Stoke Gabriel
Stoke Gabriel is a village in Devon, England, with a population of around 1,107. It has around 1 restaurant or café, 2 bus stops, the nearest railway station is Greenway Halt, 4.2 km away, and there were around 4 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 Stoke Gabriel 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
- Totnes
- 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
11°CPartly Cloudy
- Today: 12° / 9° · 40% rain
- Tomorrow: 12° / 8° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:06Sunset 16:49
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
4 reported · August 2026▲ 33% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences2
- Anti-social behaviour1
- Other theft1
Neighbourhood team: Totnes East · Devon And Cornwall
Local policing priorities
- As we head into the summer months, we want everyone to enjoy the warmer weather safety and responsibly. While we welcome people making th…
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
25 food businesses within 2 miles
- 16 rated 4–5 ★ (14 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Greenway Halt (3.9 km)
- 2 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Paignton (5.3 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: 156.9p · Esso (9.1 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Esso (9.1 km)
2 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
19 charging locations within ~8 km
- 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 50 kW
- Nearest: Spirent Communications LTD (2.8 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Sports pitches7
- 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)
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
- 26 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
- Restaurants & cafés2
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
6,020 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
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
2 GP surgeries · 2 pharmacies in TQ9
- Leatside Surgery
- Catherine House Surgery
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in South Devon:
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks901 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Introduce urgent moratorium on AI Data Centres and BESS outside AI Growth Zones343 local signatures · 38,553 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND305 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately190 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases186 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Stoke Gabriel · 0.0 kmStoke Gabriel is a village and parish in Devon, England, situated on a creek of the River Dart. The village is a popular tourist destination in the South Hams and is famous for its mill pond and crab fishing. It is eq…
Stoke Gabriel & Torbay Police F.C. · 1.2 kmStoke Gabriel & Torbay Police Football Club is a football club based in Stoke Gabriel, Devon, established in the early 1900s as Stoke Gabriel AFC. In June 2021, the club merged with newly promoted Devon League club, T…
Sandridge Park · 1.3 kmSandridge Park, near Stoke Gabriel, Devon, is an English country house in the Italianate style, designed by John Nash around 1805 for the Dowager Lady Ashburton, née Elizabeth Baring, the wife of John Dunning, 1st Bar…
Aish, Stoke Gabriel · 1.8 kmAish is a hamlet in the English county of Devon, near the village of Stoke Gabriel.
Sharpham, Ashprington · 2.3 kmSharpham is an historic estate in the parish of Ashprington, Devon. The Georgian mansion house, known as Sharpham House, overlooks the River Dart and is a Grade I listed building. The house was commenced in about 1770…
Dittisham · 2.3 kmDittisham is a village and civil parish in the South Hams district of the English county Devon. It is situated on the west bank of the tidal River Dart, 2 miles (3.2 km) upstream of Dartmouth.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Stoke Gabriel?
- Stoke Gabriel is a town in Devon, England, in the South Hams local authority.
- What is the population of Stoke Gabriel?
- Stoke Gabriel has an approximate settlement population of 1,107.
- How deprived is Stoke Gabriel?
- The South Hams local authority, which includes Stoke Gabriel, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2025.