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Woolfardisworthy

Woolfardisworthy is a village in Devon, England, with a population of around 783. There were around 1 recorded street crime in June 2026, most commonly Other crime. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Woolfardisworthy 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°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 18° / 15° · 46% rain
  • Tomorrow: 18° / 15° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:45Sunset 19:43

12h 58m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

17US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Barnstaple A39, United Kingdom

Crime

2 reported · July 2026 33% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences2

Neighbourhood team: Westward Ho!, Northam & Appledore, Hartland Rural · Devon And Cornwall

Local policing priorities

  • Noisy Anti Social Vehicles
  • Engagement

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

  • 12 rated 4–5 ★ (12 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • 0 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap

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

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 163.7p · Asda (10.8 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 186.7p · Asda (10.8 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches2
  • Playgrounds2

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
  • 12 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:

  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145

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

  • Schools1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

4,075 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

5 jobs advertised

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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

10% low-carbon electricity

Gas 90% · Wind 10%

356 gCO₂/kWh · very high 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

  • Woolfardisworthy, Torridge · 0.0 km

    Woolfardisworthy, also spelt Woolsery, is a village and civil parish in the Torridge district of Devon, England. The village is accessible via the A39 road, 2 miles (3 km) from the village.

  • Lynbarn Railway · 1.7 km

    The 1 ft 11+1⁄2 in narrow gauge Lynbarn Railway opened in 1995 as a park ride at the Milky Way Adventure Park, a family-based theme park attraction near Clovelly in north Devon, England. It was built and operated by e…

  • The Milky Way (amusement park) · 1.8 km

    The Milky Way Adventure Park (Downland Farm) is an amusement park in North Devon. It was named as Devon's Large Attraction of the Year by Visit Devon in 2023/24 and as one of the UK's best amusement parks by Trip Ad…

  • Alminstone Cross · 2.1 km

    Alminstone Cross is a village in Devon, England.

  • Clovelly Dykes · 3.1 km

    Clovelly Dykes is an Iron Age hill fort or earthwork near Clovelly, Devon, England. Situated on the high plateau behind the coast at approx 210 metres above sea level, it is one of the largest and most impressive Ear…

  • Burscott · 3.2 km

    Burscott is a hamlet in Devon, England.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Woolfardisworthy?
Woolfardisworthy is a town in Devon, England, in the Torridge local authority.
What is the population of Woolfardisworthy?
Woolfardisworthy has an approximate settlement population of 783.
How deprived is Woolfardisworthy?
The Torridge local authority, which includes Woolfardisworthy, is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.