Ilfracombe East

North Devon · South West · population 5,135 · 4 LSOAs

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

16Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,777 of 6,856 in England
  • #670 of 710 in South West
  • #13 of 14 in North Devon
  • Most deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents5,141
Median age (est.)49
Density731per km²
No qualifications19%
Degree or above25%
No car or van30%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 10%25–44 21%45–64 31%65+ 24%

Tenure

Own outright: 32%Mortgage/shared: 21%Social rent: 10%Private rent: 36%
Own outright 32%Mortgage/shared 21%Social rent 10%Private rent 36%

Households

One person: 42%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 18%Lone parent: 10%Other: 15%
One person 42%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 18%Lone parent 10%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Skilled trades 15% · Caring & leisure 13% · Elementary 13%

All occupation groups
Skilled trades15%
Caring & leisure13%
Elementary13%
Managers & directors13%
Professional12%
Associate professional10%
Process & plant9%
Sales & customer service9%
Administrative6%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 2%Other: 0%
White 97%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 2%Other 0%

Religion & identity

No religion 48% · Christian 41% · Other 1%

Born outside the UK: 5%

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

Ilfracombe East is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #5,777 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #13 of 14 in North Devon. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (38) and lowest on Living environment (15). Typical homes here sold for about £225,000 over the past year, up 15% across five years (from 92 sales), 24% below the wider North Devon median of £295,000. Typical household take-home income is around £30,625 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 129 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 23 · #5,263
Employment 16 · #5,749
Education 16 · #5,756
Health 16 · #5,777
Crime 33 · #4,618
Housing & access 38 · #4,248
Living environment 15 · #5,811

House prices ?

£225,000median (12m) · +1.8% yr · n=92
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£225,00092+1.8%+15.4%
Detached£373,50018+3.8%+16.3%
Semi-detached£265,00011-3.0%+9.8%
Terraced£215,00037-4.4%0.0%
Flat£195,25026+42.5%+41.5%
This area£225,000
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)£30,625±£4,369 · #6,280 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£30,825
Price-to-income ?7.3×typical home ÷ net income — similar to 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 ?

34Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

129 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 663 offences
North Devon62
South West71
England83

Rank #5,632 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences299
Theft144
Burglary29
Vehicle crime15
Criminal damage & arson72
Public order & weapons70
Drugs15
Robbery4
Other15

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 187 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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