Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A village of 1,107 in Devon, South West.
Chagford has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Its strongest subject is walkability (A+): 35% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. Its weakest is cost of living (D): median sale £442,500, 8.9 years of area income; rent £846 a month.
Devon And Cornwall Police published 33 of the 36 months; rates are per year over the months published.
The 3 things Chagford 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 Chagford is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Historic England lists them inside Chagford’s built-up area.
49% 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 Chagford.
Chagford sits above both Devon’s towns (24%) and England’s towns (18%) on this measure. Children under 15 make up 11% of residents. Half the people of Chagford are older than 56.1.
54% women, 46% men
About 87 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.
| Chagford | Devon | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 15% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 35% | 24% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 4% | 6.6% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 14% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 43% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chagford Church of England Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 137 | B |
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
That puts Chagford above both Devon’s towns (104) and England’s towns (39). Chagford’s listed buildings include Church of St Michael, Grade I. Chagford has 50 listed buildings on Historic England’s list: 1 Grade I, 3 Grade II*.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 40% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Short trips to work, under 5 km: 38%, below both Devon’s towns (51%) and England’s towns (45%). 64% of commuters drove to work at the census.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Burglary and damage came to 3 per 1,000 residents a year, below both Devon’s towns (7.6) and England’s towns (9.4). Violent crime runs at 12.2 per 1,000 residents a year. Police recorded 23 crimes inside Chagford’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 1 reports of anti-social behaviour.
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
Half the homes sold went for more than £443K, above both Devon’s towns (£305K) and England’s towns (£308K).
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £620,000 | 21 |
| Semi-detached | £355,000 | 10 |
| Terraced | £335,000 | 18 |
| Flat or maisonette | £309,000 | 8 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
80% of Chagford’s residents described their health as good or very good in 2021, against 80% across Devon’s towns. 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 | Chagford | Devon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 80% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 6.1% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 20% | 21% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Chagford. Best known first.
Historic house · National TrustCastle Drogo2.5 km outside town, to the northeast
MuseumMotor Museum4.7 km outside town, to the eastAttractionAttractionMiniature Pony Centre2.6 km outside town, to the southeastCastleCastleGidleigh Castle2.7 km outside town, to the westHistoric siteHistoric siteScorhill Stone Circle4.2 km outside town, to the westHistoric siteHistoric siteSpinsters' Rock2.6 km outside town, to the northPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
4 notable people were born in Chagford.
Alexis Bowater: Yourwestcountry, CC BY-SA 4.0
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chagford | 1,107 | — | — | D | A | B |
| Moretonhampstead | 1,334 | 3.2 | — | C− | B− | A |
| Okehampton | 9,108 | 8.3 | C− | B− | C | C+ |
| Bow | 1,122 | 8.7 | — | B+ | A | A− |
| North Tawton | 1,785 | 9 | — | C+ | B− | C+ |
| Bovey Tracey | 6,241 | 9 | B− | C− | A− | B+ |
| Copplestone | 1,475 | 10 | — | B | B+ | B |
| Coldeast | 1,186 | 11 | — | C− | A | B |
Moretonhampstead, Bow, North Tawton, Copplestone and Coldeast have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 18.5 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St Michael.
Band D council tax in Chagford is £2,691 for 2026–27, more than in 95% 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.
Village in Devon, England
Chagford is a built-up area of 1,107 people, in the West 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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