Loddiswell’s story
11 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade II*
Historic England lists them inside Loddiswell’s built-up area.
37% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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LoddiswellDevon
A village of 1,032 in Devon, South West.
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Photo: Roger Cornfoot · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
1,032
Census 2021 · South Hams council
Median home
£300K
39 sales in 3 years
Median age
42.8
23% are 65+ · Devon 24%
Degree level
34%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
7%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Loddiswell a good place to live?
Loddiswell has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Its strongest subject is health (A): life expectancy 81.6 for men, 86.5 for women. Its weakest is walkability (D): 7% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. The median home sold for £300,000 in the last three years, 5.5 times what households in the South Hams council area earn in a year.
Devon And Cornwall Police published 33 of the 36 months; rates are per year over the months published.
What makes Loddiswell stand out
The 3 things Loddiswell 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%)
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
1 Grade II*, including Church of St Michael and All Angels; 4.4 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
23% are 65 or over
Against 18% across England’s towns
How Loddiswell grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Loddiswell is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
WalkabilityDOpen →HealthAOpen →Hazard risk0% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the seaAOpen →SchoolsPrimary results beat 60% of towns in EnglandBOpen →SafetyBOpen →Cost of livingrent £1,012 a monthB−Open →Jobs & incomeMean household income £56,307; 2.1% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefitsB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
HistoryA−Open →Outdoors100% live within 400 m of a park; 53% of land within 5 km is National Park or National LandscapeB+Open →Civic life3.9 local charities per 1,000 residents; 0% live within 1 km of a libraryBOpen →
How TownRatings grades towns →
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Loddiswell.
Work & commuteJobs & income grade B−
The car carries 91% of commuters in Loddiswell, more than in Devon’s towns or across England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 25% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Loddiswell sits above both Devon’s towns (73%) and England’s towns (70%) on this measure. 41% of commuters travelled under 5 km to work.
7%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving91%
On foot6%
Bus1%
41%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
25%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£56K
mean household income, before tax
2.1%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
D
Walkability: more walkable than 5% of UK towns
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
SchoolsB
Results at Loddiswell’s schools beat 62% of towns in England
Its one school is below.
BSchool Grade
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loddiswell Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 118 | C− |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsThe Schools page →
Health
87% of people in Loddiswell say their health is good or very good, more than in Devon’s towns or across England’s towns
That puts Loddiswell above both Devon’s towns (80%) and England’s towns (82%). Loddiswell has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 2.5 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.
87%good or very good healthAHealth Grade
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 87%Fair 9%Bad or very bad 5%
| Census 2021 | Loddiswell | Devon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 87% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.7% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 17% | 21% | 17% |
81.6
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
86.5
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL
History
Much of Loddiswell is a conservation area: 100% of its land, more than 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.
Of Loddiswell’s land, 100% lies in conservation areas, above both Devon’s towns (13%) and England’s towns (7%). Homes from before 1919 make up 37% of the total. Loddiswell has 11 listed buildings on Historic England’s list: 0 Grade I, 1 Grade II*.
11listed buildingsA−History Grade
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*1
Grade II10
Among them · Grade II*
- Church of St Michael and All Angels Grade II*
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
37%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
107
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Who lives here
Children make up 19% of Loddiswell, above Devon’s towns and England’s towns
On this, Loddiswell is above both Devon’s towns (15%) and England’s towns (18%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are 9.6% of the population. Loddiswell has a median age of 42.8.
42.8median age
LoddiswellDevonEngland
Ages · share of residents
23%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications13%
Apprenticeship5%
A levels or similar21%
Degree level34%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Loddiswell | Devon | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 15% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.6% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 23% | 24% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.5% | 6.6% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 21% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 34% | 30% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Devon and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Safety
Burglary and damage are rarer in Loddiswell than in Devon’s towns or across England’s towns: 5.6 per 1,000 residents a year
In the comparison, Loddiswell comes below both Devon’s towns (7.6) and England’s towns (9.4). Police recorded 46 crimes inside Loddiswell’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 3 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violence and sexual offences were 48% of the crimes; the police category includes harassment and stalking.
23.6violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearBSafety Grade
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 37% of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people: about the middle for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual22
Other theft18
Public order3
Burglary2
Damage & arson1
Shoplifting0
Drugs0
Vehicle crime0
Anti-social3
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.
23.6
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
5.6
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
3.2
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
46
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL
HousingCost of living grade B−
Loddiswell gets a B− for cost of living grade
12% live in social housing, close to Devon’s towns (14%) and below England’s towns (18%).
£300Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Loddiswell£300K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £567,500 | 11 |
| Semi-detached | £273,000 | 8 |
| Terraced | £260,000 | 20 |
67%
of households own their home · England 61%
18%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,012
average private rent a month, South Hams council area
£2,591
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Loddiswell
15pages on Loddiswell
The big questions
SafetyB23.6 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingB−Median home £300K · rent £1,012 a monthHousing20 sold in 12 months · busiest street Elmwood ParkSchoolsB1 state schoolHealthALife expectancy 81.6 (men), 86.5 (women)Work & commuteB−52% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsA0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
Loddiswell’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
KingsbridgeModburyChillingtonSalcombeIvybridgeSouth BrentTotnesLoddiswell
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loddiswell | 1,032 | — | — | B− | B | A |
| Kingsbridge | 5,682 | 2.9 | B− | C+ | C | B− |
| Modbury | 1,687 | 4.2 | — | C− | A | A |
| Chillington | 1,074 | 5.8 | — | C | A+ | A+ |
| Salcombe | 1,583 | 6.1 | — | D | B | A+ |
| Ivybridge | 12,485 | 7.1 | A− | C+ | B− | B+ |
| South Brent | 2,643 | 7.2 | B− | B− | B− | B+ |
| Totnes | 9,217 | 9 | C+ | C− | C | C+ |
Modbury, Chillington and Salcombe have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Loddiswell
How many listed buildings are there in Loddiswell?
That is 4.4 times the typical UK town for its size.
Who lives in Loddiswell?
An older village. At the 2021 Census, 23% of residents were 65 or over and 25% were 45 to 64, against 18% and 25% across England’s towns; 19% were under 15.
Does Loddiswell flood?
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
About Loddiswell
Village in Devon, England
Loddiswell is a built-up area of 1,032 people, in the South Hams 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
- 1,032 (Census 2021)
- Council
- South Hams
- County
- Devon
- Region
- South West
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.4 km²)
- ONS code
- E63006982
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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