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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 more deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 68,113 residents at roughly 69 people per km².

Council
Torridge
County
Devon
Constituency
Torridge and West Devon
Police force
Devon & Cornwall
47/ 100

My Area Score

Mixed

Ranked 173rd of 294 English council areas — better than 41% of them.

Home affordability50
Affordable rents82
Good schools5
Life expectancy95
Low deprivation21
Employment65
Low council tax11

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°CCloudy

  • Today: 20° / 10° · 29% rain
  • Tomorrow: 19° / 16° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:45Sunset 19:39

12h 54m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

8US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: coarse particles (PM10)

Source: WAQI · Barnstaple A39, United Kingdom

Crime

8 reported · July 2026 11% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences5
  • Burglary1
  • Public order1
  • Shoplifting1

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

105 reported road collisions (2024)

16 killed or seriously injured · 140 casualties · 15.4 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

13 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 11 rated 4–5 ★ (10 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

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

£260,783 average 3.9% YoY

Across Torridge · to 2026-06

Detached£382,250
Semi-detached£270,650
Terraced£200,908
Flat£132,914

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£788 average monthly rent 2.5% YoY

  • 1 bed £564
  • 2 bed £738
  • 3 bed £906

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

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

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)

Deprivation

More deprived than the average in England

Ranked 67 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,601 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band A (24% of 34,600)

A £1,734
B £2,023
C £2,312
D £2,601
E £3,180
F £3,758
G £4,336
H £5,203

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

Schools

36 schools · 8,421 pupils

28 primary · 4 secondary · 4 other

Ofsted: 11 of 15 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (73%)

33inspected 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

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
  • 54 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

Planning decisions

123 applications decided

89.4% granted · 110 granted, 13 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Sir Geoffrey Cox

Conservative

Torridge and Tavistock

Recent votes:

  • NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • NoClosure motion
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143

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 (2025)

Jobs

34 jobs advertised · £29,827 avg

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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

75% low-carbon electricity

Solar 40% · Wind 31% · Gas 23% · Biomass 2%

94 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for South West England · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 86 yrs women · 82.5 yrs 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:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Church of All Saints, Winkleigh · 0.1 km

    The 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 km

    Winkleigh 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 km

    Broadwoodkelly 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 km

    Bondleigh 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)

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 more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.