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Heathfield (Teignbridge)

Heathfield (Teignbridge) is a village in Devon, England, with a population of under 3,000. It has around 2 restaurants and cafés, 4 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Riverside Station, 1.6 km away. In June 2026, there were around 20 recorded street crimes, 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 Heathfield (Teignbridge) area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Teignbridge area is around the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 134,801 residents at roughly 200 people per km².

Council
Teignbridge
County
Devon
Constituency
Central Devon
Police force
Devon & Cornwall
53/ 100

My Area Score

Good

Ranked 130th of 294 English council areas — better than 56% of them.

Home affordability45
Affordable rents58
Good schools49
Life expectancy67
Low deprivation59
Employment86
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

16°CSunny

  • Today: 17° / 9° · 17% rain
  • Tomorrow: 17° / 9° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:39Sunset 19:44

13h 5m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

24US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Plymouth Centre, United Kingdom

Crime

21 reported · July 2026 91% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences9
  • Other theft5
  • Anti-social behaviour3
  • Burglary2

Neighbourhood team: Bovey Tracey & Moretonhampstead · Devon And Cornwall

Local policing priorities

  • Anti Social Behaviour
  • Disruption of drug supply

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

Road safety

222 reported road collisions (2024)

50 killed or seriously injured · 281 casualties · 16.5 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

82 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 66 rated 4–5 ★ (59 top)
  • 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Riverside Station (1.6 km)
  • 4 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Newton Abbot (5.9 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£303,564 average 0.8% YoY

Across Teignbridge · to 2026-06

Detached£480,980
Semi-detached£318,287
Terraced£248,775
Flat£151,723

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£958 average monthly rent 3.7% YoY

  • 1 bed £653
  • 2 bed £867
  • 3 bed £1,083

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

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

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 151.9p · Esso (5.6 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 181.9p · Morrisons (10 km)

5 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

5 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 50 kW
  • Nearest: Western Counties Roofing LTD (1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches1
  • Golf courses1
  • 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)

Deprivation

Around the average in England

Ranked 186 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,643 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band B (22% of 65,470)

A £1,762
B £2,056
C £2,349
D £2,643
E £3,230
F £3,818
G £4,405
H £5,286

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%)

57inspected 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

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
  • 9 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

Planning decisions

165 applications decided

79.4% granted · 131 granted, 34 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Sir Mel Stride

Conservative

Central Devon

Recent votes:

  • NoRepresentation of the People Bill: Third Reading
  • NoRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88
  • AyeRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67
  • AyeRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65

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
  • Supermarkets1
  • Parks & greens1
  • Restaurants & cafés3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

6,640 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Local economy

£689 median full-time weekly pay

2.2% 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

68% low-carbon electricity

Solar 62% · Gas 28% · Imports 4% · Wind 4%

113 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for South West England · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 84.4 yrs women · 81.3 yrs 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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Central Devon:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Heathfield, Devon · 0.3 km

    Heathfield is a residential area and industrial estate in Bovey Tracey parish, in the Teignbridge district of Devon, England. It is 2 miles south east of Bovey Tracey town centre and is next to the A382 and A38 roads.…

  • Heathfield railway station (Devon) · 0.6 km

    Heathfield railway station, originally Chudleigh Road railway station before the Teign Valley Line opened, was on the Moretonhampstead and South Devon Railway at Heathfield, nearly 4 miles (6.4 km) from Newton Abbot,…

  • Stover Country Park · 0.8 km

    Stover Country Park is an area of woodland park 2 miles (3 km) north of Newton Abbot in the parish of Teigngrace, Devon, within the former grounds of Stover House. The reserve is 114 acres (46 ha) in size, and is mana…

  • Battle of Bovey Heath · 1.1 km

    The battle of Bovey Heath took place on 9 January 1646 at Bovey Tracey and Bovey Heath during the First English Civil War. A Parliamentarian cavalry detachment under the command of Oliver Cromwell surprised and routed…

  • Bovey Heath · 1.1 km

    Bovey Heath is a 32 hectare (50 acre) area of heathland between Bovey Tracey and Heathfield in south Devon, England.

  • Ventiford Brook · 1.3 km

    Ventiford Brook is a stream located in Devon, England.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Heathfield (Teignbridge)?
Heathfield (Teignbridge) is a town in Devon, England, in the Teignbridge local authority.
How deprived is Heathfield (Teignbridge)?
The Teignbridge local authority, which includes Heathfield (Teignbridge), is around the average in England on the IoD2019.