Newton Ferrers’s story
11 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
Historic England lists them inside Newton Ferrers’ built-up area.
27% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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Newton FerrersDevon
A village of 949 in Devon, South West. 47% of residents are 65 or over.
7 places within 12 milesMap →
Photo: Derek Harper · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
949
Census 2021 · South Hams council
Median home
£715K
51 sales in 3 years
Median age
63.5
47% are 65+ · Devon 24%
Degree level
54%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
14%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Newton Ferrers a good place to live?
Newton Ferrers has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real.
What makes Newton Ferrers stand out
The 3 things Newton Ferrers does most differently from other towns.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
47% are 65 or over
Against 18% across England’s towns
Median sale, £ thousands
Housing
2.6 times the typical UK town’s £277K
Standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026.
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
1 Grade I, including Church of Holy Cross; 4.8 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Newton Ferrers.
Who lives here
Newton Ferrers is a graduates’ town: 54% hold a degree, more than in Devon’s towns and across England’s towns
People 65 and over make up 47% of the town, above Devon’s towns (24%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 3.8% of the town. Newton Ferrers has a median age of 63.5 years. Children under 15 count for 12% of the people here.
63.5median age
Newton FerrersDevonEngland
Ages · share of residents
47%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications8%
Apprenticeship3%
A levels or similar13%
Degree level54%
Women and men · all residents
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.
| Newton Ferrers | Devon | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 15% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 3.8% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 11% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 47% | 24% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 3.1% | 6.6% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 13% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 54% | 30% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Devon and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Schools
The schools around Newton Ferrers
Nearly two thirds of pupils at the 2 primary schools within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). There is one school here; it is shown below. 125 pupils attend Newton Ferrers’s one primary school.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newton Ferrers Church of England Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 125 | B |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsThe Schools page →
Work & commute
Long commutes are the norm in Newton Ferrers: just 11% travel under 5 km, below Devon’s towns and England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 47% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
47% of workers worked mainly from home, above Devon’s towns (24%) and England’s towns (31%) alike. Households take home £62K a year before tax, on average. Of the commuters living in Newton Ferrers, 3% work in the town itself. Among 16 to 64s, 1.5% claimed unemployment benefits in 2026.
14%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving86%
On foot9%
Bicycle3%
Train1%
11%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
47%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£62K
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
Homes in Newton Ferrers cost more than in Devon’s towns and across England’s towns, with a median sale of £715K
One in ten households are private tenants. Social housing holds nearly one in ten households, below both Devon’s towns (14%) and England’s towns (18%). The owner-occupied share of households is 79%.
£715Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Newton Ferrers£715K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £825,000 | 35 |
| Terraced | £530,000 | 5 |
| Flat or maisonette | £415,000 | 9 |
79%
of households own their home · England 61%
10%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,012
average private rent a month, South Hams council area
£2,585
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
Violence is recorded less often in Newton Ferrers than in Devon’s towns or across England’s towns: 9.6 per 1,000 residents a year
In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 15 crimes and 2 reports of anti-social behaviour inside Newton Ferrers’s built-up area. Homes saw 5.8 burglaries and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year, lower than both Devon’s towns (7.5) and England’s towns (9.4). Violence and sexual offences made up 53% of the total.
9.6violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual8
Other theft3
Damage & arson1
Burglary1
Vehicle crime1
Other crime1
Shoplifting0
Public order0
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.
9.6
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
5.8
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
4.6
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
15
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
82% of residents say their health is good or very good
The nearest A&E to Newton Ferrers is Derriford Hospital, 7.8 miles away. The town has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 1.6 miles away. Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 4.9% of the town.
82%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 82%Fair 13%Bad or very bad 5%
| Census 2021 | Newton Ferrers | Devon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 82% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.9% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 18% | 21% | 17% |
82.9
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
88
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · A young population flatters these answers, which are not age-adjusted; the Health Grade instead uses measures that allow for age, such as life expectancy and early deaths.
History
More of the land in Newton Ferrers is conservation area than in Devon’s towns or England’s towns: 100%
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Homes from before 1919 make up 27% of the total. Newton Ferrers’s listed buildings include the Church of Holy Cross, Grade I. Scaled to its population, Newton Ferrers has 116 listed buildings per 10,000 people, above both Devon’s towns (105) and England’s towns (39). It has 11 listed buildings on Historic England’s list: 1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*.
11listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I1
Grade II*1
Grade II9
Among them · Grade I
- Church of Holy Cross Grade I
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
27%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
116
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Wembury Marine Centre and 2 more in and around Newton Ferrers
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Newton Ferrers. Best known first.
MuseumWembury Marine Centre1.7 km outside town, to the westHistoric houseHistoric houseThorn House500 m outside town, to the northwestHistoric houseHistoric houseWembury House1.1 km outside town, to the northwestPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (1)
- Wembury Marine Centre: Glen Denny, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Newton Ferrers
14pages on Newton Ferrers
The big questions
Safety9.6 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £715K · rent £1,012 a monthHousing16 sold in 12 months · busiest street Court RoadSchools1 state schoolHealthLife expectancy 82.9 (men), 88 (women)Work & commute61% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards1.2% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Newton Ferrers’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
WemburyYealmptonSherfordPlymouthModburyIvybridgeMillbrookNewton Ferrers
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newton Ferrers | 949 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wembury | 1,828 | 1.7 | — | C− | A+ | A+ |
| Yealmpton | 2,007 | 2.8 | — | C | A+ | A |
| Sherford | 1,311 | 3.5 | — | C+ | D− | A− |
| Plymouth | 266,970 | 6.6 | C | C+ | D | C− |
| Modbury | 1,687 | 7.2 | — | C− | A | A |
| Ivybridge | 12,485 | 7.4 | A− | C+ | B− | B+ |
| Millbrook | 2,299 | 8.1 | — | D− | B− | B− |
Wembury, Yealmpton, Sherford, Modbury and Millbrook have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Newton Ferrers
Is Newton Ferrers expensive to live in?
By type: flats £415,000, terraced houses £530,000 and detached houses £825,000. Private rents in the South Hams council area averaged £1,012 a month in August 2026.
How many listed buildings are there in Newton Ferrers?
That is 4.8 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of Holy Cross.
About Newton Ferrers
Village in Devon, England
Newton Ferrers is a built-up area of 949 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
- 949 (Census 2021)
- Council
- South Hams
- County
- Devon
- Region
- South West
- Area
- 0.3 sq mi (0.7 km²)
- ONS code
- E63006983
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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