Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A village of 1,674 in Devon, South West.
Hemyock has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Its strongest subject is schools (A−): primary results beat 80% of towns in England. Its weakest is hazard risk (C−): 1.9% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. The median home sold for £320,000 in the last three years, 6.2 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 Hemyock 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 Hemyock is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Historic England lists them inside Hemyock’s built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
27% 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 Hemyock.
Hemyock Primary School’s results beat 83% of schools in England like it. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hemyock Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 212 | A− |
Women here live to 87.7 on average and men to 81.5 (2019–23). The nearest A&E to Hemyock is Musgrove Park Hospital, 8.1 miles away. One GP practice serves the town; 93% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey.
| Census 2021 | Hemyock | Devon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 83% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.9% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 18% | 21% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL
Hemyock sits below both Devon’s towns (7.6) and England’s towns (9.4) on this measure. Police recorded 56 crimes inside Hemyock’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 5 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violence and sexual offences were 61% 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.
Conservation areas cover 100% of Hemyock’s land, above both Devon’s towns (13%) and England’s towns (7%). 27% of homes were built before 1919. Hemyock has 14 listed buildings on Historic England’s list: 0 Grade I, 2 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 31% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
That puts Hemyock below both Devon’s towns (51%) and England’s towns (45%). At the census, 11% 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
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £450,000 | 37 |
| Semi-detached | £257,250 | 20 |
| Terraced | £245,000 | 8 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
On this, Hemyock is below both Devon’s towns (12%) and England’s towns (12%). Over-65s are 24% of the population. Hemyock has a median age of 46.6.
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.
| Hemyock | Devon | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 15% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.3% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 24% | 24% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.7% | 6.6% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 30% | 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 Hemyock. Best known first.
CastleHemyock Castlein townPark or estatePark or estate · National TrustWellington Monument3.3 km outside town, to the northTheme parkTheme parkMansell Raceway4.5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hemyock | 1,674 | — | — | C+ | A− | A− |
| Rockwell Green | 2,854 | 4.1 | D | C− | C | B− |
| Dunkeswell | 1,835 | 4.1 | — | A− | A | A |
| Uffculme | 2,041 | 4.4 | — | C+ | C | B+ |
| Wellington | 13,815 | 4.5 | D | C | C− | C+ |
| Willand | 3,477 | 6.4 | B+ | C+ | B− | A− |
| Sampford Peverell | 1,375 | 6.5 | — | C | A+ | A |
| Trull | 1,427 | 7.2 | — | D | A | A |
Dunkeswell, Uffculme, Sampford Peverell and Trull have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 3.4 times the typical UK town for its size. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Band D council tax in Hemyock is £2,685 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.
Primary results beat 80% of towns in England (Department for Education, Key Stage 2). One state school is inside the town; places are handled by Devon council.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Village in Devon, England
Hemyock is a built-up area of 1,674 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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