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West Devon

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
Most deprived 40–50%
Census 2021
57,096
Households
24,819
Crimes · Aug '26
217

Estimated population, mid-2025: 58,980 (ONS, published 29 Jul 2026)

24,819
Households
White Brit. · 95%
Ethnicity
Christian · 50%
Religion
Most deprived 40⁠–⁠50%
Avg IMD
217
Crimes · Aug '26
£297,500
Median property price · West Devon · Oct 2025⁠–⁠Sep 2026 · 661 sales
£854
Average rent, September 2026
2,591
Postcodes

Sold prices in West Devon

England & Wales
Property sales · West Devon
HM Land Registry · West Devon
Average price
£348,208
Median price: £297,500
Median -0.8% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Oct 2025–Sep 2026 · 661 sales
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Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Oct '25 – Sep '26Sep '26: 23 sales · avg £350,848
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£390k£343k£297k
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 West Devon

England & Wales
Crime trends · West 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 yearSep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
92
YoY -26%
14411076
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
26
YoY -49%
52319
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
4
YoY —
1482
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
7
YoY —
1593
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
24
YoY +33%
312213
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
64
YoY +25%
755433
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

2 of 4 key categories improving · criminal damage rising

217
incidents · Aug '26

Demographics in West Devon

Ethnicity

Total residents: 57,094
White Brit.94.9%
Other White2.3%
White Irish0.5%
Other Mixed0.4%
White & Asian0.4%
+ 14 other groups · 1.5%

Religion

Total residents: 57,096
Christian50.3%
No religion41.6%
Not answered6.5%
Other religion0.8%
Buddhist0.4%
+ 4 other religions · 0.4%

Age groups

Total residents: 57,098
50–6423.9%
35–4915.8%
65–7415.1%
75–849.7%
25–348.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.7%

Households

Total households: 24,819
One person: aged 66+16.4%
Single family household, all members 66+15.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children14.7%
One person: other13.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.3%
+ 9 other households · 28.6%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for West Devon

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Most deprived 40–50%
Mean decile 5.01 (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 5.01 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Flood risk in West Devon

4% of postcodes (114 of 2591) 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 3114 (4%)
  • Zone 273 (3%)
  • Zone 12,404 (93%)

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

Transport in West Devon

Meldon Quarry Station (Dartmoor Railway) is a 104-minute walk from the centre

Rail · 8.4 km

  • Meldon Quarry Station (Dartmoor Railway)

    Rail

    8.4 km

  • Okehampton

    Rail

    11.2 km

  • Okehampton Interchange

    Rail

    13.0 km

  • Sampford Courtenay

    Rail

    16.5 km

  • Bere Alston

    Rail

    19.8 km

  • Bere Ferrers

    Rail

    22.7 km

  • Tavistock Bus Station

    Coach

    11.9 km

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

Amenities in West Devon

21 mapped places in this local authority

8 Museums · 6 GPs · 4 Libraries · 21 in all

  • Museums8
  • GPs6
  • Libraries4
  • Hospitals3

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

Private rents in West Devon

Average rent, September 2026

£854/month

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

£608
1 bed
£778
2 bed
£961
3 bed
£1,363
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.

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

Last place offered

None of these schools has a published last distance, so we cannot compare this postcode with last year's places. We do not draw catchment maps in this list; where we hold a council's map, it is on the school's page.

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Overview of West Devon

Coordinates50.6417, -4.0664
Postcodes
2,591
Census 2021
57,096

Estimated population, mid-2025: 58,980 (ONS, published 29 Jul 2026)

Households (Census)
24,819
Recorded crime · Aug '26
217

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