Totnes grades C+ overall against UK towns: better than 38% of UK towns, and #21 of 47 in Devon. Its strongest subject is walkability (A+): 32% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. Its weakest is hazard risk (D): 9.4% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. The median home sold for £377,725 in the last three years, 7 times what households in the South Hams 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 Totnes is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Totnes.
History
314 listed buildings, 6 of them Grade I
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Totnes has 314 listed buildings on Historic England’s list: 6 Grade I, 26 Grade II*. Totnes has 341 listed buildings for every 10,000 residents, above both Devon’s towns (104) and England’s towns (39). Totnes’s listed buildings include Church of St Mary, Grade I.
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Safety
Totnes records more burglary and damage per resident than Devon’s towns or England’s towns, at 13.3 per 1,000 a year
Totnes sits above both Devon’s towns (7.5) and England’s towns (9.4) on this measure. Police recorded 565 crimes inside Totnes’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 95 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violence comes to 27.8 per 1,000 residents a year.
27.8violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearCSafety Grade
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 31% 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 & sexual240
Shoplifting90
Damage & arson59
Public order51
Other theft49
Burglary16
Drugs16
Other crime12
Anti-social95
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.
27.8
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
13.3
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
12.4
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
More people in Totnes live with a disability than in Devon’s towns or across England’s towns: 23%
That puts Totnes above both Devon’s towns (21%) and England’s towns (17%). The nearest A&E to Totnes is Torbay Hospital, 6.8 miles away. 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
Who lives here
More people in Totnes hold a degree than in Devon’s towns or England’s towns: 46%
On this, Totnes is above both Devon’s towns (30%) and England’s towns (34%). Over-65s are 27% of the population. Totnes has a median age of 49.7.
49.7median age
TotnesDevonEngland
Ages · share of residents
27%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications13%
Apprenticeship5%
A levels or similar15%
Degree level46%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenEnglandMen
About 85 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.
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Stoke Gabriel, Marldon, Ipplepen, Denbury and Abbotskerswell have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Totnes
How many listed buildings are there in Totnes?
That is 14 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I buildings include The Castle. It also has 5 scheduled monuments.
Does Totnes flood?
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
How much is council tax in Totnes?
Band D council tax in Totnes is £2,728 for 2026–27, more than in 97% 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.
Are schools in Totnes good?
Primary schools stand out: Key Stage 2 results beat 99% of towns in England. Secondary results are closer to the middle, trailing 53%. Totnes has 3 state schools; places are handled by Devon council.
About Totnes
Town in Devon, England
Totnes is a built-up area of 9,217 people, in the South Hams 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
9,217 (Census 2021)
Council
South Hams
County
Devon
Region
South West
Area
1.1 sq mi (2.8 km²)
ONS code
E63006907
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.
