Dousland
Dousland is a village in Devon, England, with a population of around 833. It has around 1 restaurants & cafés. There were around 3 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly Criminal damage & arson. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Dousland 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
6°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 8° / 6° · 52% rain
- Tomorrow: 9° / 6° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:14Sunset 16:45
9h 32m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
48US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Plymouth Centre, 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
2 reported · August 2026
- Other theft1
- Vehicle crime1
Neighbourhood team: Tavistock 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
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
17 food businesses within 2 miles
- 13 rated 4–5 ★ (12 top)
- 2 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- 0 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Bere Alston (9.7 km):
Loading live departures…
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: 166.9p · Asda (11.1 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 196.7p · Asda (10.7 km)
2 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
4 charging locations within ~8 km
- Fastest nearby: 7 kW
- Nearest: Cider House Luxury Bed and Breakfast (5.2 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- 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
- Not in the Green Belt
- 23 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
Rebecca Smith
Conservative
South West Devon
Recent votes:
- NoDraft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026
- 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
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
- Restaurants & cafés1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
3,575 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
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%
371 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
2 GP surgeries · 2 pharmacies in PL20
- Yelverton Surgery
- Hmp Dartmoor
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in South West Devon:
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks333 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND277 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases227 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth226 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills193 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Dousland railway station · 0.1 kmDousland railway station, originally opened at Dousland Barn in 1883 was located on the 10+1⁄2-mile (16.9 km) long single track branch railway line in Devon, England, running from Yelverton to Princetown with eventual…
Walkhampton · 0.8 kmWalkhampton is a village and civil parish on the western side of Dartmoor in the county of Devon, England. The village lies on the Black Brook, a tributary of the River Walkham, about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) south-east…
Dousland · 1.3 kmDousland is a small settlement in Devon, England. It is near the A386 road at Yelverton and is 10 kilometres (6 mi) northeast of the city of Plymouth by road. The northern part of the settlement is in Walkhampton pari…
Burrator and Sheepstor Halt railway station · 1.7 kmBurrator and Sheepstor Halt railway station was located on the 10+1⁄2-mile (16.9 km) long single track branch railway line in Devon, England, running from Yelverton to Princetown with eventually four intermediate stat…

Yelverton, Devon · 1.8 kmYelverton is a large village on the south-western edge of Dartmoor, Devon, in England. It is in the civil parish of Buckland Monachorum. According to the 2021 census, it had a population of 1,858, which was slightly m…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Dousland?
- Dousland is a town in Devon, England, in the West Devon local authority.
- What is the population of Dousland?
- Dousland has an approximate settlement population of 833.
- How deprived is Dousland?
- The West Devon local authority, which includes Dousland, is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2025.