Fremington & Instow

North Devon · South West · population 6,799 · 4 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

53Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,199 of 6,856 in England
  • #394 of 710 in South West
  • #4 of 14 in North Devon
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,697
Median age (est.)55
Density166per km²
No qualifications19%
Degree or above31%
No car or van10%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 7%25–44 18%45–64 28%65+ 33%

Tenure

Own outright: 54%Mortgage/shared: 27%Social rent: 7%Private rent: 12%
Own outright 54%Mortgage/shared 27%Social rent 7%Private rent 12%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 21%Couple with children: 21%Lone parent: 8%Other: 24%
One person 26%Couple, no children 21%Couple with children 21%Lone parent 8%Other 24%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 17% · Skilled trades 15% · Managers & directors 12%

All occupation groups
Professional17%
Skilled trades15%
Managers & directors12%
Associate professional12%
Caring & leisure11%
Elementary10%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 98%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 98%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 51% · No religion 42% · Other 1%

Born outside the UK: 4%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Fremington & Instow sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,199 of 6,856 in England, and #4 of 14 in North Devon. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Crime (95) but weak on Housing & access (5). Typical homes here sold for about £339,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+5%) (from 82 sales), 15% above the wider North Devon median of £295,000. Typical household take-home income is around £39,405 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 25 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 67 · #2,253
Employment 59 · #2,822
Education 40 · #4,125
Health 58 · #2,898
Crime 95 · #313
Housing & access 5 · #6,503
Living environment 76 · #1,678

House prices ?

£339,000median (12m) · -3.1% yr · n=82
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£339,00082-3.1%+5.1%
Detached£372,50054-4.5%+5.4%
Semi-detached£300,50014+4.7%+17.4%
Terraced£268,25014-3.7%+15.1%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=0)
This area£339,000
North Devon£295,000
South West£310,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£39,405±£5,589 · #3,595 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£36,734
Price-to-income ?8.6×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

59Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

25 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 169 offences
North Devon62
South West71
England83

Rank #161 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences100
Theft15
Burglary17
Vehicle crime6
Criminal damage & arson13
Public order & weapons9
Drugs3
Robbery0
Other6

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 26 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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