Holsworthy
Holsworthy is a village in Devon, England, with a population of around 2,641. It has 1 pharmacy and around 3 restaurants and cafés, along with 3 bus stops. The average sold house price is around £367,266, and there were around 34 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 Holsworthy area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Torridge area is more deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 68,113 residents at roughly 69 people per km².
My Area Score
Mixed
Ranked 173rd of 294 English council areas — better than 41% 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
18°COvercast
- Today: 20° / 16° · 92% rain
- Tomorrow: 22° / 17° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:48Sunset 19:38
12h 50m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
9US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Barnstaple A39, United Kingdom
Crime
23 reported · July 2026▲ 5% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences13
- Public order4
- Shoplifting3
- Other theft2
Neighbourhood team: Holsworthy Rural · Devon And Cornwall
Local policing priorities
- Engagement
- Tackling Severe and Persistent Antisocial Behaviour
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
105 reported road collisions (2024)
16 killed or seriously injured · 140 casualties · 15.4 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
48 food businesses within 2 miles
- 41 rated 4–5 ★ (36 top)
- 1 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- 3 bus stops within ~½ mile
Source: OpenStreetMap
House prices
£260,783 average▲ 3.9% YoY
Across Torridge · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£788 average monthly rent▲ 2.5% YoY
- 1 bed £564
- 2 bed £738
- 3 bed £906
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
8.2× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 8.2 times median annual pay (8.0× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
EV charging
5 charging locations within ~8 km
- 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 50 kW
- Nearest: Sydney House Carpark Torrington (0.2 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Swimming pools2
- Sports pitches8
- Playgrounds5
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
68,113 residents in Torridge · 69/km²
- Under 16: 15%
- 16–64: 56%
- 65+: 28%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
More deprived than the average in England
Ranked 67 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,601 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band A (24% of 34,600)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
36 schools · 8,421 pupils
28 primary · 4 secondary · 4 other
Ofsted: 11 of 15 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (73%)
33inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Atlantic AcademyGood
- Bideford CollegeGood
- Great Torrington School
- Holsworthy Community College
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Torridge
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
- 20 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
123 applications decided
89.4% granted · 110 granted, 13 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Sir Geoffrey Cox
Conservative
Torridge and Tavistock
Recent votes:
- NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- NoClosure motion
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Independent majority
- Lab 2
- Con 5
- LD 12
- Grn 4
- Oth 13
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools2
- GPs & clinics1
- Pharmacies1
- Supermarkets2
- Parks & greens3
- Restaurants & cafés5
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
4,075 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
101 jobs advertised · £30,517 avg
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Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£684 median full-time weekly pay
2.7% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£23,212 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
37% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 38,447 certificates
12.3% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
54% low-carbon electricity
Solar 43% · Gas 40% · Wind 9% · Imports 6%
161 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity
Latest estimate for South West England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 86 yrs women · 82.5 yrs men
66% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.7
- Feeling worthwhile8.2
- Happiness yesterday8.1
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.3
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Torridge and Tavistock:
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership461 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Stop a single Minister having the final say on national infrastructure projects369 local signatures · 14,312 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office347 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership338 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases324 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Holsworthy Community College · 0.1 kmHolsworthy Community College is a co-educational secondary school located in Holsworthy in the English county of Devon.
Holsworthy A.F.C. · 0.2 kmHolsworthy Association Football Club is a football club based in Holsworthy, Devon, England. They play in the South West Peninsula League Premier Division West.
St Peter's and St Paul's Church, Holsworthy · 0.3 kmSt Peter's and St Paul's Church is a grade II* listed building and is the parish church of the small market town of Holsworthy, Devon, England. The present church, built in the early English style, dates from the mid-…
Holsworthy · 0.5 kmHolsworthy is a market town and civil parish in the Torridge district of Devon, England, 36 miles (58 km) west of Exeter. The River Deer, a tributary of the River Tamar, forms the western boundary of the parish, which…
Holsworthy railway station · 0.6 kmHolsworthy was a railway station in Devon, England, on the now-closed railway line from Okehampton to Bude. It opened in 1879 to serve the market town Holsworthy and closed in 1966, a victim of the Beeching Axe.
Chilsworthy, Devon · 2.5 kmChilsworthy is a village in the civil parish of Holsworthy Hamlets, in the Torridge district, in the county of Devon, England. The village located about 3 km north west of Holsworthy, it is home to a late-19th century…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Holsworthy?
- Holsworthy is a town in Devon, England, in the Torridge local authority.
- What is the population of Holsworthy?
- Holsworthy has an approximate settlement population of 2,641.
- How deprived is Holsworthy?
- The Torridge local authority, which includes Holsworthy, is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.