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A town of 19,710 in Devon, South West.
Tiverton grades D overall against UK towns: better than 12% of UK towns, and #41 of 47 in Devon. Its strongest subject is walkability (A): 24% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. Its weakest is schools (D−): primary results beat 6% of towns in England. The median home sold for £250,000 in the last three years, 4.9 times what households in the Mid 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.
The 3 things Tiverton does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Tiverton is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 215 buildings inside Tiverton’s built-up area, 4 of them Grade I, and 3 scheduled monuments.
19% 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 Tiverton.
One of its 7 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Two Moors Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 358 | C |
For Tiverton, that is above both Devon’s towns (21.4) and England’s towns (22). Homes see 16 burglaries and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year. Police recorded 1,673 crimes inside Tiverton’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 258 reports of anti-social behaviour.
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 Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 19% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
19% of workers worked mainly from home at the census. 3.1% of 16 to 64s claimed unemployment benefits in 2026, above both Devon’s towns (2.3%) and England’s towns (2.3%). Household income averages £47K a year before tax.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Conservation areas cover 100% of Tiverton’s land, above both Devon’s towns (13%) and England’s towns (7%). Tiverton’s listed buildings include Church of St George, Grade I. Tiverton has 215 listed buildings on Historic England’s list: 4 Grade I, 6 Grade II*.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
80% of Tiverton’s residents described their health as good or very good in 2021, against 80% across Devon’s towns. 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.
| Census 2021 | Tiverton | Devon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 80% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.7% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 20% | 21% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL
Half the homes sold went for more than £250K, below both Devon’s towns (£308K) and England’s towns (£308K). 57% of households own their home.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £380,000 | 227 |
| Semi-detached | £260,000 | 185 |
| Terraced | £212,749 | 300 |
| Flat or maisonette | £138,500 | 73 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Tiverton sits below both Devon’s towns (30%) and England’s towns (34%) on this measure. People 65 and over make up 22% of the town. The median resident of Tiverton is 42.5 years old.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Tiverton | Devon | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 15% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 22% | 24% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.8% | 6.6% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 25% | 30% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Devon and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Tiverton. Best known first.
CastleTiverton Castlein town
MuseumTiverton Museum of Mid Devon Lifein town
Historic house · National TrustKnightshayes1 km outside town, to the north
CastleBickleigh Castle3.9 km outside town, to the south
MuseumDevonshire's Centre3.1 km outside town, to the southWater parkWater parkPaddling Poolin townPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
215 listed buildings in Tiverton, 4 of them Grade I.
Church of St George: Photo: Lewis Clarke · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Amory House: Photo: ChawiSB · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Slee's Almshouses: Photo: Simon Cobb · CC0 · The Town Hall: Photo: Simon Cobb · CC0
33 notable people were born in Tiverton.
Harry Mitchell: Le Miroir des Sports, Public domain · Richard Cosway: Richard Cosway, Public domain · Hannah Cowley: Shashankg165, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Jay Stansfield: Timmy96, CC0 · Sam Stockley: Németh Miklós, www.magyarfutball.hu, CC BY 3.0
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiverton | 19,710 | — | D | B | D | C |
| Sampford Peverell | 1,375 | 4.5 | — | C | A+ | A |
| Willand | 3,477 | 4.8 | B+ | C+ | B− | A− |
| Cullompton | 8,895 | 5.1 | C− | B− | C− | C+ |
| Bampton | 1,294 | 5.7 | — | C+ | B+ | A− |
| Bradninch | 1,827 | 6.1 | — | B− | C+ | A− |
| Silverton | 1,501 | 6.2 | — | B | A | A− |
| Uffculme | 2,041 | 6.5 | — | C+ | C | B+ |
Sampford Peverell, Bampton, Bradninch, Silverton and Uffculme have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 4.5 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I buildings include Tiverton Castle. It also has 3 scheduled monuments.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
It has more crime per resident than most places its size: 79% of the 645 UK towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people report less. Police recorded 1,673 crimes inside Tiverton’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, 52% of them violence and sexual offences, a police category that includes harassment and stalking.
Town in Devon, England
Tiverton is a built-up area of 19,710 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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