East Ogwell
East Ogwell is a village in Devon, England. It has around 1 restaurant and café, 1 bus stop, and the nearest railway station is Newton Abbot, 3 km away. There were around 14 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 East Ogwell 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
- Newton Abbot
- 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
10°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 11° / 9° · 60% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 10° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:10Sunset 16:45
9h 35m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
35US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
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
15 reported · August 2026▼ 44% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences8
- Anti-social behaviour2
- Criminal damage & arson1
- Other theft1
Neighbourhood team: Kingskerswell & Rural · 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
180 food businesses within 2 miles
- 153 rated 4–5 ★ (142 top)
- 4 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Newton Abbot (3.0 km)
- 1 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Newton Abbot (2.9 km):
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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 (2.3 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Esso (8.6 km)
4 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
9 charging locations within ~8 km
- 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 150 kW
- Nearest: Project EV Charging Station (2.8 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools1
- Sports pitches12
- Playgrounds2
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
- In a conservation area (East Ogwell)
- Not in the Green Belt
- 32 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
Martin Wrigley
Liberal Democrat
Newton Abbot
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 9
- LD 25
- Ref 1
- Oth 12
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools2
- Restaurants & cafés1
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
18% low-carbon electricity
Gas 82% · Solar 13% · Wind 5%
324 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 Newton Abbot:
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks450 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Introduce urgent moratorium on AI Data Centres and BESS outside AI Growth Zones266 local signatures · 38,553 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND190 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases175 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately166 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
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West Ogwell · 0.9 kmWest Ogwell is a village and former civil parish and manor, now in the parish of Ogwell, in the Teignbridge district, in the county of Devon, England. It is located 2 miles south-west of the town of Newton Abbot and 1…
Puritan's Pit · 1.0 kmPuritan's Pit is a large steep-sided pit in the south side of the valley of the River Lemon in Bradley Woods, just west of the town of Newton Abbot in Devon, England. It is probably a collapsed limestone cavern and al…
- River Lemon Valley Woods · 1.0 km
River Lemon Valley Woods is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Devon, England. It is located on the western edge of Newton Abbot and encompasses part of the valley of the River Lemon. The River Lemon has…
Bradley (house) · 1.2 kmBradley is a medieval manor house in Newton Abbot, Devon, England. It is set amongst woodland and meadows in the valley of the River Lemon about a half mile to the west of the main town. The house is now in the owners…
- Berry's Wood · 1.2 km
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Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is East Ogwell?
- East Ogwell is a town in Devon, England, in the Teignbridge local authority.
- How deprived is East Ogwell?
- The Teignbridge local authority, which includes East Ogwell, is around the average in England on the IoD2025.