Okehampton

West Devon · South West · population 7,784 · 4 LSOAs

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

43Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,899 of 6,856 in England
  • #496 of 710 in South West
  • #4 of 7 in West Devon
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,710
Median age (est.)47
Density202per km²
No qualifications19%
Degree or above26%
No car or van20%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 11%25–44 21%45–64 27%65+ 25%

Tenure

Own outright: 38%Mortgage/shared: 24%Social rent: 13%Private rent: 25%
Own outright 38%Mortgage/shared 24%Social rent 13%Private rent 25%

Households

One person: 35%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 22%Lone parent: 10%Other: 17%
One person 35%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 22%Lone parent 10%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Skilled trades 15% · Elementary 14% · Professional 13%

All occupation groups
Skilled trades15%
Elementary14%
Professional13%
Associate professional11%
Caring & leisure10%
Managers & directors10%
Process & plant10%
Sales & customer service9%
Administrative9%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 1%
White 97%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 1%

Religion & identity

No religion 46% · Christian 46% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 7%

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

Okehampton is close to the England average for deprivation, ranked #3,899 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #4 of 7 in West Devon. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (62) and lowest on Education (29). Typical homes here sold for about £225,000 over the past year, up 11% across five years (from 106 sales), 25% below the wider West Devon median of £298,250. Cheaper homes only partly offset the deprivation score, leaving it at #1,578 of 6,851 on our affordability-adjusted measure. Typical household take-home income is around £35,839 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 64 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 41 · #4,029
Employment 37 · #4,296
Education 29 · #4,893
Health 40 · #4,118
Crime 58 · #2,850
Housing & access 62 · #2,603
Living environment 36 · #4,385

House prices ?

£225,000median (12m) · 0.0% yr · n=106
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£225,0001060.0%+11.4%
Detached£362,50026-0.7%+20.3%
Semi-detached£220,00027-7.4%+3.8%
Terraced£217,75036+6.6%+45.2%
Flat£145,00017-6.5%+16.0%
This area£225,000
West Devon£298,250
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)£35,839±£5,018 · #4,764 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£31,430
Price-to-income ?6.3×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 ?

77Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

64 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 501 offences
West Devon41
South West71
England83

Rank #3,166 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences276
Theft67
Burglary14
Vehicle crime16
Criminal damage & arson51
Public order & weapons49
Drugs14
Robbery0
Other14

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 73 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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