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637 residents make their home in this village in Devon, South West.
Grades need 1,000 residents, so Sandford has none; the figures on this page are still real. 49% of its homes date from before 1919. On the way to work, 13% walk, cycle or take a bus or train. 31% of residents are 65 or over.
The 3 things Sandford does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists them inside Sandford’s built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
49% 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 Sandford.
One measure of family life: 16% of residents are under 15. People 65 and over make up 31% of the town, above Devon’s towns (24%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Ages in Sandford split evenly at 53.6: half are older, half younger. Degrees are held by 38% of adults.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 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.
| Sandford | Devon | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 15% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 6.8% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 31% | 24% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 4% | 6.6% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 15% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 38% | 30% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Devon and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Three in five pupils at the 3 primary schools within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Its only school is listed below. Attainment 8 at the one secondary school within 3 km averages 47.4, and 50% of pupils get grade 5 or above in English and maths.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandford SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 74 | C |
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 32% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Jobs per working resident: 0.4. Just over two in five commuters travelled under 5 km, below Devon’s towns (51%) and England’s towns (45%) alike. Walking ranked second among ways to work, at 9%.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Home ownership stands at just over two thirds of households. Social housing holds nearly a fifth of households, above Devon’s towns (14%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Private rents average £878 a month across the Mid Devon council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £454,000 | 20 |
| Semi-detached | £267,500 | 8 |
| Terraced | £247,500 | 8 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Violent crime ran at 14.3 per 1,000 residents a year, below Devon’s towns (21.5) and England’s towns (22) alike. In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 15 crimes and 1 reports of anti-social behaviour inside Sandford’s built-up area. Violence and sexual offences accounted for three fifths of recorded crime.
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 police category of violence and sexual offences includes harassment and stalking.
77% of Sandford’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, below Devon’s towns (80%) and England’s towns (82%) alike. This Devon town has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 1.9 miles away. The nearest A&E to Sandford is Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital (Wonford), 9.4 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Sandford | Devon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 77% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.9% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 23% | 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.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Grade II* covers 2 of them, Grade I 1. Sandford’s listed buildings include the Church of St Swithun, Grade I. For its size, Sandford has 487 listed buildings per 10,000 residents, above Devon’s towns (105) and England’s towns (39) alike. Historic England’s list names 31 listed buildings in the town: 1 Grade I, 2 Grade II*.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandford | 637 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crediton | 7,971 | 1.2 | C+ | B | C− | C+ |
| Copplestone | 1,475 | 3.6 | — | B | B+ | B |
| Morchard Bishop | 1,041 | 4.9 | — | C+ | A+ | B+ |
| Bow | 1,122 | 6.7 | — | B+ | A | A− |
| Witheridge | 1,306 | 7.6 | — | C | C− | B |
| Silverton | 1,501 | 8 | — | B | A | A− |
| Exeter | 126,181 | 8.8 | C | C− | D | C+ |
Copplestone, Morchard Bishop, Bow, Witheridge and Silverton have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 20 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St Swithun. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Band D council tax in Sandford is £2,615 for 2026–27, more than in 88% 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
Sandford is a built-up area of 637 people, in the Mid 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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