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West Devon

West Devon has 57,096 residents in 24,818 households (Census 2021); 13% are aged 15–29 and 28% of households rent their home. Over the past two years homes sold for a median of £295,000, from £225,000 in Okehampton South to £482,500 in Chagford.

Local authority · 18 wards · 2,591 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
57,096residentsCensus 2021
£295kmedian sale price1,606 sales, 24 months
16%green within 500 mpostcode average
8services in 15 minutesmedian postcode

Six maps of West Devon.

Every dot is a residential postcode. Each map uses the same colour scale, from lowest to highest.

Sale pricesPostcode sector median sale price, % of the local authority median
Map of West Devon: Postcode sector median sale price, % of the local authority median
<80%160%+
Green spaceShare of land within 500 m of each postcode that is green space
Map of West Devon: Share of land within 500 m of each postcode that is green space
0%30%+
Everyday servicesEveryday services within a 15-minute walk (1.2 km)
Map of West Devon: Everyday services within a 15-minute walk (1.2 km)
<60240+
Deprivation decileNeighbourhood deprivation decile (IoD 2025 England, WIMD 2025 Wales, SIMD 2020v2 Scotland): 1 = most deprived 10% (context, not a score)
Map of West Devon: Neighbourhood deprivation decile (IoD 2025 England, WIMD 2025 Wales, SIMD 2020v2 Scotland): 1 = most deprived 10% (context, not a score)
110
Recorded crimeCrimes recorded within 500 m in 12 months, % of the local postcode average
Map of West Devon: Crimes recorded within 500 m in 12 months, % of the local postcode average
<50%250%+
Gigabit broadbandShare of premises with gigabit-capable broadband (Ofcom, July 2025)
Map of West Devon: Share of premises with gigabit-capable broadband (Ofcom, July 2025)
<20%95%+

Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, Aug 2026 · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · © OpenStreetMap contributors · English Indices of Deprivation 2025, MHCLG · data.police.uk · Ofcom Connected Nations 2025

All 18 wards at a glance.

Colour shows where each ward sits among West Devon's wards for that measure, from lowest to highest. Select a ward for its full report.

WardMedian priceGreen 500 mServices 15 minAged 15–29Owner-occupiedFlatsNearest tram or railGigabitCrime per 1,000
Bere Ferrers£270k35%2112%73%3%1.1 km47%29
Bridestowe£393k18%113%79%0%12.6 km32%13
Buckland Monachorum£363k18%811%77%7%6.3 km66%34
Burrator£350k14%811%78%4%8.0 km64%26
Chagford£483k21%2311%65%3%12.4 km17%22
Dartmoor£280k48%315%70%2%15.2 km8%51
Drewsteignton£460k17%210%76%1%8.8 km8%44
Exbourne£290k5%313%75%3%8.0 km21%38
Hatherleigh£256k11%914%69%3%10.9 km27%46
Mary Tavy£460k20%211%82%1%11.4 km15%21
Milton Ford£335k5%212%75%1%7.1 km59%47
Okehampton North£298k9%1915%65%7%1.0 km76%37
Okehampton South£225k15%5016%55%17%768 m84%123
South Tawton£380k14%811%77%0%5.0 km17%31
Tamarside£323k14%614%72%3%14.8 km50%36
Tavistock North£275k7%8216%66%17%6.4 km85%71
Tavistock South East£370k14%6710%79%6%6.6 km91%49
Tavistock South West£243k18%5514%65%10%5.7 km73%60

Sources: Census 2021 · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, sales to 28 Aug 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors · data.police.uk

Prices.

Quarterly median of all standard residential sales in West Devon. The latest quarter is still being registered.

£253k£274k£294k£314k2024 Q12024 Q22024 Q32024 Q42025 Q12025 Q22025 Q32025 Q42026 Q12026 Q22026 Q3
£253k£274k£294k£314k2024 Q12025 Q12026 Q12026 Q3

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, sales to 28 Aug 2026

Safety.

Police recorded 2,623 crimes and incidents in West Devon in the 12 months to Aug 2026, 46 per 1,000 residents.

0138275Sept 2024Nov 2024Jan 2025Mar 2025May 2025Jul 2025Sept 2025Nov 2025Jan 2026Mar 2026May 2026Jul 2026
0138275Sept 2024Mar 2025Sept 2025Mar 2026
Violence and sexual offences1,254
Criminal damage and arson277
Anti-social behaviour252
Public order207
Other theft203
Shoplifting101
Vehicle crime98
Other crime72
Burglary66
Drugs48
Possession of weapons27
Theft from the person7
Robbery7
Bicycle theft4

Police.uk records crimes by approximate location, not by where victims or offenders live. Busy streets, shops, stations and nightlife record more. Figures are counts, not a measure of personal risk.

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, Devon and Cornwall Police (Open Government Licence v3.0)

Road safety.

Injury collisions reported to the police in West Devon each year, 2021–2025: 148 of them with a serious or fatal injury.

2021109
2022122
2023119
2024100
2025118

Counts include only collisions involving personal injury that were reported to the police. Most happen on main roads and at junctions, so a count near a postcode reflects the traffic passing through, not the risk of any one journey.

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data (Open Government Licence v3.0)

Food hygiene.

Food businesses in West Devon with a published hygiene rating.

429rated food businessesin total
95%rated good or very good (4 or 5)latest inspection
6rated 2 or belowlatest inspection

Council food safety officers rate businesses from 0 (urgent improvement necessary) to 5 (very good) for hygiene, the state of the premises and how food safety is managed. A rating reflects the standards found on the day of inspection, not the quality of the food.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene rating data as of 26 October 2026 (Open Government Licence)

Broadband.

Share of homes in West Devon that can get each type of fixed broadband, July 2025.

60.8%gigabit-capablehomes
60.8%full fibrehomes
85.7%superfast (30 Mbit/s+)homes
1.4%below the universal service obligationhomes

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations 2025, fixed broadband coverage of residential premises, July 2025. © Ofcom copyright

Deprivation, in context.

0 of West Devon's 32 neighbourhoods are in the most deprived tenth of England on the 2025 index.

Decile 31
Decile 413
Decile 57
Decile 66
Decile 72
Decile 81
Decile 91
Decile 10 (least deprived)1

The English Indices of Deprivation rank 33,755 small areas from 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived). They describe areas relative to each other, not every household in them.

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, MHCLG

Wards of West Devon.

Every ward has its own page with all of its postcodes.