Gunnislake and St Ann's Chapel
Gunnislake and St Ann's Chapel is a town or village in Devon, England, with 6 bus stops and the nearest railway station being Gunnislake, 0.8 km away. It has around 1 pharmacy. There were around 16 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 Gunnislake and St Ann's Chapel area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the West Devon area is around the average in England (IoD2019). 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 78th 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
22°CPartly Cloudy
- Today: 22° / 10° · 22% rain
- Tomorrow: 21° / 15° · Fog
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:46Sunset 19:39
12h 53m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
27US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Saltash Callington Road, United Kingdom
Crime
15 reported · July 2026▼ 12% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences7
- Other theft5
- Anti-social behaviour1
- Public order1
Neighbourhood team: Bere Peninsula · 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
100 reported road collisions (2024)
31 killed or seriously injured · 160 casualties · 17.5 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
28 food businesses within 2 miles
- 23 rated 4–5 ★ (19 top)
- 2 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Gunnislake (0.8 km)
- 6 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Gunnislake (0.8 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£286,145 average▼ 0.7% YoY
Across West Devon · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£840 average monthly rent▲ 2.1% YoY
- 1 bed £598
- 2 bed £766
- 3 bed £945
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
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
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 166.7p · Morrisons (5 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 188.7p · Morrisons (5 km)
4 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
8 charging locations within ~8 km
- 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 50 kW
- Nearest: zest-date-owed-dust (3.9 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Playgrounds3
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)
Deprivation
Around the average in England
Ranked 139 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
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%)
32inspected 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
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
- 41 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
90 applications decided
94.4% granted · 85 granted, 5 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
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
- Schools3
- GPs & clinics1
- Pharmacies1
- Parks & greens3
- Restaurants & cafés2
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
3,530 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
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
Health
Life expectancy: 85.7 yrs women · 82 yrs 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
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in South East Cornwall:
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership545 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Add a tick box for "Cornish" in the 2031 census for national identity question 452 local signatures · 4,868 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office425 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership383 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test293 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Gunnislake railway station · 0.8 kmGunnislake railway station serves the village of Gunnislake in Cornwall, England. There are also connecting buses from here to the town of Tavistock. However the station is located in or nearer to the villages of Drak…
Gunnislake · 1.0 kmGunnislake is a large village in east Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated in the Tamar Valley approximately ten miles (16 km) north of Plymouth The first woman cabinet minister in the British Empire, Mar…
Drakewalls · 1.2 kmDrakewalls is a small village in southeast Cornwall, England, UK. It is in Calstock parish, adjacent to Gunnislake between Callington and Tavistock.
Albaston · 1.3 kmAlbaston is a hamlet in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is in the civil parish of Calstock. It is located at Ordnance Survey grid reference SX 423 704.
Dimson · 1.4 kmDimson is a small village in Cornwall, England. It is situated in the Tamar Valley approximately 10+1⁄2 miles (16.9 km) north of Plymouth and around two-thirds of a mile (1.1 km) north of Gunnislake. According to the…
Gunnislake Newbridge · 1.4 kmGunnislake Newbridge or New Bridge is a large stone arch bridge in western England, crossing the River Tamar between Gunnislake, Cornwall and Gulworthy, Devon. The bridge is located in a narrow river valley with woodl…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Gunnislake and St Ann's Chapel?
- Gunnislake and St Ann's Chapel is a town in Devon, England, in the West Devon local authority.
- How deprived is Gunnislake and St Ann's Chapel?
- The West Devon local authority, which includes Gunnislake and St Ann's Chapel, is around the average in England on the IoD2019.