Social housing in West Devon
10.0% of households in West Devon are social housing — council or housing-association homes — according to the 2021–22 Census. That is below the UK average of 17.5%.
How much social housing is there in West Devon?
West Devon ranks 343rd of 374 UK local authorities by social-housing share. Of its 24,810 households, 2,491 are social homes (10.0%) — renting from the council or a housing association.
How does West Devon compare with the UK average?
At -7.5 percentage points versus the UK average of 17.5%, West Devon sits below the national level.
West Devon at a glance
Beyond housing, here is what the map's other datasets say about West Devon.
Schools
On the Department for Education's register, West Devon has 37 schools — 32 state-funded and 5 independent. That includes 29 primary and 2 secondary schools. Of the 18 with a published Ofsted grade, 89% are Good or Outstanding.
Nurseries
There are 18 nurseries and pre-schools on Ofsted's childcare register in West Devon, offering about 603 registered childcare places. Childminders are not counted — Ofsted withholds their addresses.
Deprivation
The median neighbourhood in West Devon sits in decile 5 of 10 on its nation's deprivation index, and 0% of its 32 neighbourhoods fall in the most-deprived national fifth.
House prices
The median neighbourhood price is about £3,218 per m², from Land Registry sold prices matched to EPC floor areas.
Broadband
Median available download speed is about 1,000 Mbit/s — what can be ordered, not what residents have bought (Ofcom Connected Nations).
Explore West Devon
See West Devon through the other lenses on the interactive map — house prices, recorded crime and anti-social behaviour, road & rail noise, deprivation and broadband:
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Figures: 2021–22 Census · Page updated 15 August 2026 · Download the full dataset (CSV, all 374 councils).