Mid Devon: local statistics
Mid Devon is a district council area in the South West, home to an estimated 85,593 people (mid-2025). This page brings together 9 official figures for the area, each with its period, publisher and the address it was read from. See also who has power over Mid Devon, from the council up to the G20.
Key figures
What the figures show
A Band D home in Mid Devon pays an average of £2,656.41 in council tax in 2026-27, 5.4% more than in 2025-26. It is the 4th highest of 27 in the South West. Ten years earlier, in 2016-17, it was £1,694.96.
The Annual Population Survey estimates that 86.2% of Mid Devon residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, with a margin of error of 7.1 points either way, against 79.0% across the South West. Over the 11 years shown it ranged from 76.6% to 86.2%.
A typical home in Mid Devon cost £281,450 in July 2026, on the UK House Price Index, a rise of 0.1% in twelve months. It ranks as 20th of 26 in the South West, counting from the highest; the average for the South West was £302,298. Since July 2016 prices have risen 30%; the July high in the series was £310,352 in 2023. The average price is 7.6 times the median annual pay of full-time employees who live in Mid Devon. That ratio is the 20th highest ratio of the 26 council areas in the South West.
In March 2026, 5,060 VAT or PAYE-registered businesses were based in Mid Devon, 5% more than in 2016. There are 59 per 1,000 residents, the 5th highest of the 27 council areas in the South West.
The claimant count for Mid Devon stood at 1,140 in August 2026, or 2.3% of residents aged 16 to 64; the rate for the South West was 2.7%. The rate was the same a year earlier. Since August 2021 the rate has ranged between 1.8% (January 2024) and 2.9% (August 2021).
The ONS estimates that 85,593 people lived in Mid Devon in mid-2025, a change of +0.6% in a year. That is 6,426 more people than in mid-2015, a rise of 8.1%; the South West grew by 8.0% over the same years. That is the 11th fastest growth of the 27 council areas in the South West. No earlier year in the series was higher.
The median full-time employee living in Mid Devon was paid £719.20 a week before tax in April 2025 (£36,994 a year). It is close to the middle of the 26 council areas in the South West (16th highest), and 2.0% less than across the South West. Jobs based in Mid Devon paid a median £712.80 a week, £6.40 less than the figure for people who live there. In 2015 the residents' median was £478.90, so it has risen 50% before inflation.
In 2022 to 2024, women in Mid Devon had a life expectancy at birth of 84.1 years; for men it was 80.7 (England: 83.3 and 79.5). For women that is 1.2 years less than in 2012 to 2014; for men, 0.9 less. It is close to the middle of the 26 council areas in the South West (13th highest for women).
History
Population (mid-year)
| 2015 | 79,167 |
| 2016 | 79,448 |
| 2017 | 80,054 |
| 2018 | 80,858 |
| 2019 | 81,434 |
| 2020 | 82,130 |
| 2021 | 83,171 |
| 2022 | 83,864 |
| 2023 | 84,405 |
| 2024 | 85,102 |
| 2025 | 85,593 |
Average house price (same month each year)
| July 2016 | £216,823 |
| July 2017 | £227,952 |
| July 2018 | £234,520 |
| July 2019 | £236,269 |
| July 2020 | £243,391 |
| July 2021 | £261,289 |
| July 2022 | £297,441 |
| July 2023 | £310,352 |
| July 2024 | £297,400 |
| July 2025 | £281,161 |
| July 2026 | £281,450 |
Median weekly pay, residents
| 2015 | £478.90 a week |
| 2016 | £497.50 a week |
| 2017 | £511.70 a week |
| 2018 | £505.60 a week |
| 2019 | £547.00 a week |
| 2020 | £529.30 a week |
| 2021 | £596.30 a week |
| 2022 | £589.10 a week |
| 2023 | £638.00 a week |
| 2024 | £685.90 a week |
| 2025 | £719.20 a week |
Average Band D council tax
| 2016-17 | £1,694.96 |
| 2017-18 | £1,768.41 |
| 2018-19 | £1,855.77 |
| 2019-20 | £1,946.90 |
| 2020-21 | £2,021.45 |
| 2021-22 | £2,121.06 |
| 2022-23 | £2,185.59 |
| 2023-24 | £2,295.32 |
| 2024-25 | £2,404.17 |
| 2025-26 | £2,521.17 |
| 2026-27 | £2,656.41 |
Employment rate
| 2015/16 | 83.1% |
| 2016/17 | 83.6% |
| 2017/18 | 82.9% |
| 2018/19 | 84.6% |
| 2019/20 | 82.3% |
| 2020/21 | 82.5% |
| 2021/22 | 76.8% |
| 2022/23 | 76.6% |
| 2023/24 | 82.9% |
| 2024/25 | 82.3% |
| 2025/26 | 86.2% |
Life expectancy, women
| 2012 to 2014 | 85.3 years |
| 2013 to 2015 | 85.2 years |
| 2014 to 2016 | 84.7 years |
| 2015 to 2017 | 84.3 years |
| 2016 to 2018 | 84.3 years |
| 2017 to 2019 | 84.5 years |
| 2018 to 2020 | 84.6 years |
| 2019 to 2021 | 84.7 years |
| 2020 to 2022 | 84.2 years |
| 2021 to 2023 | 84.1 years |
| 2022 to 2024 | 84.1 years |
Registered businesses
| 2016 | 4,830 |
| 2017 | 4,940 |
| 2018 | 4,955 |
| 2019 | 4,950 |
| 2020 | 4,965 |
| 2021 | 4,865 |
| 2022 | 4,940 |
| 2023 | 4,880 |
| 2024 | 4,920 |
| 2025 | 4,980 |
| 2026 | 5,060 |
Questions about Mid Devon
How much is Band D council tax in Mid Devon?
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government gives an average Band D bill of £2,656.41 for 2026-27.
What is the average house price in Mid Devon?
HM Land Registry's figure for July 2026 is £281,450.
How many people claim unemployment-related benefits in Mid Devon?
1,140 in August 2026 (2.3% of residents aged 16 to 64), on the ONS claimant count, which is not the unemployment rate.
What is the population of Mid Devon?
The ONS estimates 85,593 people lived in Mid Devon in mid-2025.
What is the average salary in Mid Devon?
£719.20 a week before tax, the median for full-time employees who live there (April 2025, ONS).
What is life expectancy in Mid Devon?
84.1 years for women and 80.7 for men (2022 to 2024, ONS).
Who has power over Mid Devon
Every body that makes decisions for Mid Devon, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
- Mid Devon council spending, reserves, debt and council tax
- Mid Devon in official figures this page
Level 4: County councils, combined authorities and metro mayors
- Devon County Council county council
- Devon and Torbay Combined Authority combined authority
- Devon and Cornwall Police police force
- NHS Devon Integrated Care Board NHS
- Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust NHS
- South West in official figures
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Central Devon: Sir Mel Stride (Conservative) MP
- Honiton and Sidmouth: Richard Foord (Liberal Democrat) MP
- Tiverton and Minehead: Rachel Gilmour (Liberal Democrat) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
Each value above links to the official file or query it was read from, on 14 October 2026. What each figure measures.
More on this area and these figures
- Council money: spending, reserves and debt
- Figures for the whole region: the South West
- UK figures: UK employment rate · UK average house price · UK unemployment rate
- Other council areas in the South West: Cotswold · Forest of Dean · North Devon · South Hams · Tewkesbury · Torridge
Related questions
- How much has council tax gone up this year?
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- What is the unemployment rate in my area?
- What is the population of my area?
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