United Kingdom · South West · Local Authority
Mid Devon
Non-metropolitan district · South West, England · population ~83k · 39 state-funded schools
Affordable to rent and buy, but with a high council tax bill. Mid Devon offers a median house price 7.9 times median annual pay, below the South West average, and monthly rents take a manageable 27.9% of gross earnings. However, the Band D council tax is higher than 96% of England authorities at £2,656. Recorded crime is exactly average for the South West, but deprivation is slightly higher than the regional median. This location suits those prioritising lower housing costs over career prospects or who are willing to pay a premium for local services.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
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How Mid Devon ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£37,398/yr
Low
Worse than 71% of UK LAs
House price
£297,000
Mid-range
Around UK average
Rent
£869/mo
Affordable
Better than 64% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,656/yr
Most expensive
Worse than 96% of UK LAs
Crime
66.1/1k
Low
Better than 61% of UK LAs
Deprivation
16.9
Mid
Better than 57% of UK LAs
Schools
89.7%
Weak
Worse than 75% of UK LAs
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
39 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
35 of 39 (89.7%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. How we count →
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39 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 39 schools, sortable and filterable.
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What we don't know yet
Commute times · GP appointment availability · broadband speeds · air quality at LA level · green-space proximity · public transport coverage. These matter for a relocation decision. We'll add them when the source data is reliable nationally and consistent across LA boundaries.