Willand
Willand is a town in Devon, England, with a population of around 3,360. It has around 1 restaurant and café, 24 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Tiverton Parkway, 3.1 km away. There were around 20 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 Willand 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
17°COvercast
- Today: 19° / 17° · 58% rain
- Tomorrow: 24° / 17° · Mist
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:42Sunset 19:36
12h 54m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
25US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Cardiff Centre, United Kingdom
Crime
20 reported · July 2026▼ 13% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences13
- Criminal damage & arson4
- Anti-social behaviour1
- Other theft1
Neighbourhood team: Canonsleigh, Halberton & Willand · 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
31 food businesses within 2 miles
- 28 rated 4–5 ★ (25 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Tiverton Parkway (3.8 km)
- 16 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Tiverton Parkway (3.8 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: 167.9p · Morrisons (9.3 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Morrisons (9.3 km)
3 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
7 charging locations within ~8 km
- 5 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 350 kW
- Nearest: Diggerland Devon (1.1 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Gyms1
- Swimming pools1
- Sports pitches7
- Playgrounds9
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
- 20 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
Council control
Liberal Democrat majority
- Con 3
- LD 34
- Grn 3
- Oth 2
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools1
- Pharmacies1
- Supermarkets1
- Parks & greens18
- Restaurants & cafés3
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
4,980 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
54 jobs advertised · £42,780 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
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
Willand · 0.0 kmWilland is a village and civil parish in Mid Devon, England. It is about 19 km (12 mi) north of Exeter and 2.4 km (1.5 mi) north of Cullompton. In 1991 the population was 3750 although recently this has grown consider…
Willand Rovers F.C. · 0.6 kmWilland Rovers Football Club is a football club based in Willand, near Exeter, in Devon. They are currently members of the Southern League Division One South and play at Silver Street. The club is affiliated to the De…
- Bradfield House · 1.3 km
Bradfield House is a Grade I listed country house situated in the parish of Uffculme, Devon, England, 2 miles (3.2 km) south-west of the village of Uffculme.
Cullompton services · 2.7 kmCullompton services is a motorway service station on the M5 motorway near Exeter. It is owned by Extra. It has a McDonald's restaurant which is franchised and offers table service, a small WHSmith and a Costa Coffee w…
- Coldharbour Halt railway station · 2.9 km
Coldharbour Halt railway station was a small station from 1929 to 1963 on the Culm Valley Light Railway.
Coldharbour Mill Working Wool Museum · 3.0 kmColdharbour Mill, near the village of Uffculme in Devon, England, is one of the oldest woollen textile mills in the world, having been in continuous production since 1797. The mill was one of a number owned by Fox Bro…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Willand?
- Willand is a town in Devon, England, in the Mid Devon local authority.
- What is the population of Willand?
- Willand has an approximate settlement population of 3,360.
- How deprived is Willand?
- The Mid Devon local authority, which includes Willand, is around the average in England on the IoD2019.