Newton Abbot, Highweek

Teignbridge · South West · population 6,409 · 4 LSOAs

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

62Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,569 of 6,856 in England
  • #286 of 710 in South West
  • #7 of 19 in Teignbridge
  • Less deprived (top 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,170
Median age (est.)45
Density2,592per km²
No qualifications15%
Degree or above29%
No car or van14%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 10%25–44 23%45–64 29%65+ 22%

Tenure

Own outright: 39%Mortgage/shared: 34%Social rent: 12%Private rent: 15%
Own outright 39%Mortgage/shared 34%Social rent 12%Private rent 15%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 10%Other: 16%
One person 29%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 10%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 16% · Managers & directors 13% · Skilled trades 13%

All occupation groups
Professional16%
Managers & directors13%
Skilled trades13%
Associate professional13%
Caring & leisure11%
Elementary9%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service9%
Process & plant7%

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 45% · 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

Newton Abbot, Highweek is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,569 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #7 of 19 in Teignbridge. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (79) and lowest on Education (37). Typical homes here sold for about £266,000 over the past year, up 16% across five years (from 92 sales), 11% below the wider Teignbridge median of £300,000. Typical household take-home income is around £39,878 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 45 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 53 · #3,220
Employment 51 · #3,384
Education 37 · #4,310
Health 52 · #3,282
Crime 76 · #1,616
Housing & access 73 · #1,835
Living environment 79 · #1,431

House prices ?

£266,000median (12m) · -0.6% yr · n=92
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£266,00092-0.6%+15.7%
Detached£423,50030+19.3%+31.3%
Semi-detached£250,00033-9.1%+8.7%
Terraced£230,00023+3.4%+22.3%
Flat£152,0006+12.6%
This area£266,000
Teignbridge£300,000
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)£39,878±£5,605 · #3,464 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£36,383
Price-to-income ?6.7×typical home ÷ net income — less 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 ?

85Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

45 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 289 offences
Teignbridge53
South West71
England83

Rank #1,686 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences161
Theft31
Burglary3
Vehicle crime12
Criminal damage & arson27
Public order & weapons35
Drugs5
Robbery2
Other13

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 27 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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