Tiverton
Tiverton is a town in Devon, England, with a population of around 22,291. It has 1 GP surgery, 2 pharmacies, and around 15 restaurants and cafés, along with 76 bus stops and Riverside Halt railway station 5.7 km away. The average sold house price is around £302,626, and there were around 129 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 Tiverton area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Mid Devon area is around the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 82,852 residents at roughly 91 people per km².
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 134th 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
15°CPartly Cloudy
- Today: 16° / 9° · 24% rain
- Tomorrow: 18° / 8° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:38Sunset 19:44
13h 5m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
18US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Barnstaple A39, United Kingdom
Crime
199 reported · July 2026▲ 3% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences92
- Anti-social behaviour21
- Criminal damage & arson18
- Shoplifting18
3 stop & searches · mostly stolen goods
Neighbourhood team: Tiverton Westexe · Devon And Cornwall
Local policing priorities
- Tackling priority and prolific offenders in Mid Devon
- Identifying areas which suffer from the highest amounts of reported anti social behaviour and using a wide range of resources to tackle i…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
121 reported road collisions (2024)
25 killed or seriously injured · 160 casualties · 14.6 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
119 food businesses within 2 miles
- 91 rated 4–5 ★ (75 top)
- 5 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Riverside Halt (5.0 km)
- 43 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Tiverton Parkway (9.4 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£284,283 average▼ 1.1% YoY
Across Mid Devon · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£876 average monthly rent▲ 1.6% YoY
- 1 bed £640
- 2 bed £808
- 3 bed £993
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
8.4× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 8.4 times median annual pay (7.8× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 166.9p · Morrisons (0.6 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 187.9p · Morrisons (0.6 km)
3 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
7 charging locations within ~8 km
- 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 120 kW
- Nearest: Tesco Superstore-Tiverton (0.8 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres7
- Gyms1
- Swimming pools2
- Sports pitches25
- Playgrounds13
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
82,852 residents in Mid Devon · 91/km²
- Under 16: 18%
- 16–64: 58%
- 65+: 24%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Around the average in England
Ranked 162 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,656 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band B (24% of 38,630)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
42 schools · 9,804 pupils
35 primary · 4 secondary · 3 other
Ofsted: 16 of 19 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (84%)
40inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Cullompton Community CollegeGood
- Queen Elizabeth'sGood
- Tiverton High School
- Uffculme School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Mid 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
- 218 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
152 applications decided
94.1% granted · 143 granted, 9 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Rachel Gilmour
Liberal Democrat
Tiverton and Minehead
Recent votes:
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140
- AyeRepresentation of the People Bill: Third Reading
- AyeRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Liberal Democrat majority
- Con 3
- LD 34
- Grn 3
- Oth 2
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools8
- GPs & clinics1
- Pharmacies2
- Supermarkets4
- Parks & greens10
- Restaurants & cafés21
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
4,980 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
299 jobs advertised · £35,056 avg
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Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£719 median full-time weekly pay
2.3% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£27,377 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
41% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 39,478 certificates
11.6% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
68% low-carbon electricity
Solar 63% · Gas 28% · Imports 4% · Wind 4%
115 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity
Latest estimate for South West England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 85.7 yrs women · 80.8 yrs men
65% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.5
- Feeling worthwhile7.7
- Happiness yesterday7.3
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.1
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Tiverton and Minehead:
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership414 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership312 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office310 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s276 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases259 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
St Paul's Church, Tiverton · 0.1 kmSt Paul's Church, Tiverton, is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Tiverton, Devon.
Tiverton Town Hall · 0.2 kmTiverton Town Hall is a municipal building in St Andrew Street in Tiverton, Devon, England. The structure, which was the meeting place of Tiverton Borough Council, is a Grade II listed building.
Tiverton, Devon · 0.3 kmTiverton is a town and civil parish in Devon, England, and the commercial and administrative centre of the Mid Devon district. The population in 2019 was 20,587.
Mid Devon · 0.3 kmMid Devon is a local government district in Devon, England. The council is based in the district's largest town of Tiverton. The district also contains the towns of Bampton, Bradninch, Crediton and Cullompton, along w…
St George's Church, Tiverton · 0.3 kmSt George's Church, Tiverton is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Tiverton, Devon.
Halberton · 0.3 kmHalberton is a village and civil parish in Devon, England. It is situated between the historic market towns of Tiverton and Cullompton. The Grand Western Canal runs around to the north and west of the village.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Tiverton?
- Tiverton is a town in Devon, England, in the Mid Devon local authority.
- What is the population of Tiverton?
- Tiverton has an approximate settlement population of 22,291.
- How deprived is Tiverton?
- The Mid Devon local authority, which includes Tiverton, is around the average in England on the IoD2019.