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A village of 1,827 in Devon, South West.
Bradninch has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Its strongest subject is hazard risk (A): 0% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. Its weakest is jobs & income (C−): mean household income £61,953; 3.4% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits. The median home sold for £292,000 in the last three years, 5.7 times what households in the Mid Devon 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 Bradninch 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 Bradninch is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists them inside Bradninch’s built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
32% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bradninch.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Of Bradninch’s land, 100% lies in conservation areas, above both Devon’s towns (13%) and England’s towns (7%). Bradninch has 235 listed buildings for every 10,000 residents. Bradninch’s listed buildings include Bradninch Manor, Grade I.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Duchy School BradninchLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 207 | A+ |
Women here live to 86 on average and men to 82.6 (2019–23). Bradninch has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 2.7 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 | Bradninch | Devon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 83% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.2% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 20% | 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 35% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
On this, Bradninch is below both Devon’s towns (51%) and England’s towns (45%). 12% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
In the comparison, Bradninch comes above both Devon’s towns (21.4) and England’s towns (22). Police recorded 73 crimes inside Bradninch’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 2 reports of anti-social behaviour. Burglary and damage come to 6.2 per 1,000 residents a year.
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
For Bradninch, that is below both Devon’s towns (21%) and England’s towns (21%).
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £415,000 | 12 |
| Semi-detached | £292,500 | 19 |
| Terraced | £250,000 | 24 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Bradninch sits above both Devon’s towns (30%) and England’s towns (34%) on this measure. Under-15s account for 19% of the population. Bradninch has a median age of 45.2.
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Bradninch | Devon | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 15% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 22% | 24% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.8% | 6.6% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 38% | 30% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Devon and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Bradninch. Best known first.
Historic house · National TrustKillerton House3.5 km outside town, to the southwestPark or estatePark or estate · National TrustKillerton Park3.2 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseum · National TrustBudlake Old Post Office3.6 km outside town, to the southwestPark or estatePark or estate · National TrustCross Park3.8 km outside town, to the southwestAttractionAttractionQuad World900 m outside town, to the southHistoric houseHistoric houseHay House4.4 km outside town, to the southPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradninch | 1,827 | — | — | B− | C+ | A− |
| Cullompton | 8,895 | 2.4 | C− | B− | C− | C+ |
| Silverton | 1,501 | 2.6 | — | B | A | A− |
| Broadclyst | 1,549 | 4.5 | — | B− | B+ | A− |
| Whimple | 1,120 | 5 | — | C | A | A |
| Willand | 3,477 | 5.1 | B+ | C+ | B− | A− |
| Cranbrook | 4,936 | 5.4 | C | B− | C− | C+ |
| West Clyst | 2,683 | 5.7 | B− | C− | C+ | A− |
Silverton, Broadclyst and Whimple have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 9.7 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Bradninch Manor. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Band D council tax in Bradninch is £2,644 for 2026–27, more than in 92% of UK towns (council, county, police and fire, plus the parish or town council). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
Burglary was rare, with 2 reports in the year.
Village in Devon, England
Bradninch is a built-up area of 1,827 people, in the Mid Devon 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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