Kingskerswell
Kingskerswell is a town in Devon, England, with a population of around 4,703. It has one GP surgery, one pharmacy, one supermarket, and one restaurant or café, along with nine bus stops and the nearest railway station at Newton Abbot, 3.6km away. There were around 15 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence and sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Kingskerswell area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Teignbridge area is around the average in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 134,801 residents at roughly 200 people per km².
- Council
- Teignbridge
- County
- Devon
- Constituency
- Newton Abbot
- Police force
- Devon & Cornwall
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 136th of 294 English council areas — better than 54% 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
12°CPartly Cloudy
- Today: 12° / 9° · 39% rain
- Tomorrow: 12° / 8° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:07Sunset 16:48
9h 42m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
21US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Plymouth Centre, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 5.2 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 3.9% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
19 reported · August 2026▼ 5% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences11
- Anti-social behaviour3
- Criminal damage & arson3
- Other theft1
2 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs
Neighbourhood team: Kingskerswell & Rural · Devon And Cornwall
Local policing priorities
- Theft - Shoplifting
- Anti-Social Behaviour and Illegal E-Bikes
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
208 reported road collisions (2025)
35 killed or seriously injured · 301 casualties · 15.4 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
95 food businesses within 2 miles
- 76 rated 4–5 ★ (65 top)
- 2 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Newton Abbot (3.6 km)
- 9 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Newton Abbot (3.6 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£298,159 average▼ 0.5% YoY
Across Teignbridge · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£961 average monthly rent▲ 3.6% YoY
- 1 bed £655
- 2 bed £869
- 3 bed £1,086
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
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
Property sales
2,034 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: 151.9p · Esso (3.8 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Esso (4.3 km)
4 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
16 charging locations within ~8 km
- 6 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 150 kW
- Nearest: Wighton Pub & Restaurant (2 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Swimming pools3
- Sports pitches7
- Playgrounds3
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)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK7,925
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK6,788
- Net moves+1,137
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Around the average in England
Ranked 159 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,643 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band B (22% of 65,470)
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%)
57 inspected 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
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
- 51 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
191 applications decided
80.6% granted · 154 granted, 37 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Martin Wrigley
Liberal Democrat
Newton Abbot
Recent votes:
- AyeOpposition day motion: Support for British farmers
- AyeWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- AyeDraft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- NoNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading
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
- Schools1
- GPs & clinics1
- Pharmacies1
- Supermarkets2
- Parks & greens2
- Restaurants & cafés2
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
6,730 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
10 jobs advertised · £42,160 avg
e.g. Sous Chef, GP Practice Nurse, Childrens Residential Deputy Manager
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£689 median full-time weekly pay
2.1% 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
11% low-carbon electricity
Gas 89% · Solar 8% · Wind 2%
352 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity
Latest estimate for South West England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 84.4 yrs women · 81.3 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy (Devon): 64 women · 63.7 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
Health services
8 GP surgeries · 9 pharmacies in TQ12
- Kingsteignton Medical Practice
- Kingskerswell & Ipplepen Med Practice
- Albany Surgery
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Newton Abbot:
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks450 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Introduce urgent moratorium on AI Data Centres and BESS outside AI Growth Zones266 local signatures · 38,553 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND190 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases175 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately166 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Kingskerswell · 0.7 kmKingskerswell is a village and civil parish within the Teignbridge local government district in the south of Devon, England. The village grew up where an ancient track took the narrowest point across a marshy valley,…
Aller Vale Pottery · 0.9 kmThe Aller Vale Pottery was formed in 1865 on the northern edge of the village of Kingskerswell in South Devon, England, on the likely site of a medieval pottery. It became well known for the creation of art pottery at…
Coffinswell · 0.9 kmCoffinswell is a small village in South Devon, England, just off the A380, the busy Newton Abbot to Torquay road. It lies within Teignbridge District Council.
- Aller Park, Devon · 1.1 km
Aller Park was a village in Devon, England, southeast of the town of Newton Abbot. The name is shared with the Aller Brook, which joins the River Teign at Newton Abbot.
Aller Sand Pit · 1.7 kmAller Sand Pit is a 0.22 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Devon, notified in 1969. It is the type section for the Aller Gravel.
- North Whilborough · 1.8 km
North Whilborough is a hamlet in Teignbridge, Devon, England in the parish of Kingskerswell. It is near the seaside resort of Torquay.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Kingskerswell?
- Kingskerswell is a town in Devon, England, in the Teignbridge local authority.
- What is the population of Kingskerswell?
- Kingskerswell has an approximate settlement population of 4,703.
- How deprived is Kingskerswell?
- The Teignbridge local authority, which includes Kingskerswell, is around the average in England on the IoD2025.