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 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
8°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 10° / 5° · 57% rain
- Tomorrow: 12° / 4° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:14Sunset 16:46
9h 31m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
30US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Saltash Callington Road, 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
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
28 food businesses within 2 miles
- 23 rated 4–5 ★ (18 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
£286,921 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 (0.9 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 198.9p · Asda (0.9 km)
2 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)
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
- 41 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
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
3,575 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
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
0 GP surgeries · 1 pharmacy in PL18
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in South East Cornwall:
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks374 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases217 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately200 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
- Introduce urgent moratorium on AI Data Centres and BESS outside AI Growth Zones189 local signatures · 38,553 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND182 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
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 the west of England, crossing the River Tamar between Gunnislake, Cornwall and Gulworthy, Devon. The bridge is located in a narrow river valley with w…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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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 more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2025.