Lee Mill
Lee Mill is a village in Devon, England, with a population of around 390. There are 3 bus stops and the nearest railway station is Ivybridge, located 3.8 km away. There were around 7 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly other theft. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Lee Mill area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the South Hams area is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 88,624 residents at roughly 100 people per km².
- Council
- South Hams
- County
- Devon
- Constituency
- South West Devon
- Police force
- Devon & Cornwall
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 115th of 294 English council areas — better than 61% 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
7°CClear
- Today: 9° / 6° · 17% rain
- Tomorrow: 10° / 5° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:08Sunset 16:50
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: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Plymouth Centre, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 5.0 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 3.8% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
10 reported · August 2026▲ 43% YoY
- Other theft3
- Violence & sexual offences3
- Shoplifting2
- Burglary1
Neighbourhood team: Ivybridge Rural South · Devon And Cornwall
Local policing priorities
- Anti-Social Behaviour
- Safeguarding the vulnerable
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
158 reported road collisions (2025)
21 killed or seriously injured · 217 casualties · 17.8 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
21 food businesses within 2 miles
- 20 rated 4–5 ★ (19 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Ivybridge (4.5 km)
- 3 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Ivybridge (4.5 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£360,616 average▲ 0.8% YoY
Across South Hams · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,012 average monthly rent▲ 3.2% YoY
- 1 bed £737
- 2 bed £921
- 3 bed £1,139
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
11.4× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 11.4 times median annual pay (10.2× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Property sales
1,415 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: 169.7p · Asda (11.8 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 196.7p · Asda (11.8 km)
5 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
12 charging locations within ~8 km
- 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 120 kW
- Nearest: Tesco Extra - Ivybridge Lee Mill (0.3 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches1
- Playgrounds1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
88,624 residents in South Hams · 100/km²
- Under 16: 15%
- 16–64: 56%
- 65+: 28%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK6,947
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK5,318
- Net moves+1,629
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Less deprived than the average in England
Ranked 181 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,615 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band C (20% of 47,850)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
55 schools · 11,738 pupils
39 primary · 3 secondary · 13 other
Ofsted: 18 of 20 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (90%)
45 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Ivybridge Community CollegeGood
- Kingsbridge AcademyGood
- King Edward VI Community College
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · South Hams
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
- 5 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
234 applications decided
94.9% granted · 222 granted, 12 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Council control
Liberal Democrat majority
- Lab 1
- Con 7
- LD 19
- Grn 3
- Oth 1
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Supermarkets1
- Parks & greens1
- Restaurants & cafés2
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
6,020 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
7 jobs advertised · £42,500 avg
e.g. Trainee Utility Surveyor, Seasonal Sales Assistant at Tesco, Festive Colleague - Early Mornings - Lee Mill Extra
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£751 median full-time weekly pay
2.1% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£30,368 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
35% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 50,991 certificates
11.4% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Health
Life expectancy: 85.4 yrs women · 82.9 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy (Devon): 64 women · 63.7 men
57% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.1
- Feeling worthwhile7.1
- Happiness yesterday6.9
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.6
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Health services
3 GP surgeries · 3 pharmacies in PL21
- Modbury Health Centre
- Lee Mill Hospital
- Boots
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in South West Devon:
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks333 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND277 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases227 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth226 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills193 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Ivybridge Priory · 1.4 kmIvybridge Priory or St. Austin's Priory was a monastic house in Devon, England.
Fardel Manor · 1.8 kmFardel is a historic manor in the parish of Cornwood, in the South Hams district of Devon. It was successively the seat of the Raleigh and Hele families. The surviving Grade I listed medieval manor house is situated a…
South West Devon · 1.9 kmSouth West Devon is a constituency represented by Rebecca Smith, a Conservative, since 2024.
Yondertown · 2.8 kmYondertown is a mining hamlet located in an Area of Great Landscape Value on the edge of Dartmoor National Park in the English county of Devon. The community has close connections with the hamlet of Lutton and the nea…
Sparkwell · 2.9 kmSparkwell is a small village and civil parish in the South Hams district of Devon. Historically it was part of Haytor Hundred. In 2021 the parish had a population of 1425.
Dartmoor Zoological Park · 3.1 kmDartmoor Zoological Society is a 33-acre (13 ha) zoo just north of the village of Sparkwell, on the south-west edge of Dartmoor, in the county of Devon in the South West of England. It was opened in 1968 by Ellis Daw…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Compare South Hams with nearby areas
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Lee Mill?
- Lee Mill is a town in Devon, England, in the South Hams local authority.
- What is the population of Lee Mill?
- Lee Mill has an approximate settlement population of 390.
- How deprived is Lee Mill?
- The South Hams local authority, which includes Lee Mill, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2025.