Yelverton

16°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 17° / 9° · 73% rain
• Tomorrow: 21° / 12° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:42Sunset 19:43

13h 1m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

24US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Plymouth Centre, United Kingdom

9 reported · July 2026▲ 80% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences4
• Public order2
• Other crime2
• Anti-social behaviour1

Neighbourhood team: Bere Peninsula · Devon And Cornwall

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

100 reported road collisions (2024)

31 killed or seriously injured · 160 casualties · 17.5 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

20 food businesses within 2 miles

• 16 rated 4–5 ★ (15 top)
• 2 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• 1 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£286,145 average▼ 0.7% YoY

Across West Devon · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£840 average monthly rent▲ 2.1% YoY

• 1 bed £598
• 2 bed £766
• 3 bed £945

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

7.8× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 7.8 times median annual pay (8.5× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

• Cheapest petrol: 164.7p · Asda (9.5 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 186.7p · Asda (9.5 km)

9 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

7 charging locations within ~8 km

• Fastest nearby: 7 kW
• Nearest: Cider House Luxury Bed and Breakfast (3.7 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports pitches7
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

57,098 residents in West Devon · 49/km²

• Under 16: 15%
• 16–64: 56%
• 65+: 28%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Around the average in England

Ranked 139 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£2,705 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band B (25% of 27,470)

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

37 schools · 6,412 pupils

29 primary · 2 secondary · 6 other

Ofsted: 16 of 18 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (89%)

32inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · West Devon

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

• Not in the Green Belt
• 3 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

90 applications decided

94.4% granted · 85 granted, 5 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Rebecca Smith

Conservative

South West Devon

Source: UK Parliament

Independent / Green / Liberal Democrat / Labour coalition

• Lab 1
• Con 10
• LD 6
• Grn 3
• Oth 11

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Pharmacies1
• Supermarkets2
• Parks & greens1
• Restaurants & cafés2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

3,530 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

116 jobs advertised · £41,699 avg

e.g. Superflex Roadside Patrol - South West, Be Your Own Boss - Deliver with Uber Eats, Looking For Part-Time Opportunities? - Deliver with Uber Eats

Source: Adzuna

£662 median full-time weekly pay

2.2% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£25,196 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

36% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 28,821 certificates

12.3% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

49% low-carbon electricity

Gas 48% · Solar 30% · Wind 18% · Imports 2%

192 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity

Latest estimate for South West England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 85.7 yrs women · 82 yrs men

57% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.9
• Feeling worthwhile7.8
• Happiness yesterday7.8
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.8

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2021-22

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in South West Devon:

• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office441 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership420 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership375 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s336 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test298 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide

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

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  Yelverton, Devon · 0.2 km

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• Yelverton Paperweight Centre · 0.6 km

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  RAF Harrowbeer · 0.7 km

  Royal Air Force Harrowbeer or more simply RAF Harrowbeer is a former Royal Air Force station situated next to Yelverton in the parish of Buckland Monachorum, Devon, England.

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  Dousland · 1.0 km

  Dousland is a small settlement in Devon, England. It is near the A386 road at Yelverton and is 10 kilometres (6 mi) northeast of the city of Plymouth by road. The northern part of the settlement is in Walkhampton pari…

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  Roborough Rock · 1.1 km

  Yelverton Rock is a tor-like igneous rock outcrop immediately south-west of Yelverton, Devon. It is located at the southern end of the former RAF Harrowbeer airfield on Roborough Down, next to the border with the A386…

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  Axtown · 1.1 km

  Axtown is a village in Devon, England.

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