Teignbridge: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£478,955

Semi-detached

£316,534

Terraced

£248,265

Flat or maisonette

£150,966

First-time buyers

£244,183

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

  109,435 in 1991 → 138,548 in 2024 (+26.6%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £181,956 in 2005 → £302,368 in 2026 (+66.2%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £316 in 2008 → £582 in 2025 (+84.3%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  78.4% in 2004 → 77.7% in 2023 (−0.9%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  1.5% in 2001 → 2.2% in 2025 (+46.7%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £10,539 in 1997 → £26,367 in 2024 (+150.2%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for Teignbridge; 30 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 · Environment7,892 kWh (2024/25) · 13th lowest of 347
• No qualifications · Education & skills3.6% (2023) · 41st lowest of 293
• Claimant count · Economy & work2.2% (2025) · 56th lowest of 361
• Adult obesity · Health & wellbeing21.4% (2024/25) · 56th lowest of 296

Where it ranks worst

• Smokers · Health & wellbeing15.3% (2020 to 2024) · 346th lowest of 373
• Time to a job centre · Connectivity & access17 min (2019) · 283rd lowest of 326
• Gigabit broadband · Connectivity & access76.9% (January 2026) · 307th highest of 361
• 4G coverage · Connectivity & access99.4% (January 2026) · 298th highest of 361

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

• 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 Teignbridge.

• 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