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A town of 3,472 in Devon, South West.
Holsworthy grades D overall against UK towns: better than 6% of UK towns, and #44 of 47 in Devon. Its strongest subject is walkability (A): 24% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. Its weakest is schools (D−): primary results beat 4% of towns in England; secondary results beat 8% of towns in England. The median home sold for £254,500 in the last three years, 6 times what households in the Torridge 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 Holsworthy 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 Holsworthy is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 17 buildings inside Holsworthy’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade II*.
19% 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 Holsworthy.
Holsworthy sits below both Devon’s towns (30%) and England’s towns (34%) on this measure. Those 65 and older account for 25% of residents. The median resident of Holsworthy is 43.6 years old.
52% women, 48% men
About 91 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.
| Holsworthy | Devon | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 15% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 23% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 25% | 24% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.8% | 6.6% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 20% | 30% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Devon and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holsworthy Church of England Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 338 | D |
| Holsworthy Community CollegeLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 551 | D |
That puts Holsworthy above both Devon’s towns (21%) and England’s towns (21%). 54% of households own their home.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £325,000 | 58 |
| Semi-detached | £252,500 | 48 |
| Terraced | £205,000 | 63 |
| Flat or maisonette | £130,000 | 11 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 14% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
On this, Holsworthy is below both Devon’s towns (£52K) and England’s towns (£55K). 14% of workers worked mainly from home at the census.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
In the comparison, Holsworthy comes above both Devon’s towns (21.4) and England’s towns (22). Police recorded 207 crimes inside Holsworthy’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 13 reports of anti-social behaviour. Homes see 6.5 burglaries and acts of damage 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 Holsworthy, that is below both Devon’s towns (80%) and England’s towns (82%). The nearest A&E to Holsworthy is North Devon District Hospital, 23.4 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 | Holsworthy | Devon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 76% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 7.3% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 25% | 21% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Holsworthy has 17 listed buildings inside its built-up area on Historic England’s list: 0 Grade I, 1 Grade II*. 19% of its homes were built before 1919.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
17 listed buildings in Holsworthy.
The White Hart Hotel: Photo: Derek Harper · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Market Cross: Photo: Rod Allday · CC BY-SA 2.0
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holsworthy | 3,472 | — | D | D | C+ | C+ |
| Stratton | 1,928 | 7.2 | — | D− | B− | C+ |
| Bude | 7,347 | 8 | D− | D− | C− | C+ |
Stratton has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Holsworthy has 2 state schools; places are handled by Devon council.
That is 2 times the typical UK town for its size.
Band D council tax in Holsworthy is £2,712 for 2026–27, more than in 96% 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.
Town in Devon, England
Holsworthy is a built-up area of 3,472 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
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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