Tipton St John’s story
3 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Tipton St John’s built-up area.
19% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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Tipton St JohnDevon
A village of 643 in Devon, South West.
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Photo: Rob Purvis · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
643
Census 2021 · East Devon council
Median home
£413K
19 sales in 3 years
Median age
59.3
39% are 65+ · Devon 24%
Degree level
44%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
15%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Tipton St John a good place to live?
Tipton St John has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real.
What makes Tipton St John stand out
The 3 things Tipton St John does most differently from other towns.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
39% are 65 or over
Against 18% across England’s towns
Own outright
Housing
65% own outright
of households own their home with no mortgage (England’s towns 32%)
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
15% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Tipton St John.
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Tipton St John than in Devon’s towns or England’s towns: 8% are under 15
The 15-to-24 age group: 9.8%, below both Devon’s towns (12%) and England’s towns (12%). Nearly two in five residents have reached 65. Residents of Tipton St John have a median age of 59.3. Graduates make up 44% of adults.
59.3median age
Tipton St JohnDevonEngland
Ages · share of residents
39%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications13%
Apprenticeship3%
A levels or similar16%
Degree level44%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 89 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.
| Tipton St John | Devon | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 8% | 15% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.8% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 11% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 39% | 24% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 3.2% | 6.6% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 44% | 30% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Devon and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commute
Commuters in Tipton St John travel far: only 23% go under 5 km, fewer than in Devon’s towns or 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.
15% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Working mainly from home: just over two in five workers, above Devon’s towns (24%) and England’s towns (31%) alike. Household income averages £58K a year before tax. About 2% of its commuters stay in Tipton St John for work.
15%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving79%
On foot10%
Bicycle2%
Bus2%
Train1%
23%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
41%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£58K
mean household income, before tax
0.9%
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
Tipton St John is a town of owners: 89% of households own their home, above Devon’s towns and England’s towns
1% of households live in social housing. Private renters make up 8% of households, below both Devon’s towns (21%) and England’s towns (21%). 19 standard sales inside Tipton St John’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 put the median at £412,500.
£413Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Tipton St John£413K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £457,500 | 16 |
89%
of households own their home · England 61%
8%
rent privately · England 21%
£968
average private rent a month, East Devon council area
£2,629
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
Tipton St John records less violent crime per resident than Devon’s towns or England’s towns, at 5.1 per 1,000 a year
Burglary and damage came to 2.8 per 1,000 residents a year, below both Devon’s towns (7.5) and England’s towns (9.4). Over the year to August 2026, 4 offences were reported in Tipton St John. Violence and sexual offences accounted for three quarters of recorded crime.
5.1violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual3
Other theft1
Shoplifting0
Damage & arson0
Public order0
Burglary0
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.
5.1
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
2.8
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
1.7
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
4
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
Just 3.3% of people in Tipton St John say their health is bad or very bad, fewer than in Devon’s towns and England’s towns
Self-reported good health: 83% of Tipton St John’s residents. At the census, 17% of people here had a disability, below Devon’s towns (21%) and close to England’s towns (17%). This Devon town has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 2.1 miles away.
83%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 83%Fair 13%Bad or very bad 3%
| Census 2021 | Tipton St John | Devon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 83% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.3% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 17% | 21% | 17% |
83.4
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
87.8
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Because the census answers ignore age, a younger population lifts them; that is why the Health Grade is built on age-adjusted measures like life expectancy and early deaths.
History
Tipton St John’s listed buildings: 3, all Grade II
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
19% of its homes were built before 1919, between Devon’s towns (24%) and England’s towns (16%). Listed buildings per head: 47 for every 10,000 residents of Tipton St John.
3listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II3
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
19%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
47
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Tipton St John
13pages on Tipton St John
The big questions
Safety5.1 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £413K · rent £968 a monthHousing5 sold in 12 months · busiest street Mallocks CloseSchoolsHealthLife expectancy 83.4 (men), 87.8 (women)Work & commute57% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards8.3% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Tipton St John’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
Newton PopplefordWest HillOttery St MarySidmouthWhimpleFenitonCranbrookTipton St John
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tipton St John | 643 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Newton Poppleford | 1,918 | 1.5 | — | C+ | B− | A− |
| West Hill | 2,109 | 1.9 | — | C− | A | A+ |
| Ottery St Mary | 6,043 | 2.3 | A− | C+ | B | A+ |
| Sidmouth | 13,258 | 2.7 | B | C− | B | A |
| Whimple | 1,120 | 4.6 | — | C | A | A |
| Feniton | 1,725 | 4.8 | — | B | A+ | A |
| Cranbrook | 4,936 | 5.8 | C | B− | C− | C+ |
Newton Poppleford, West Hill, Whimple 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 Tipton St John
How much is council tax in Tipton St John?
Band D council tax in Tipton St John is £2,629 for 2026–27, more than in 91% 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.
Is Tipton St John expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £412,500, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. Private rents in the East Devon council area averaged £968 a month in August 2026.
About Tipton St John
Village in Devon, England
Tipton St John is a built-up area of 643 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
- 643 (Census 2021)
- Council
- East Devon
- County
- Devon
- Region
- South West
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
- ONS code
- E63006719
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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