Okehampton grades C− overall against UK towns: better than 18% of UK towns, and #34 of 47 in Devon. Its strongest subject is walkability (A): 24% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. Its weakest is jobs & income (D): mean household income £45,789; 3.1% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits. The median home sold for £266,500 in the last three years, 5.4 times what households in the West Devon council area earn in a year.
Devon And Cornwall Police published 33 of the 36 months; rates are per year over the months published.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Okehampton is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsSee all 4 schools →
Who lives here
Degrees are less common in Okehampton than in Devon’s towns or across England’s towns: 26% of adults
In the comparison, Okehampton comes below both Devon’s towns (30%) and England’s towns (34%). People aged 15 to 24 make up 10% of the town. Half the people of Okehampton are older than 43.9.
43.9median age
OkehamptonDevonEngland
Ages · share of residents
23%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications19%
Apprenticeship7%
A levels or similar17%
Degree level26%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenEnglandMen
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
ONS Census 2021 · Devon and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Safety
Violence is recorded more often in Okehampton than in Devon’s towns or across England’s towns: 34.1 per 1,000 residents a year
For Okehampton, that is above both Devon’s towns (21.4) and England’s towns (22). Police recorded 573 crimes inside Okehampton’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 59 reports of anti-social behaviour. Burglary and damage come to 11.2 per 1,000 residents a year.
34.1violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearCSafety Grade
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 24% of the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people: more crime than most for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
More crimeLess crime
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual286
Damage & arson64
Public order51
Other theft42
Vehicle crime37
Shoplifting28
Drugs17
Burglary16
Anti-social59
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.
34.1
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
11.2
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
11.3
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL
Health
Okehampton is 21.5 miles from the nearest A&E
One GP practice serves the town; 86% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. 21% of residents have a disability, close to Devon’s towns (21%) and above England’s towns (17%). 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.
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL
History
22 listed buildings, 0 of them Grade I
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Okehampton has 22 listed buildings inside its built-up area on Historic England’s list: 0 Grade I, 2 Grade II*. 21% of its homes were built before 1919.
James Churchward: Domínio público. Foto muito antiga, do primeiro quartel do século 19., Public domain · James Meadows Rendel: William Boxall, Public domain
North Tawton, Chagford, Winkleigh, Bow, Moretonhampstead and Copplestone have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Okehampton
How much is council tax in Okehampton?
Band D council tax in Okehampton is £2,691 for 2026–27, more than in 95% 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.
Does Okehampton flood?
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
About Okehampton
Town in Devon, England
Okehampton is a built-up area of 9,108 people, in the West 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
9,108 (Census 2021)
Council
West Devon
County
Devon
Region
South West
Area
1.1 sq mi (2.8 km²)
ONS code
E63006674
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.
