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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
42/ 100

My Area Score

Mixed

Ranked 206th of 294 English council areas — better than 30% of them.

Home affordability37
Affordable rents66
Good schools31
Life expectancy55
Low deprivation39
Employment65
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

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

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • 19 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap

House prices

£281,532 average 0.2% YoY

Across North Devon · to 2026-06

Detached£426,255
Semi-detached£284,136
Terraced£225,930
Flat£137,033

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)

A £1,761
B £2,055
C £2,349
D £2,642
E £3,229
F £3,817
G £4,404
H £5,284

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:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Ilfracombe Lifeboat Station · 0.2 km

    Ilfracombe 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 km

    Verity 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…

  • Chambercombe · 0.3 km

    Chambercombe is a hilly suburb in the North Devon town of Ilfracombe.

  • Rapparee Cove · 0.4 km

    Rapparee is a cove in the North Devon town of Ilfracombe.

  • Lôn Las Ogwen · 0.4 km

    Lôn 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 km

    Ilfracombe 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)

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.