Halwill Junction’s story
1 listed building, 1 of them Grade II*
Historic England lists them inside Halwill Junction’s built-up area.
31% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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Halwill JunctionDevon
A village of 598 in Devon, South West. 7% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport.
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Photo: Derek Harper · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
598
Census 2021 · Torridge council
Median home
£325K
45 sales in 3 years
Median age
53.3
30% are 65+ · Devon 24%
Degree level
22%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
7%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Halwill Junction a good place to live?
Halwill Junction has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real.
What makes Halwill Junction stand out
The 3 things Halwill Junction does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
7% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Homes built before 1919
History
Against 15% in the typical UK town
Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
30% are 65 or over
Against 18% across England’s towns
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Halwill Junction.
Who lives here
Halwill Junction skews older, with 30% of residents 65 or over, more than Devon’s towns or England’s towns
One measure of family life: 13% of residents are under 15. The 15-to-24 age group: 8.2%, below Devon’s towns (12%) and England’s towns (12%) alike. The median resident of Halwill Junction is 53.3 years old. Degrees are held by just over a fifth of adults.
53.3median age
Halwill JunctionDevonEngland
Ages · share of residents
30%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications21%
Apprenticeship7%
A levels or similar20%
Degree level22%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Halwill Junction | Devon | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 15% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.2% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 30% | 24% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.6% | 6.6% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 20% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 22% | 30% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Devon and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Schools
The schools around Halwill Junction
Below is its only school. Halwill Community Primary School’s results beat 77% of schools in England like it. At the one primary school within 3 km, 72% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halwill Community Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 77 | A− |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsThe Schools page →
Work & commute
Commuters in Halwill Junction travel far: only 23% go under 5 km, fewer than in Devon’s towns or England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 26% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
The average household earns £41K a year before tax. 88% of commuters drove, above Devon’s towns (73%) and England’s towns (70%) alike. Among 16 to 64s, 1.5% claimed unemployment benefits in 2026. Work in town: 8% of resident commuters.
7%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving88%
On foot5%
Bus2%
Train1%
23%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
26%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£41K
mean household income, before tax
1.5%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Housing
More households own their home in Halwill Junction than in Devon’s towns or across England’s towns: 74%
Private renters make up 15% of households, below both Devon’s towns (21%) and England’s towns (21%). The social rented sector houses just over one in ten households. Behind the median of £325,000: 45 standard sales inside Halwill Junction’s built-up area, September 2023 to August 2026.
£325Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Halwill Junction£325K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £352,000 | 31 |
| Terraced | £175,500 | 8 |
74%
of households own their home · England 61%
15%
rent privately · England 21%
£789
average private rent a month, Torridge council area
£2,601
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Safety
Violent crime runs high in Halwill Junction: 27.4 per 1,000 residents a year, above Devon’s towns and England’s towns
Homes see 10.3 burglaries and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year. Reported offences in Halwill Junction came to 26 over twelve months to August 2026; nuisance and anti-social incidents added 2. Violence and sexual offences accounted for 73% of recorded crime.
27.4violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual19
Public order3
Other theft2
Damage & arson1
Burglary1
Shoplifting0
Drugs0
Vehicle crime0
Anti-social2
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.
27.4
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
10.3
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
7.9
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
26
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL · The police category of violence and sexual offences includes harassment and stalking.
Health
More people in Halwill Junction live with a disability than in Devon’s towns or across England’s towns: 25%
Asked at the census, just over three quarters of residents of Halwill Junction said they were in good or very good health. 7.7% of residents described their health as bad or very bad, higher than both Devon’s towns (5.9%) and England’s towns (5.2%). The nearest A&E to Halwill Junction is North Devon District Hospital, 22.8 miles away.
76%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 76%Fair 16%Bad or very bad 8%
| Census 2021 | Halwill Junction | Devon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 76% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 7.7% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 25% | 21% | 17% |
81.7
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
83.8
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · No age adjustment applies to these census answers, which flatter younger towns; the Health Grade’s measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them, do allow for age.
History
Old homes shape Halwill Junction: 31% were built before 1919, more than in Devon’s towns or England’s towns
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Scaled to its population, Halwill Junction has 17 listed buildings per 10,000 people, below both Devon’s towns (105) and England’s towns (39). The town counts 1 listed building on the national list (Historic England): 1 Grade II*.
1listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*1
Grade II0
Among them · Grade II*
- Winsford Hospital Grade II*
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
31%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
17
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Halwill Junction
12pages on Halwill Junction
The big questions
Safety27.4 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £325K · rent £789 a monthHousing11 sold in 12 months · busiest street Medley CloseSchools1 state schoolHealthLife expectancy 81.7 (men), 83.8 (women)Work & commute50% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Halwill Junction’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
HolsworthyOkehamptonLauncestonWithnoeHalwill Junction
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halwill Junction | 598 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Holsworthy | 3,472 | 6.8 | D | D | C+ | C+ |
| Okehampton | 9,108 | 9.7 | C− | B− | C | C+ |
| Launceston | 8,431 | 12 | D− | C− | D | C− |
| Withnoe | 1,820 | 12 | — | D | B+ | C |
Withnoe has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Halwill Junction
How many listed buildings are there in Halwill Junction?
1 on Historic England’s list, 1 of them Grade II*.
How much is council tax in Halwill Junction?
Band D council tax in Halwill Junction is £2,601 for 2026–27, more than in 86% 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.
About Halwill Junction
Village in Devon, England
Halwill Junction is a built-up area of 598 people, in the Torridge 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
- Population
- 598 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Torridge
- County
- Devon
- Region
- South West
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
- ONS code
- E63006621
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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