Lifton
Lifton is a village in Devon, England, with a population of around 1,180. It has around 1 restaurant and café, and the nearest railway station is Launceston, 5.9 km away. The average sold house price is around £502,530, and there were around 2 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly criminal damage & arson. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Lifton area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the West Devon area is around the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 57,098 residents at roughly 49 people per km².
- Council
- West Devon
- County
- Devon
- Constituency
- Torridge and West Devon
- Police force
- Devon & Cornwall
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 78th of 294 English council areas — better than 73% 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
19°COvercast
- Today: 22° / 11° · 25% rain
- Tomorrow: 20° / 16° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:46Sunset 19:40
12h 54m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
32US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Saltash Callington Road, United Kingdom
Crime
5 reported · July 2026▼ 37% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences3
- Possession of weapons1
- Public order1
Neighbourhood team: Tavistock Rural West · Devon And Cornwall
Local policing priorities
- Anti Social Behaviour We intend to act proportionately but robustly to support communities affected by anti social behaviour. We achieve…
- Drugs We aim to deal swiftly and robustly to drug related activity reported within our neighbourhoods. To achieve this we require the sup…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
100 reported road collisions (2024)
31 killed or seriously injured · 160 casualties · 17.5 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
5 food businesses within 2 miles
- 4 rated 4–5 ★ (4 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Launceston (5.9 km)
- 0 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Gunnislake (14.9 km):
Loading live departures…
Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£286,145 average▼ 0.7% YoY
Across West Devon · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£840 average monthly rent▲ 2.1% YoY
- 1 bed £598
- 2 bed £766
- 3 bed £945
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
7.8× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 7.8 times median annual pay (8.5× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 162.9p · Asda (6.1 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 183.9p · Asda (6.1 km)
1 station within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
6 charging locations within ~8 km
- 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 250 kW
- Nearest: Arundell Arms Hotel and Restaurant (0.2 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Playgrounds2
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
57,098 residents in West Devon · 49/km²
- Under 16: 15%
- 16–64: 56%
- 65+: 28%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Around the average in England
Ranked 139 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,705 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band B (25% of 27,470)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
37 schools · 6,412 pupils
29 primary · 2 secondary · 6 other
Ofsted: 16 of 18 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (89%)
32inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Okehampton CollegeRequires improvement
- Tavistock CollegeRequires improvement
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · West 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
- Not in the Green Belt
- 25 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
90 applications decided
94.4% granted · 85 granted, 5 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 / Green / Liberal Democrat / Labour coalition
- Lab 1
- Con 10
- LD 6
- Grn 3
- Oth 11
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools1
- Supermarkets1
- Restaurants & cafés2
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
3,530 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
42 jobs advertised · £46,953 avg
e.g. Market Research Interviewer – Car Required – Full Time, Market Research Field Interviewer Car Required Part-time, Be Your Own Boss - Deliver with Uber Eats
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£662 median full-time weekly pay
2.2% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£25,196 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
36% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 28,821 certificates
12.3% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
83% low-carbon electricity
Solar 40% · Wind 36% · Gas 14% · Biomass 4%
60 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity
Latest estimate for South West England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 85.7 yrs women · 82 yrs men
57% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.9
- Feeling worthwhile7.8
- Happiness yesterday7.8
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.8
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2021-22
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
Lifton, Devon · 0.1 kmLifton is a village and civil parish in Devon, South West England near the confluence of the rivers Wolf and Lyd, 1¼ miles south of the A30 trunk road and very near the border between Devon and Cornwall. The village i…
River Wolf · 1.7 kmThe River Wolf is a minor river in the west of the county of Devon in England. Its name may come from a Celtic or earlier name recorded by the Roman map-maker Ptolemy as Ουολιβα (Voliba) as a town of the Dumnonii ; ra…

River Lyd, Devon · 1.8 kmThe Lyd is a river rising at Lyd Head in the Dartmoor national park in Devon in South West England and flowing into the River Tamar beyond Lifton. It runs through Lydford Gorge, the deepest gorge in South West England.
Dingles Fairground Heritage Centre · 2.5 kmDingles Fairground Museum, formerly known as Dingles Steam Village and Fairground Heritage Centre, was a museum that featured a collection of historical fairground rides, equipment, and other memorabilia. Located in L…
River Carey · 3.3 kmThe River Carey is a small river in West Devon that is a tributary to the River Tamar.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Lifton?
- Lifton is a town in Devon, England, in the West Devon local authority.
- What is the population of Lifton?
- Lifton has an approximate settlement population of 1,180.
- How deprived is Lifton?
- The West Devon local authority, which includes Lifton, is around the average in England on the IoD2019.