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A village of 1,334 in Devon, South West.
Moretonhampstead has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Its strongest subject is walkability (A): 24% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. Its weakest is schools (D−): primary results beat 2% of towns in England. The median home sold for £392,497 in the last three years, 7.6 times what households in the Teignbridge 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 Moretonhampstead 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 Moretonhampstead is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists them inside Moretonhampstead’s built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
46% 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 Moretonhampstead.
For Moretonhampstead, that is above both Devon’s towns (24%) and England’s towns (18%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are 7.6% of the population. Moretonhampstead has a median age of 51.4.
53% women, 47% men
About 90 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.
| Moretonhampstead | Devon | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 15% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 7.6% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 29% | 24% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.5% | 6.6% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 37% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moretonhampstead Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 116 | D |
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Moretonhampstead sits above both Devon’s towns (104) and England’s towns (39) on this measure. Moretonhampstead’s listed buildings include Almshouses, Grade I. Moretonhampstead has 66 listed buildings on Historic England’s list: 2 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 30% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
That puts Moretonhampstead below both Devon’s towns (51%) and England’s towns (45%). The average household earns £59K a year before tax.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Women here live to 84.7 on average and men to 82.6 (2019–23). The nearest A&E to Moretonhampstead is Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital (Wonford), 12 miles away. One GP practice serves the town; 99% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey.
| Census 2021 | Moretonhampstead | Devon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 81% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 20% | 21% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL
Half the homes sold went for more than £392K, above both Devon’s towns (£305K) and England’s towns (£308K). Social housing holds 12% of households.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £540,000 | 19 |
| Semi-detached | £323,750 | 8 |
| Terraced | £345,000 | 16 |
| Flat or maisonette | £180,000 | 5 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
On this, Moretonhampstead is below both Devon’s towns (7.6) and England’s towns (9.4). Police recorded 45 crimes inside Moretonhampstead’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 7 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violent crime runs at 27.5 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
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Moretonhampstead. Best known first.
MuseumMotor Museumin town
Historic house · National TrustCastle Drogo4.3 km outside town, to the northwestAttractionAttractionMiniature Pony Centre3.3 km outside town, to the southwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
3 notable people were born in Moretonhampstead.
James Jackson: Saint-Mémin, Charles Balthazar Julien Fevret de, 1770-1852, artist, Public domain · George Parker Bidder: After John Jabez Edwin Mayall, Public domain
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moretonhampstead | 1,334 | — | — | C− | B− | A |
| Chagford | 1,107 | 3.2 | — | D | A | B |
| Bovey Tracey | 6,241 | 6.2 | B− | C− | A− | B+ |
| Chudleigh Knighton | 1,168 | 7.9 | — | B− | A | B |
| Coldeast | 1,186 | 8.1 | — | C− | A | B |
| Heathfield | 1,496 | 8.1 | — | B | C | B− |
| Chudleigh | 4,372 | 8.4 | B | C+ | B | B |
| Bow | 1,122 | 9.8 | — | B+ | A | A− |
Chagford, Chudleigh Knighton, Coldeast, Heathfield and Bow have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
One state school is inside the town; places are handled by Devon council.
That is 20.3 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I buildings include Almshouses. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £392,497, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £180,000, terraced houses £345,000, semi-detached houses £323,750 and detached houses £540,000.
Village in Devon, England
Moretonhampstead is a built-up area of 1,334 people, in the Teignbridge 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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