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A town of 3,477 in Devon, South West.
Willand grades B+ overall against UK towns: better than 75% of UK towns, and #3 of 47 in Devon. Its strongest subject is hazard risk (A): 0% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea.
Devon And Cornwall Police published 33 of the 36 months; rates are per year over the months published.
The 3 things Willand 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 Willand is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 9 buildings inside Willand’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade I.
5% 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 Willand.
Women here live to 86.6 on average and men to 82.1 (2019–23). Willand has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 2.1 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.
| Census 2021 | Willand | Devon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 82% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.2% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 18% | 21% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL
Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willand SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 408 | C |
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Of Willand’s land, 100% lies in conservation areas, above both Devon’s towns (13%) and England’s towns (7%). Homes from before 1919 make up 5% of the total. Willand’s listed buildings include Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin, Grade I.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
On this, Willand is below both Devon’s towns (30%) and England’s towns (34%). People aged 15 to 24 make up 9.3% of the town. Half the people of Willand are older than 46.1.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Willand | Devon | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 15% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.3% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 23% | 24% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.2% | 6.6% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 26% | 30% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Devon and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 25% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
In the comparison, Willand comes below both Devon’s towns (24%) and England’s towns (27%). 82% of commuters drove to work at the census.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
For Willand, that is above both Devon’s towns (64%) and England’s towns (61%). Private renters make up 17% of households.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £384,995 | 89 |
| Semi-detached | £272,750 | 68 |
| Terraced | £219,950 | 15 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Police recorded 163 crimes inside Willand’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 17 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violence and sexual offences were 59% of the crimes; the police category includes harassment and stalking, so it runs higher than U.S. “violent 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
9 listed buildings in Willand, 1 of them Grade I.
Woodsmoke Cottage: Photo: Roger Cornfoot · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Jaycroft: Photo: David Smith · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Geograph
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willand | 3,477 | — | B+ | C+ | B− | A− |
| Uffculme | 2,041 | 2.1 | — | C+ | C | B+ |
| Sampford Peverell | 1,375 | 2.2 | — | C | A+ | A |
| Cullompton | 8,895 | 2.6 | C− | B− | C− | C+ |
| Tiverton | 19,710 | 4.8 | D | B | D | C |
| Bradninch | 1,827 | 5.1 | — | B− | C+ | A− |
| Hemyock | 1,674 | 6.4 | — | C+ | A− | A− |
| Dunkeswell | 1,835 | 6.9 | — | A− | A | A |
Uffculme, Sampford Peverell, Bradninch, Hemyock and Dunkeswell have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
An older town. At the 2021 Census, 23% of residents were 65 or over and 28% were 45 to 64, against 18% and 25% across England’s towns; 16% were under 15.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Band D council tax in Willand 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.
Town in Devon, England
Willand is a built-up area of 3,477 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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