Ilfracombe West

North Devon · South West · population 5,935 · 4 LSOAs

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

28Area Score / 100 ?
  • #4,906 of 6,856 in England
  • #613 of 710 in South West
  • #11 of 14 in North Devon
  • More deprived (bottom 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents5,890
Median age (est.)48
Density391per km²
No qualifications19%
Degree or above26%
No car or van23%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 11%25–44 21%45–64 28%65+ 25%

Tenure

Own outright: 39%Mortgage/shared: 26%Social rent: 10%Private rent: 25%
Own outright 39%Mortgage/shared 26%Social rent 10%Private rent 25%

Households

One person: 33%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 21%Lone parent: 12%Other: 17%
One person 33%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 21%Lone parent 12%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Skilled trades 15% · Professional 13% · Elementary 13%

All occupation groups
Skilled trades15%
Professional13%
Elementary13%
Caring & leisure13%
Managers & directors12%
Process & plant9%
Associate professional9%
Administrative8%
Sales & customer service8%

Ethnic group

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

Religion & identity

No religion 48% · Christian 44% · 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

Ilfracombe West is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #4,906 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #11 of 14 in North Devon. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Crime (64) and lowest on Education (18). Typical homes here sold for about £235,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+7%) (from 65 sales), 20% below the wider North Devon median of £295,000. Typical household take-home income is around £31,764 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 67 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 34 · #4,550
Employment 27 · #5,002
Education 18 · #5,612
Health 30 · #4,762
Crime 64 · #2,486
Housing & access 36 · #4,372
Living environment 23 · #5,270

House prices ?

£235,000median (12m) · +10.6% yr · n=65
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£235,00065+10.6%+6.8%
Detached£307,00018-9.7%+5.9%
Semi-detached£317,0006+25.5%+23.1%
Terraced£225,00028+9.8%+18.4%
Flat£134,50013+6.5%+22.3%
This area£235,000
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)£31,764±£4,494 · #6,014 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£33,124
Price-to-income ?7.4×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 ?

54Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

67 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 400 offences
North Devon62
South West71
England83

Rank #3,363 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences190
Theft63
Burglary14
Vehicle crime16
Criminal damage & arson48
Public order & weapons38
Drugs14
Robbery5
Other12

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 139 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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