Winkleigh
Winkleigh is a village in Devon, England, with a population of around 1,305. There is 1 restaurant or café in the area. The nearest railway station is Eggesford, located 6.1 km away, and the average sold house price is around £302,756. In June 2026, there were around 5 recorded street crimes, 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 Winkleigh area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Torridge area is among the most deprived areas in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 68,113 residents at roughly 69 people per km².
My Area Score
Mixed
Ranked 175th of 294 English council areas — better than 40% 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
8°COvercast
- Today: 10° / 7° · 30% rain
- Tomorrow: 10° / 5° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:14Sunset 16:44
9h 30m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
39US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Barnstaple A39, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 4.7 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 3.5% 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▲ 67% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences6
- Criminal damage & arson4
Neighbourhood team: Torrington Rural · Devon And Cornwall
Local policing priorities
- Engagement
- Tackling Severe and Persistent Antisocial Behaviour
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
100 reported road collisions (2025)
19 killed or seriously injured · 124 casualties · 14.7 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
12 food businesses within 2 miles
- 10 rated 4–5 ★ (9 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Eggesford (6.1 km)
- 0 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Eggesford (6.1 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£267,174 average▲ 0.3% YoY
Across Torridge · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£789 average monthly rent▲ 2.1% YoY
- 1 bed £565
- 2 bed £739
- 3 bed £908
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
8.2× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 8.2 times median annual pay (8.0× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Property sales
1,000 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
EV charging
2 charging locations within ~8 km
- Fastest nearby: 7 kW
- Nearest: Wheatland Farm (2.5 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches2
- Playgrounds3
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
68,113 residents in Torridge · 69/km²
- Under 16: 15%
- 16–64: 56%
- 65+: 28%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK4,644
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK3,578
- Net moves+1,066
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Among the most deprived areas in England
Ranked 54 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,601 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band A (24% of 34,600)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
38 schools · 8,421 pupils
29 primary · 4 secondary · 5 other
Ofsted: 11 of 15 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (73%)
33 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Atlantic AcademyGood
- Bideford CollegeGood
- Great Torrington School
- Holsworthy Community College
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Torridge
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
- 54 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
139 applications decided
95.7% granted · 133 granted, 6 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Sir Geoffrey Cox
Conservative
Torridge and Tavistock
Recent votes:
- NoBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge
- NoBudget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty
- NoBudget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas
- NoBudget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief)
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Independent majority
- Lab 2
- Con 5
- LD 12
- Grn 4
- Oth 13
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools2
- Restaurants & cafés1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
4,075 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
4 jobs advertised · £27,859 avg
e.g. Teaching Assistant, Care Assistant, HGV Cat C Dust Driver
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£684 median full-time weekly pay
2.7% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£23,212 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
37% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 38,447 certificates
12.3% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
6% low-carbon electricity
Gas 94% · Wind 6%
370 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity
Latest estimate for South West England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 86 yrs women · 82.5 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy (Devon): 64 women · 63.7 men
66% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.7
- Feeling worthwhile8.2
- Happiness yesterday8.1
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.3
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Torridge and Tavistock:
- Introduce urgent moratorium on AI Data Centres and BESS outside AI Growth Zones5,996 local signatures · 38,553 nationwide
- Stop a single Minister having the final say on national infrastructure projects450 local signatures · 15,667 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks411 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases326 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately247 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Church of All Saints, Winkleigh · 0.1 kmThe Church of All Saints is a parish church of the Church of England in Winkleigh, Devon. The church is a Grade I listed building. The parish of Winkleigh is part of the Winkleigh Mission.
Winkleigh · 0.6 kmWinkleigh is a civil parish and small village in Devon, England. It is part of the local government area of Torridge District Council. The population of the parish at the 2011 census was 1,305, compared to 1,079 in 19…
- RAF Winkleigh · 1.7 km
Royal Air Force Winkleigh, or more simply RAF Winkleigh, is a former Royal Air Force satellite station located near to Winkleigh, Devon and south of Barnstaple, Devon, England.
Broadwoodkelly · 2.6 kmBroadwoodkelly is a village and civil parish in the West Devon district of Devon, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 218. The village is situated about 9 miles (14 km) north of Okehampton.
- Wembworthy · 3.6 km
Wembworthy is a small village, parish and former manor in Mid-Devon, England. It is situated in the valley of the River Taw, 8 miles north-east of the towns of Hatherleigh and 12 miles south of South Molton. St Michae…
Bondleigh · 3.9 kmBondleigh is a village and civil parish in the West Devon district of Devon, England, on the River Taw, north of North Tawton. According to the 2011 census it had a population of 167.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Winkleigh?
- Winkleigh is a town in Devon, England, in the Torridge local authority.
- What is the population of Winkleigh?
- Winkleigh has an approximate settlement population of 1,305.
- How deprived is Winkleigh?
- The Torridge local authority, which includes Winkleigh, is among the most deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.