North Devon

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
Most deprived 40–50%
Census 2021
98,611
Households
43,198
Crimes · Sep '26
678

Estimated population, mid-2025: 101,281 (ONS, published 29 Jul 2026)

43,198
Households
White Brit. · 94%
Ethnicity
Christian · 47%
Religion
Most deprived 40⁠–⁠50%
Avg IMD
678
Crimes · Sep '26
£285,000
Median property price · North Devon · Oct 2025⁠–⁠Sep 2026 · 1,215 sales
£848
Average rent, September 2026
3,792
Postcodes

Sold prices in North Devon

England & Wales
Property sales · North Devon
HM Land Registry · North Devon
Average price
£310,249
Median price: £285,000
Median -3.4% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Oct 2025–Sep 2026 · 1,215 sales
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Oct '25 – Sep '26Sep '26: 36 sales · avg £314,981
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£341k£311k£280k
Oct '25Jan '26Apr '26Sep '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in North Devon

England & Wales
Crime trends · North Devon

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearOct '24 – Sep '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
295
YoY +33%
307248188
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
ASB
65
YoY -32%
1469339
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
Vehicle Crime
15
YoY +25%
20123
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
Burglary
24
YoY +33%
30186
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
Criminal damage
62
YoY +51%
725538
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
Other recorded crime
131
YoY -20%
16813092
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Shoplifting
86
YoY stable
976328
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26

2 of 6 key categories improving · criminal damage rising

678
incidents · Sep '26

Demographics in North Devon

Ethnicity

Total residents: 98,612
White Brit.94.3%
Other White2.2%
Other Asian0.4%
White & Asian0.4%
White Irish0.4%
+ 14 other groups · 2.3%

Religion

Total residents: 98,611
Christian46.7%
No religion45.1%
Not answered6.5%
Other religion0.6%
Muslim0.4%
+ 4 other religions · 0.7%

Age groups

Total residents: 98,611
50–6422.2%
35–4916.5%
65–7413.4%
25–3410.6%
75–848.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.5%

Households

Total households: 43,198
One person: aged 66+15.8%
One person: other14.9%
Single family household, all members 66+13.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.2%
+ 9 other households · 31.0%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for North Devon

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Most deprived 40–50%
Mean decile 4.72 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Most deprived 40–50% on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 4.72 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Flood risk in North Devon

8% of postcodes (313 of 3792) are in Flood Zone 3 and 3% in Zone 2, measured at each postcode's centre (EA Flood Map for Planning). Not a property-level assessment.

  • Zone 3313 (8%)
  • Zone 2103 (3%)
  • Zone 13,376 (89%)

Environment Agency flood map for planning · © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right · Open Government Licence v3.0

Transport in North Devon

Barnstaple is a 44-minute walk from the centre

Rail · 3.5 km

  • Barnstaple

    Rail

    3.5 km
  • Chapelton (Devon)

    Rail

    8.2 km
  • Umberleigh

    Rail

    10.7 km
  • Instow Ferry Landing

    Ferry

    12.1 km
  • Ilfracombe Ferry Landing

    Ferry

    14.9 km
  • Portsmouth Arms

    Rail

    15.6 km
  • Kings Nympton

    Rail

    18.9 km
  • Barnstaple Bus Station

    Coach

    2.8 km

NaPTAN · walking distance from the area centre · Rail, Ferry, Coach

Amenities in North Devon

Museums make up most of the mapped places

16 Museums · 13 GPs · 6 Libraries · 38 in all

  • Museums16
  • GPs13
  • Libraries6
  • Hospitals3

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

Private rents in North Devon

Average rent, September 2026

£848/month

ONS Price Index of Private Rents — average monthly rent by bedroom.

£590
1 bed
£780
2 bed
£967
3 bed
£1,334
4+ bed

ONS Price Index of Private Rents · local authority aggregate, not an asking rent

School applications

We've matched this area to Devon.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

North Devon is the district council. School applications go through Devon.

Last place offered

Straight-line distance. Places change every year, so this isn't a guarantee.

Apply for a primary place via Devon

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Schools in North Devon

Open schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.

Best schools in North DevonFilter and map

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.

Overview of North Devon

Coordinates51.0899, -4.0200
Postcodes
3,792
Census 2021
98,611

Estimated population, mid-2025: 101,281 (ONS, published 29 Jul 2026)

Households (Census)
43,198
Recorded crime · Sep '26
678

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