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Devon rankings · Cost of living

Most affordable towns in Devon

Tiverton ranks first on cost of living among Devon’s 47 towns of 2,500+; none grades A− or better against UK towns; the best here is a B.

The Cost of living Grade: the median sale price (Land Registry), a year’s private rent (ONS) and Band D council tax with the parish precept, each against the mean household income of the town’s council area. The rank across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland sits beside each letter. How grades work

Tiverton

19,710 people

Homes cost 4.9 years of area income·#1,050 of 2,515 in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

Axminster

6,094 people

Homes cost 4.7 years of area income·#1,173 of 2,515 in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

Buckfastleigh

2,720 people

Homes cost 4.2 years of area income·#1,211 of 2,515 in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

All 47 towns, ranked

Cost of living grade, best first; ranks are the county ranks on each town’s page (T = tied). Military garrison towns and university campuses keep their grades but aren’t ranked. Each rank across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland links to the national list.

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1Tiverton19,710 peopleB#1,050 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 4.9 years of area income

2Axminster6,094 peopleB#1,173 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 4.7 years of area income

3Buckfastleigh2,720 peopleB#1,211 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 4.2 years of area income

4Crediton7,971 peopleB#1,284 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 5.0 years of area income

5Cullompton8,895 peopleB⁻#1,399 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 5.3 years of area income

6South Brent2,643 peopleB⁻#1,433 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 5.4 years of area income

7Newton Abbot29,650 peopleB⁻#1,459 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 4.8 years of area income

8Honiton12,155 peopleB⁻#1,471 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 5.2 years of area income

9Cranbrook4,936 peopleB⁻#1,476 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 5.2 years of area income

10Okehampton9,108 peopleB⁻#1,484 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 5.4 years of area income

11Dawlish11,800 peopleB⁻#1,528 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 5.2 years of area income

12Ilfracombe9,199 peopleC⁺#1,549 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 4.6 years of area income

13Ivybridge12,485 peopleC⁺#1,552 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 5.3 years of area income

14Plymouth266,970 peopleC⁺#1,593 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 4.5 years of area income

15Willand3,477 peopleC⁺#1,605 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 6.2 years of area income

16Seaton7,429 peopleC⁺#1,656 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 5.8 years of area income

17Ashburton3,368 peopleC⁺#1,666 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 5.3 years of area income

18Exmouth35,502 peopleC⁺#1,675 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 6.1 years of area income

19Kingsbridge5,682 peopleC⁺#1,718 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 5.9 years of area income

20Kingsteignton11,945 peopleC⁺#1,725 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 5.5 years of area income

21Chudleigh4,372 peopleC⁺#1,760 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 5.6 years of area income

22Ottery St Mary6,043 peopleC⁺#1,766 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 6.2 years of area income

23Teignmouth15,314 peopleC#1,772 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 5.5 years of area income

24Kingskerswell3,761 peopleC#1,784 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 5.9 years of area income

25Tavistock12,676 peopleC#1,786 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 5.6 years of area income

26Barnstaple31,271 peopleC#1,852 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 5.3 years of area income

27South Molton6,226 peopleC#1,962 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 5.8 years of area income

28West Clyst2,683 peopleC⁻#1,995 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 7.2 years of area income

29Exminster4,388 peopleC⁻#1,999 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 6.6 years of area income

30Dartmouth5,260 peopleC⁻#2,014 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 6.3 years of area income

31Budleigh Salterton5,237 peopleC⁻#2,034 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 7.9 years of area income

32Sidmouth13,258 peopleC⁻#2,037 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 7.8 years of area income

33Bideford19,493 peopleC⁻#2,069 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 5.3 years of area income

34Bovey Tracey6,241 peopleC⁻#2,120 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 6.9 years of area income

35Totnes9,217 peopleC⁻#2,125 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 7.0 years of area income

36Exeter126,181 peopleC⁻#2,131 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 5.5 years of area income

37Great Torrington5,958 peopleC⁻#2,177 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 5.6 years of area income

38Combe Martin2,707 peopleD#2,209 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 6.7 years of area income

39Fremington5,229 peopleD#2,226 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 7.0 years of area income

40Torquay52,034 peopleD#2,265 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 5.1 years of area income

41Holsworthy3,472 peopleD#2,287 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 6.0 years of area income

42Braunton6,610 peopleD#2,352 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 7.9 years of area income

43Westward Ho!3,468 peopleD#2,409 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 7.0 years of area income

44Northam5,191 peopleD⁻#2,439 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 7.6 years of area income

45Paignton67,509 peopleD⁻#2,442 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 6.0 years of area income

46Topsham4,193 peopleD⁻#2,476 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 9.8 years of area income

47Brixham17,839 peopleD⁻#2,485 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 6.7 years of area income

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What is the most affordable town in Devon?

Tiverton ranks first on cost of living among 47 towns, with a B: homes cost 4.9 years of area income. Axminster and Buckfastleigh follow.

How are these towns ranked?

The Cost of living Grade: the median sale price (Land Registry), a year’s private rent (ONS) and Band D council tax with the parish precept, each against the mean household income of the town’s council area. The letter and rank are the same as on each town’s page. How grades work.

Why isn’t my town on this list?

Garrison towns and university campuses aren’t ranked, and towns without the figures this grade needs are counted above. The list covers Devon’s towns of 2,500+ with the figure. Smaller places show it on their own pages; every town in Devon is on the county page.

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Sources: 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) · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · 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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