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Fremington

Fremington is a town in Devon, England, with a population of around 4,310. It has around 1 pharmacy, 1 supermarket, and around 2 restaurants and cafés, along with 10 bus stops and the nearest railway station at Barnstaple, 4.5 km away. There were around 12 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 Fremington area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the North Devon area is more deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). 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
42/ 100

My Area Score

Mixed

Ranked 206th of 294 English council areas — better than 30% of them.

Home affordability37
Affordable rents66
Good schools31
Life expectancy55
Low deprivation39
Employment65
Low council tax6

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

18°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 20° / 12° · 45% rain
  • Tomorrow: 18° / 17° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:45Sunset 19:39

12h 54m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

7US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: coarse particles (PM10)

Source: WAQI · Barnstaple A39, United Kingdom

Crime

17 reported · July 2026 13% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences9
  • Public order3
  • Anti-social behaviour2
  • Burglary2

Neighbourhood team: Instow, Fremington & Bickington · Devon And Cornwall

Local policing priorities

  • Repeat offender focus on those linked to Crime and Disorder in our Town Centre - Enabling our town to thrive
  • Focus on resolving escalating neighbourhood crime and disorder in partnership.

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

Road safety

165 reported road collisions (2024)

31 killed or seriously injured · 215 casualties · 16.7 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

30 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 24 rated 4–5 ★ (19 top)
  • 3 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Barnstaple (5.2 km)
  • 11 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Barnstaple (5.1 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£281,532 average 0.2% YoY

Across North Devon · to 2026-06

Detached£426,255
Semi-detached£284,136
Terraced£225,930
Flat£137,033

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£845 average monthly rent 0.1% YoY

  • 1 bed £588
  • 2 bed £777
  • 3 bed £963

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

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

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 161.7p · Asda (5 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 182.7p · Asda (5 km)

6 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

25 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 10 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 300 kW
  • Nearest: Heanton Court (2.9 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches4
  • Playgrounds5

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)

Deprivation

More deprived than the average in England

Ranked 123 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

5% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,642 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band B (24% of 49,360)

A £1,761
B £2,055
C £2,349
D £2,642
E £3,229
F £3,817
G £4,404
H £5,284

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%)

56inspected 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

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

Heritage & planning

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

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

Planning decisions

197 applications decided

94.9% granted · 187 granted, 10 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Ian Roome

Liberal Democrat

North Devon

Recent votes:

  • AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • AyeClosure motion
  • AyeRepresentation of the People Bill: Third Reading
  • AyeRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88

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

  • Schools1
  • Pharmacies1
  • Supermarkets1
  • Parks & greens7
  • Restaurants & cafés2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

5,825 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

9 jobs advertised · £40,000 avg

e.g. Care Assistant, Sign Up as A Delivery Person - Earn With Uber Eats, Be Your Own Boss - Deliver with Uber Eats

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£650 median full-time weekly pay

2.7% 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

27% low-carbon electricity

Gas 73% · Wind 27%

287 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

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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in North Devon:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Fremington, Devon · 0.7 km

    Fremington is a large village, civil parish and former manor in North Devon, England, the historic centre of which is situated three miles (5 km) west of Barnstaple. The village lies between the south bank of the tida…

  • Yelland · 0.7 km

    Yelland is a village of 2,000 inhabitants situated in North Devon between Instow and Fremington in the English county of Devon. Yelland is included within the parish of Fremington.

  • Church of St Peter, Fremington · 0.9 km

    The Church of St Peter is the Anglican parish church for Fremington, now a suburb of nearby Barnstaple but at one time a separate village. There has been a church on the site since at least 1268 with the present struc…

  • Fremington Local Nature Reserve · 1.0 km

    Fremington Local Nature Reserve is a Local Nature Reserve situated between Bideford and Barnstaple in North Devon. The Local Nature Reserve was designated in 2006. The reserve comprises two separate areas: Lovell's Fi…

  • Fremington Army Camp · 1.0 km

    Fremington Army Camp was a military camp in the village of Fremington, Devon, England, which was used as a base to train the United States Army Air Corps. It was originally located there to be within easy marching dis…

  • Fremington railway station · 1.5 km

    Fremington railway station served the village of Fremington, Devon, England, from 1855 to 1965 on the Bideford Extension Railway. Located at Fremington Quay, about 1 mile (1.6 km) from the centre of the village.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Fremington?
Fremington is a town in Devon, England, in the North Devon local authority.
What is the population of Fremington?
Fremington has an approximate settlement population of 4,310.
How deprived is Fremington?
The North Devon local authority, which includes Fremington, is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.