Bideford North

Torridge · South West · population 5,709 · 3 LSOAs

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

24Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,194 of 6,856 in England
  • #633 of 710 in South West
  • #9 of 9 in Torridge
  • More deprived (bottom 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents5,737
Median age (est.)48
Density3,576per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above25%
No car or van27%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 10%25–44 22%45–64 30%65+ 24%

Tenure

Own outright: 37%Mortgage/shared: 24%Social rent: 10%Private rent: 30%
Own outright 37%Mortgage/shared 24%Social rent 10%Private rent 30%

Households

One person: 40%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 19%Lone parent: 10%Other: 15%
One person 40%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 19%Lone parent 10%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

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

All occupation groups
Skilled trades15%
Caring & leisure15%
Professional13%
Elementary12%
Associate professional12%
Managers & directors10%
Sales & customer service9%
Administrative8%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 96%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 2%Other: 0%
White 96%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 2%Other 0%

Religion & identity

No religion 49% · Christian 43% · 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

Bideford North is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #5,194 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #9 of 9 in Torridge. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (60) and lowest on Employment (18). Typical homes here sold for about £195,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+7%) (from 106 sales), 30% below the wider Torridge median of £277,750. Typical household take-home income is around £32,290 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 111 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 28 · #4,954
Employment 18 · #5,647
Education 26 · #5,064
Health 30 · #4,776
Crime 41 · #4,070
Housing & access 60 · #2,767
Living environment 24 · #5,242

House prices ?

£195,000median (12m) · -9.3% yr · n=106
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£195,000106-9.3%+6.8%
Detached£301,25030-8.7%+15.9%
Semi-detached£231,0006-7.6%+9.7%
Terraced£190,00049+3.4%+15.9%
Flat£122,00021-4.3%-2.4%
This area£195,000
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)£32,290±£4,650 · #5,883 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£30,473
Price-to-income ?6.0×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 ?

54Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

111 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 634 offences
Torridge47
South West71
England83

Rank #5,242 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences269
Theft161
Burglary9
Vehicle crime7
Criminal damage & arson60
Public order & weapons79
Drugs33
Robbery4
Other12

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 158 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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