North Devon: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£427,340

Semi-detached

£285,329

Terraced

£227,380

Flat or maisonette

£137,330

First-time buyers

£228,623

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  85,035 in 1991 → 101,222 in 2024 (+19.0%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £181,418 in 2005 → £282,633 in 2026 (+55.8%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £291 in 2008 → £558 in 2025 (+92.1%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  76.8% in 2004 → 78.0% in 2023 (+1.6%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  2.6% in 2001 → 2.9% in 2025 (+11.5%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £10,058 in 1997 → £24,005 in 2024 (+138.7%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for North Devon; 29 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• Home gas use · Environment7,954 kWh (2024/25) · 15th lowest of 347
• Three-year business survival · Economy & work62.8% (2021) · 36th highest of 374
• Job density · Economy & work0.94 jobs per resident (2024) · 66th highest of 350
• Adult obesity · Health & wellbeing22.0% (2024/25) · 62nd lowest of 296

Where it ranks worst

• Gigabit broadband · Connectivity & access60.9% (January 2026) · 350th highest of 361
• Median weekly pay · Economy & work£558 (April 2025) · 336th highest of 359
• Anxiety · Health & wellbeing3.8 out of 10 (2022/23) · 342nd lowest of 363
• Time to a job centre · Connectivity & access19 min (2019) · 305th lowest of 326

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Devon, which includes North Devon.

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)81.6 years · England 80.0 · 22nd highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)85.1 years · England 83.8 · 23rd highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)63.7 years · England 60.9 · 30th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)64.0 years · England 61.3 · 29th highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)258.0 per 100k · England 321.0 · 17th lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)11.8% · England 10.4 · 101st lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)61.3% · England 64.6 · 45th lowest of 153

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Devon, which includes North Devon.

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)69.7% · England 68.3 · 57th highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)46.2 score · England 46.0 · 67th highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)5.2% · England 5.8 · 86th lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)16.8% · England 19.8 · 63rd lowest of 153