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Walking, cycling and public transport carry 12% of commuters. Home to 1,918 people, this village lies in Devon, South West.
Newton Poppleford’s best grade is for health: life expectancy 81.8 for men, 84.5 for women. At a median £320,000, a home costs 6 times the yearly income of households in the East Devon council area. Hazards are a real consideration: just over a fifth of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B− for safety, C+ for schools, B− for jobs & income and C+ for walkability.
Figures: life expectancy and incomes, ONS · flood risk, Environment Agency · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · claimants, DWP · commuting, Census 2021. An overall grade needs 2,500 residents, so Newton Poppleford is graded subject by subject only.
Devon And Cornwall Police published 33 of the 36 months; rates are per year over the months published.
The 3 things Newton Poppleford 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 Newton Poppleford is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists them inside Newton Poppleford’s built-up area.
17% 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 Newton Poppleford.
The nearest A&E to Newton Poppleford is Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital (Wonford), 9.1 miles away. This Devon town has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 2.3 miles away. At the census, nearly a fifth of people here had a disability, between Devon’s towns (21%) and England’s towns (17%).
| Census 2021 | Newton Poppleford | Devon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 82% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.3% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 19% | 21% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Census health answers are raw, so younger towns score better on them; for the Health Grade we use age-adjusted figures like life expectancy and early deaths.
Its one school is below. Key Stage 2 results at the 2 primary schools within 3 km: 61% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newton Poppleford Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 190 | C+ |
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Grade II* covers 5 of them. Relative to its size, Newton Poppleford keeps 125 listed buildings per 10,000 residents, higher than both Devon’s towns (104) and England’s towns (39). The pre-1919 share of homes is 17%.
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.
There are 0.3 jobs in Newton Poppleford for each resident in work. The car took 86% of commuters, higher than both Devon’s towns (73%) and England’s towns (70%). Unemployment benefit claims reached 1.6% of 16 to 64s in 2026. Of the commuters living here, 4% work in the town itself.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
78% of households own their home. Social housing holds 11% of households, below both Devon’s towns (14%) and England’s towns (18%). Private rents average £968 a month across the East Devon council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £397,500 | 47 |
| Semi-detached | £290,000 | 18 |
| Terraced | £217,250 | 14 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Violence came to 25.6 per 1,000 residents a year, above both Devon’s towns (21.4) and England’s towns (22). Police figures for Newton Poppleford’s built-up area: 77 crimes and 2 anti-social behaviour reports in the 12 months to August 2026. Among the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people, Newton Poppleford has more crime per resident than 73% of them.
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 15-to-24 age group makes up 8.8% of residents. The age that splits Newton Poppleford in two is 51. 31% of adults hold a degree, about level with Devon’s towns (30%) and below England’s towns (34%).
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.
| Newton Poppleford | Devon | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 15% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.8% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 29% | 24% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.6% | 6.6% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 31% | 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 Newton Poppleford. Best known first.
MuseumBicton Park botanical garden2.9 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumSidmouth Museum4.1 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumCountryside Museum3.1 km outside town, to the southGardenGardenBicton Park3.1 km outside town, to the southAttractionAttractionOtterton Mill3.8 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumMuseum of Contemporary Art4.3 km outside town, to the southeastPhotos: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newton Poppleford | 1,918 | — | — | C+ | B− | A− |
| West Hill | 2,109 | 2.7 | — | C− | A | A+ |
| Sidmouth | 13,258 | 2.7 | B | C− | B | A |
| Ottery St Mary | 6,043 | 3.8 | A− | C+ | B | A+ |
| Budleigh Salterton | 5,237 | 4.5 | B | C− | A | A− |
| Woodbury | 1,749 | 4.6 | — | C | B | A |
| Whimple | 1,120 | 5.3 | — | C | A | A |
| Cranbrook | 4,936 | 5.9 | C | B− | C− | C+ |
West Hill, Woodbury and Whimple have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
24 on Historic England’s list, 5 of them Grade II*. That is 5.1 times the typical UK town for its size.
Band D council tax in Newton Poppleford is £2,574 for 2026–27, more than in 81% 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.
Village in Devon, England
Newton Poppleford is a built-up area of 1,918 people, in the East 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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