Woolacombe, Georgeham & Croyde

North Devon · South West · population 5,369 · 3 LSOAs

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

74Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,815 of 6,856 in England
  • #190 of 710 in South West
  • #1 of 14 in North Devon
  • Less deprived (top 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents5,255
Median age (est.)51
Density80per km²
No qualifications12%
Degree or above39%
No car or van7%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 9%25–44 18%45–64 31%65+ 28%

Tenure

Own outright: 51%Mortgage/shared: 30%Social rent: 3%Private rent: 16%
Own outright 51%Mortgage/shared 30%Social rent 3%Private rent 16%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 5%Other: 24%
One person 26%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 5%Other 24%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 20% · Managers & directors 20% · Skilled trades 14%

All occupation groups
Professional20%
Managers & directors20%
Skilled trades14%
Associate professional13%
Elementary9%
Caring & leisure7%
Administrative7%
Sales & customer service5%
Process & plant3%

Ethnic group

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

Religion & identity

Christian 50% · No religion 42% · Other 0%

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

Woolacombe, Georgeham & Croyde is in the less-deprived top third of England, ranked #1,815 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #1 of 14 in North Devon. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Crime (97) but weak on Housing & access (6). Typical homes here sold for about £445,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+6%) (from 78 sales), 51% above the wider North Devon median of £295,000. Typical household take-home income is around £46,195 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 37 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 88 · #793
Employment 91 · #642
Education 83 · #1,143
Health 90 · #656
Crime 97 · #211
Housing & access 6 · #6,407
Living environment 27 · #4,982

House prices ?

£445,000median (12m) · -11.4% yr · n=78
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£445,00078-11.4%+6.0%
Detached£541,25046-10.5%+18.3%
Semi-detached£335,12512-17.8%-7.2%
Terraced£355,8758+7.2%+49.8%
Flat£320,00012-29.7%-19.2%
This area£445,000
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)£46,195±£6,600 · #1,800 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£38,797
Price-to-income ?9.6×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 ?

44Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

37 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 198 offences
North Devon62
South West71
England83

Rank #981 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences107
Theft27
Burglary6
Vehicle crime8
Criminal damage & arson21
Public order & weapons12
Drugs11
Robbery0
Other6

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 29 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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