Offwell’s story
16 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
Historic England lists them inside Offwell’s built-up area.
40% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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OffwellDevon
A village of 435 in Devon, South West.
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Photo: Martin Bodman · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
435
Census 2021 · East Devon council
Median age
56.5
34% are 65+ · Devon 24%
Degree level
35%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
6%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Offwell a good place to live?
Offwell has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real.
What makes Offwell stand out
The 3 things Offwell does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
6% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
1 Grade I, including Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary; 15.1 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
34% are 65 or over
Against 18% across England’s towns
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Offwell.
Who lives here
Older residents shape Offwell: 34% are 65 or over, above Devon’s towns and England’s towns
11% of residents are aged 15 to 24. Ages in Offwell split evenly at 56.5: half are older, half younger. Degrees are held by just over a third of adults, above Devon’s towns (30%) and close to England’s towns (34%).
56.5median age
OffwellDevonEngland
Ages · share of residents
34%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications18%
Apprenticeship5%
A levels or similar18%
Degree level35%
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.
| Offwell | Devon | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 15% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 12% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 34% | 24% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.2% | 6.6% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 35% | 30% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Devon and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Schools
The schools around Offwell
Its one school is below. Offwell Church of England Primary School’s results beat three quarters of schools in England like it. Key Stage 2 results at the 3 primary schools within 3 km: 62% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Offwell Church of England Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 89 | A− |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsThe Schools page →
Work & commute
Only 6% of commuters in Offwell go to work without a car, fewer than in Devon’s towns and England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 41% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
By car: that was how just over nine in ten commuters travelled at the census. Working mainly from home: just over two in five workers, higher than both Devon’s towns (24%) and England’s towns (31%). 33% of commuters travelled under 5 km to work. Of the commuters living in Offwell, 12% work in the town itself.
6%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving91%
On foot6%
33%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
41%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£55K
mean household income, before tax
0.6%
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
Offwell is a town of owners: 82% of households own their home, above Devon’s towns and England’s towns
Private renters make up 15% of households. 3% live in social housing, below Devon’s towns (14%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. That is the middle of 4 standard sales inside Offwell’s built-up area over three years, against £277,000 in the typical UK town.
£0Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Offwell£0K
Typical UK town£277K
82%
of households own their home · England 61%
15%
rent privately · England 21%
£968
average private rent a month, East Devon council area
£2,530
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 Offwell than in Devon’s towns or across England’s towns: 5.9 per 1,000 residents a year
In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 6 crimes inside Offwell’s built-up area. Burglary and damage came to 2.5 per 1,000 residents a year, lower than both Devon’s towns (7.5) and England’s towns (9.4). Violence and sexual offences were two thirds of the crimes.
5.9violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual4
Other theft1
Burglary1
Shoplifting0
Damage & arson0
Public order0
Drugs0
Vehicle crime0
Anti-social0
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.
5.9
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
2.5
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
0
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
6
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
Is Offwell a healthy place? 86% of its people say their health is good, above Devon’s towns and England’s towns
Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 3.7% of the town. 16% of residents have a disability, lower than both Devon’s towns (21%) and England’s towns (17%). There is no GP practice in Offwell: the nearest is 1.9 miles off.
86%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 86%Fair 10%Bad or very bad 4%
| Census 2021 | Offwell | Devon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 86% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.7% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 16% | 21% | 17% |
83.8
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
85.9
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Self-reported health favours young towns, since these answers ignore age; the Health Grade leans on age-adjusted measures such as life expectancy and early deaths.
History
Offwell is rich in listed buildings: 368 per 10,000 residents, 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.
The top grade, Grade I, goes to 1 of them. Offwell’s listed buildings include the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Grade I. It counts 16 listed buildings on the national list (Historic England): 1 Grade I.
16listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I1
Grade II*0
Grade II15
Among them · Grade I
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
40%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
368
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 →Allhallows Museum and 2 more in and around Offwell
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Offwell. Best known first.
MuseumAllhallows Museum2.8 km outside town, to the westCastleCastleStockland Great Castle4 km outside town, to the northeastCastleCastleStockland Little Castle5 km outside town, to the northeastPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (1)
- Allhallows Museum: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Offwell
13pages on Offwell
The big questions
Offwell’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
HonitonColytonDunkeswellFenitonSeatonOttery St MaryAxminsterOffwell
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offwell | 435 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Honiton | 12,155 | 2.2 | C+ | B− | C+ | B− |
| Colyton | 1,938 | 5 | — | C | A− | A |
| Dunkeswell | 1,835 | 5.6 | — | A− | A | A |
| Feniton | 1,725 | 5.9 | — | B | A+ | A |
| Seaton | 7,429 | 6.4 | B+ | C+ | B | B− |
| Ottery St Mary | 6,043 | 6.4 | A− | C+ | B | A+ |
| Axminster | 6,094 | 6.7 | D | B | D | C+ |
Colyton, Dunkeswell and Feniton have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Offwell
How many listed buildings are there in Offwell?
That is 15.1 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
How much is council tax in Offwell?
Band D council tax in Offwell is £2,530 for 2026–27, more than in 71% 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.
About Offwell
Village in Devon, England
Offwell is a built-up area of 435 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
- Population
- 435 (Census 2021)
- Council
- East Devon
- County
- Devon
- Region
- South West
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²)
- ONS code
- E63006625
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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