Ilfracombe
Ilfracombe is a town in Devon, England, with a population of around 11,042. It has 1 GP surgery, 1 park and green, and around 13 restaurants and cafés, along with 24 bus stops. The average sold house price is around £267,445, and there were around 126 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 Ilfracombe 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
My Area Score
Mixed
Ranked 206th of 294 English council areas — better than 30% 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
15°CSunny
- Today: 16° / 14° · 39% rain
- Tomorrow: 19° / 13° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:40Sunset 19:46
13h 6m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
21US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Barnstaple A39, United Kingdom
Crime
119 reported · July 2026▼ 17% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences45
- Shoplifting22
- Anti-social behaviour15
- Public order9
1 stop & searches
Neighbourhood team: Ilfracombe East & Central · Devon And Cornwall
Local policing priorities
- Addressing persistent and repeat crime, ASB across North Devon remains our local Neighbourhood policing priority. This aspect featured hi…
- Addressing the use, possession and supply of controlled substances (drugs) across North Devon remains our local Neighbourhood policing pr…
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
165 food businesses within 2 miles
- 137 rated 4–5 ★ (118 top)
- 4 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- 19 bus stops within ~½ mile
Source: OpenStreetMap
House prices
£281,532 average▼ 0.2% YoY
Across North Devon · to 2026-06
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
EV charging
9 charging locations within ~8 km
- 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 120 kW
- Nearest: Hillsborough Car Park (0.6 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres2
- Gyms4
- Swimming pools1
- Sports pitches10
- Golf courses2
- Playgrounds7
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)
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
- In a conservation area (Ilfracombe)
- Not in the Green Belt
- 134 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
Council control
Liberal Democrat majority
- Con 7
- LD 24
- Grn 3
- Oth 8
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools3
- GPs & clinics2
- Pharmacies1
- Supermarkets2
- Parks & greens16
- Restaurants & cafés63
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
5,825 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
81 jobs advertised · £43,654 avg
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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
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:
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership423 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office388 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership350 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s342 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Introduce legislation to make it possible to renumerate emergency volunteers188 local signatures · 13,788 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Ilfracombe Lifeboat Station · 0.2 kmIlfracombe Lifeboat Station is located at the head of the harbour in Ilfracombe, a seaside resort overlooking the entrance to the Bristol Channel, approximately 48 mi (77 km) north-west of the county town of Exeter, o…
Verity (statue) · 0.2 kmVerity is a 2012 stainless steel and bronze statue created by Damien Hirst. The 20.25-metre (66.4 ft) tall sculpture stands on the pier at the entrance to the harbour in Ilfracombe, Devon, looking out over the Bristol…


Lôn Las Ogwen · 0.4 kmLôn Las Ogwen is a 17.7 km (11 mi) cycle route in the National Cycle Network which runs south from the NCN 5 at Porth Penrhyn on the north coast of Wales to Llyn Ogwen in Snowdonia. Lôn Las is Welsh for "green lane".
Ilfracombe · 0.5 kmIlfracombe is a seaside resort and civil parish on the North Devon coast, England, with a small harbour surrounded by cliffs.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Ilfracombe?
- Ilfracombe is a town in Devon, England, in the North Devon local authority.
- What is the population of Ilfracombe?
- Ilfracombe has an approximate settlement population of 11,042.
- How deprived is Ilfracombe?
- The North Devon local authority, which includes Ilfracombe, is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.