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A town of 6,241 in Devon, South West.
Bovey Tracey grades B− overall against UK towns: better than 48% of UK towns, and #14 of 47 in Devon. Its strongest subject is safety (A−): 14.9 violent and sexual offences and 5.2 home and vehicle crimes per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026. Its weakest is hazard risk (D): 3.9% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. The median home sold for £360,000 in the last three years, 6.9 times what households in the Teignbridge council area earn in a year.
Devon And Cornwall Police published 33 of the 36 months; rates are per year over the months published.
The 3 things Bovey Tracey does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Bovey Tracey is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Historic England lists 65 buildings inside Bovey Tracey’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade I, and 2 scheduled monuments.
21% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
The archive holds 1 old photo or postcard going back to 1862.
Explore the history →Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Bovey Tracey. Best known first.
MuseumHouse of Marblesin town
ZooBecky Falls3.4 km outside town, to the west
Historic houseUgbrooke House4.7 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumBovey Tracey Heritage Centrein townAttractionAttractionDevon Guild of Craftsmenin townTheme parkTheme parkTrago Family Fun Park2.5 km outside town, to the southPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bovey Tracey.
Bovey Tracey sits above both Devon’s towns (24%) and England’s towns (18%) on this measure. 7.9% of residents are aged 15 to 24. Half the people of Bovey Tracey are older than 54.4.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Bovey Tracey | Devon | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 15% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 7.9% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 35% | 24% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.7% | 6.6% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 15% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 37% | 30% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Devon and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bovey Tracey AcademyLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 245 | B+ |
Burglary and damage came to 5.2 per 1,000 residents a year, below both Devon’s towns (7.6) and England’s towns (9.4). Police recorded 177 crimes inside Bovey Tracey’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 15 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violence and sexual offences were 53% of the crimes; the police category includes harassment and stalking.
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Bovey Tracey has 65 listed buildings inside its built-up area on Historic England’s list: 1 Grade I, 6 Grade II*. 21% of its homes were built before 1919.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
That puts Bovey Tracey above both Devon’s towns (64%) and England’s towns (61%). 13% of households rent privately.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £488,000 | 186 |
| Semi-detached | £331,250 | 74 |
| Terraced | £280,000 | 75 |
| Flat or maisonette | £173,750 | 20 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Women here live to 86 on average and men to 81 (2019–23). The nearest A&E to Bovey Tracey is Torbay Hospital, 9.3 miles away. These answers aren’t adjusted for age, so young towns look healthier; the Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
| Census 2021 | Bovey Tracey | Devon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 79% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.4% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 21% | 21% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 29% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
On this, Bovey Tracey is below both Devon’s towns (51%) and England’s towns (45%). At the census, 14% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
65 listed buildings in Bovey Tracey, 1 of them Grade I.
Church of St Peter and St Paul and St Thomas of Canterbury: Photo: John Salmon · CC BY-SA 2.0 · The Manor House: Photo: Simon Cobb · CC0 · Cromwell's Arch and adjacent arch: Photo: Simon Cobb · CC0 · Tracey Almshouses Including 2 Earlier Granite Uprights Attached to Front Wall and the Cap of a Gatepost at the East End: Photo: Simon Cobb · CC0
4 notable people were born in Bovey Tracey.
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bovey Tracey | 6,241 | — | B− | C− | A− | B+ |
| Heathfield | 1,496 | 1.9 | — | B | C | B− |
| Coldeast | 1,186 | 2.1 | — | C− | A | B |
| Chudleigh Knighton | 1,168 | 2.2 | — | B− | A | B |
| Chudleigh | 4,372 | 3.6 | B | C+ | B | B |
| Kingsteignton | 11,945 | 4.6 | B− | C+ | B | B− |
| Newton Abbot | 29,650 | 5.2 | C | B− | C− | C+ |
| Denbury | 1,482 | 5.7 | — | C− | C | B |
Heathfield, Coldeast, Chudleigh Knighton and Denbury have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 4.3 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St Peter and St Paul and St Thomas of Canterbury. It also has 2 scheduled monuments.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Town in Devon, England
Bovey Tracey is a built-up area of 6,241 people, in the Teignbridge council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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