridge · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£961 average monthly rent▲ 3.6% YoY
- 1 bed £655
- 2 bed £869
- 3 bed £1,086
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
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
Property sales
2,034 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: 151.9p · Esso (5.7 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Esso (5.7 km)
2 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
5 charging locations within ~8 km
- 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 50 kW
- Nearest: Western Counties Roofing LTD (2 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools3
- Sports pitches3
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds3
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)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK7,925
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK6,788
- Net moves+1,137
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Around the average in England
Ranked 159 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£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
Schools
70 schools · 16,497 pupils
47 primary · 7 secondary · 16 other
Ofsted: 23 of 26 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (88%)
57 inspected 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
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
- 21 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
191 applications decided
80.6% granted · 154 granted, 37 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Sir Mel Stride
Conservative
Central Devon
Recent votes:
- NoWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- NoDraft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process
- NoDraft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- NoNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading
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
- Schools3
- Supermarkets1
- Parks & greens1
- Restaurants & cafés13
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
6,730 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Local economy
£689 median full-time weekly pay
2.1% 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
5% low-carbon electricity
Gas 95% · Wind 5%
373 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity
Latest estimate for South West England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 84.4 yrs women · 81.3 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy (Devon): 64 women · 63.7 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
Health services
8 GP surgeries · 9 pharmacies in TQ12
- Kingsteignton Medical Practice
- Kingskerswell & Ipplepen Med Practice
- Albany Surgery
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Central Devon:
- Introduce urgent moratorium on AI Data Centres and BESS outside AI Growth Zones1,246 local signatures · 38,553 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks759 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases411 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND286 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately195 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Liverton United F.C. · 0.6 kmLiverton United Football Club is a football club based in Ilsington, Devon, England. They are currently members of the South Devon League Division Two and play at the Halford ground.
Trago Mills · 0.6 kmTrago Mills is a chain of four department stores in south Cornwall, south Devon in England, and south Wales. It owns a site with an amusement park and some independent businesses, adjoining the store near Newton Abbot.
Bickington Steam Railway · 0.7 kmLocated at Trago Mills Regional Shopping Centre, Newton Abbot, the 10+1⁄4 in ridable miniature railway Bickington Steam Railway was opened in 1988, using equipment recovered from the Suffolk Wildlife Park, which itsel…
Ilford Park Polish Home · 1.3 kmIlford Park Polish Home is a residential and nursing care home in Stover, Devon, in England run by the Ministry of Defence. The site was one of 45 resettlement camps established by the National Assistance Board in the…
- Battle of Bovey Heath · 1.6 km
The battle of Bovey Heath took place on 9 January 1646 at Bovey Tracey and Bovey Heath during the First English Civil War. A Parliamentarian cavalry detachment under the command of Oliver Cromwell surprised and routed…
Bovey Heath · 1.6 kmBovey Heath is a 32 hectare (50 acre) area of heathland between Bovey Tracey and Heathfield in south Devon, England.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Coldeast?
- Coldeast is a town in Devon, England, in the Teignbridge local authority.
- How deprived is Coldeast?
- The Teignbridge local authority, which includes Coldeast, is around the average in England on the IoD2025.