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Modbury

Modbury is a village in Devon, England, with a population of around 1,372. It has around 1 GP surgery, around 1 restaurant and café, 4 bus stops, and is located 4.9 km from Ivybridge railway station. There were around 3 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 Modbury 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
55/ 100

My Area Score

Good

Ranked 115th of 294 English council areas — better than 61% of them.

Home affordability15
Affordable rents44
Good schools57
Life expectancy93
Low deprivation61
Employment90
Low council tax9

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° · 18% rain
  • Tomorrow: 10° / 5° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:07Sunset 16:50

9h 42m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

24US 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

  • Violence & sexual offences4
  • Criminal damage & arson3
  • Public order2
  • Anti-social behaviour1

Neighbourhood team: Kingsbridge Rural West · Devon And Cornwall

Local policing priorities

  • Anti-Social Behaviour
  • Drug dealing

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

17 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 15 rated 4–5 ★ (13 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Ivybridge (4.9 km)
  • 4 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Ivybridge (4.9 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£360,616 average▲ 0.8% YoY

Across South Hams · to 2026-08

Detached£545,564
Semi-detached£346,829
Terraced£287,612
Flat£189,302

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: 172.9p · Asda (10.9 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 198.9p · Asda (10.9 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

5 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 50 kW
  • Nearest: Ivybridge Glanvilles Mill Car Park (4.8 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Swimming pools2
  • Sports pitches9
  • Playgrounds2

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)

A £1,743
B £2,034
C £2,325
D £2,615
E £3,196
F £3,778
G £4,359
H £5,230

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
  • 112 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

Your MP

Caroline Voaden

Liberal Democrat

South Devon

Recent votes:

  • NoNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading
  • AyeNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12
  • AyeNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7
  • AyeNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51

Source: UK Parliament

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

  • Schools1
  • GPs & clinics2
  • Pharmacies1
  • Supermarkets1
  • Parks & greens3
  • Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

6,020 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

3 jobs advertised · £21,550 avg

e.g. Trainee Driving Instructor - Modbury, Devon, England, AVON Representatives wanted in Modbury, Devon, England – start today, Endodontist

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

Grid electricity

5% low-carbon electricity

Gas 95% · Solar 3% · Wind 2%

375 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for South West England · National Grid ESO

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 Devon:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

Notable places nearby

  • Modbury · 0.2 km

    Modbury is a Town, ecclesiastical parish, civil parish and former manor in the South Hams district of the county of Devon in England."market town", as from at least 1199 the lord of the manor has held the right to hol…

  • St George's Church, Modbury · 0.3 km

    St George’s Church, Modbury is a Grade I listed Church of England parish church in Modbury, Devon.

  • Modbury Priory · 0.3 km

    Modbury Priory was a Benedictine priory in the parish of Modbury, Devon, England, established before 1129 which was one of the longest surviving alien priories in England, most of which were suppressed in 1414. It wa…

  • Whympston · 1.8 km

    Whympston in the parish of Modbury in Devon, England, was a historic manor that belonged to the Fortescue family.

  • Ermington, Devon · 2.4 km

    Ermington is a village and civil parish located approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) south of the town of Ivybridge in the county of Devon, England. The village is in the South Hams district and falls under the electoral wa…

  • Church of St Peter and St Paul, Ermington · 2.4 km

    The Church of St Peter and St Paul in Ermington, Devon, is a parish church in the Church of England. It has a crooked spire and is Grade I listed.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Modbury?
Modbury is a town in Devon, England, in the South Hams local authority.
What is the population of Modbury?
Modbury has an approximate settlement population of 1,372.
How deprived is Modbury?
The South Hams local authority, which includes Modbury, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2025.