Appledore & Northam North

Torridge · South West · population 5,979 · 4 LSOAs

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

46Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,707 of 6,856 in England
  • #473 of 710 in South West
  • #2 of 9 in Torridge
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents5,981
Median age (est.)56
Density992per km²
No qualifications19%
Degree or above28%
No car or van19%

Age

0–14 12%15–24 7%25–44 17%45–64 30%65+ 34%

Tenure

Own outright: 47%Mortgage/shared: 23%Social rent: 11%Private rent: 19%
Own outright 47%Mortgage/shared 23%Social rent 11%Private rent 19%

Households

One person: 38%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 17%Lone parent: 7%Other: 18%
One person 38%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 17%Lone parent 7%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Skilled trades 15% · Professional 15% · Caring & leisure 12%

All occupation groups
Skilled trades15%
Professional15%
Caring & leisure12%
Managers & directors12%
Associate professional11%
Elementary10%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant7%

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 49% · No religion 43% · 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

Appledore & Northam North sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,707 of 6,856 in England, and #2 of 9 in Torridge. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Crime (84) but weak on Housing & access (24). Typical homes here sold for about £287,500 over the past year, up 16% across five years (from 111 sales), in line with the wider Torridge median of £277,750. Typical household take-home income is around £33,884 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 38 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 47 · #3,624
Employment 34 · #4,529
Education 43 · #3,933
Health 40 · #4,077
Crime 84 · #1,115
Housing & access 24 · #5,222
Living environment 66 · #2,356

House prices ?

£287,500median (12m) · -15.4% yr · n=111
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£287,500111-15.4%+16.2%
Detached£379,99543-16.5%+20.6%
Semi-detached£262,00019-9.7%+24.8%
Terraced£285,00043+14.0%+25.3%
Flat£146,2506+9.6%-3.5%
This area£287,500
Torridge£277,750
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)£33,884±£4,792 · #5,387 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£33,846
Price-to-income ?8.5×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 ?

65Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

38 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 226 offences
Torridge47
South West71
England83

Rank #1,061 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences122
Theft29
Burglary6
Vehicle crime7
Criminal damage & arson29
Public order & weapons19
Drugs7
Robbery1
Other6

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 52 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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