North Devon: local statistics
North Devon is a district council area in the South West, home to an estimated 101,281 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 North Devon, from the council up to the G20.
Key figures
What the figures show
Median weekly pay for full-time employees who live in North Devon was £650.30 in April 2025, or £32,682 over a year. It is the lowest of the 26 council areas in the South West, and 11.4% less than across the South West. For full-time jobs located in North Devon the median is £623.50 a week (−£26.80 on the residents' figure). In 2015 the residents' median was £446.80, so it has risen 46% before inflation.
The Annual Population Survey estimates that 85.9% of North Devon residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026 (give or take 6.7 points); the figure for the South West was 79.0%. Its lowest reading in the series was 69.8% and its highest 88.3%.
For 2026-27 the average Band D council tax bill in North Devon is £2,642.21, 5.1% more than in 2025-26. That makes it the 6th highest of the 27 council areas in the South West. Ten years earlier, in 2016-17, it was £1,680.41.
A girl born in North Devon in 2022 to 2024 could expect to live 83.6 years and a boy 79.2 years, on the ONS's period measure, compared with 83.3 and 79.5 years across England. Since 2012 to 2014 it has changed by +0.2 years for women and -0.3 for men. It is the 20th highest for women of the 26 council areas in the South West.
The claimant count for North Devon stood at 1,575 in August 2026, or 2.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 (the South West: 2.7%). The rate was the same a year earlier. Since August 2021 the rate has ranged between 2.2% (September 2022) and 3.4% (August 2021).
The average house price in North Devon was £282,633 in July 2026, down 2.4% on July 2025. Among council areas that puts it 18th 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 35%; the July high in the series was £300,092 in 2023. The average price is 8.6 times the median annual pay of full-time employees who live in North Devon. That ratio is the 8th highest ratio of the 26 council areas in the South West.
5,815 businesses were registered for VAT or PAYE in North Devon in March 2026, 4% more than in 2016. There are 57 per 1,000 residents, the 7th highest of 27 in the South West.
North Devon had an estimated 101,281 residents in mid-2025, up 0.2% on mid-2024. That is 7,422 more people than in mid-2015, a rise of 7.9%; the South West grew by 8.0% over the same years, mid-table in the South West, 13th of 27. No earlier year in the series was higher.
History
Population (mid-year)
| 2015 | 93,859 |
| 2016 | 94,407 |
| 2017 | 95,356 |
| 2018 | 96,052 |
| 2019 | 97,325 |
| 2020 | 97,622 |
| 2021 | 99,398 |
| 2022 | 100,393 |
| 2023 | 100,519 |
| 2024 | 101,035 |
| 2025 | 101,281 |
Average house price (same month each year)
| July 2016 | £210,047 |
| July 2017 | £220,498 |
| July 2018 | £209,964 |
| July 2019 | £235,781 |
| July 2020 | £227,979 |
| July 2021 | £252,953 |
| July 2022 | £291,590 |
| July 2023 | £300,092 |
| July 2024 | £285,136 |
| July 2025 | £289,624 |
| July 2026 | £282,633 |
Median weekly pay, residents
| 2015 | £446.80 a week |
| 2016 | £436.90 a week |
| 2017 | £433.30 a week |
| 2018 | £431.10 a week |
| 2019 | £482.90 a week |
| 2020 | £476.60 a week |
| 2021 | £511.60 a week |
| 2022 | £556.50 a week |
| 2023 | £600.20 a week |
| 2024 | £609.80 a week |
| 2025 | £650.30 a week |
Average Band D council tax
| 2016-17 | £1,680.41 |
| 2017-18 | £1,753.39 |
| 2018-19 | £1,838.11 |
| 2019-20 | £1,927.04 |
| 2020-21 | £2,006.42 |
| 2021-22 | £2,102.19 |
| 2022-23 | £2,169.76 |
| 2023-24 | £2,278.88 |
| 2024-25 | £2,394.39 |
| 2025-26 | £2,514.66 |
| 2026-27 | £2,642.21 |
Employment rate
| 2015/16 | 73.1% |
| 2016/17 | 71.8% |
| 2017/18 | 83.4% |
| 2018/19 | 88.3% |
| 2019/20 | 82.7% |
| 2020/21 | 82.7% |
| 2021/22 | 86.0% |
| 2022/23 | 81.1% |
| 2023/24 | 74.7% |
| 2024/25 | 69.8% |
| 2025/26 | 85.9% |
Life expectancy, women
| 2012 to 2014 | 83.4 years |
| 2013 to 2015 | 83.3 years |
| 2014 to 2016 | 83.0 years |
| 2015 to 2017 | 83.0 years |
| 2016 to 2018 | 83.1 years |
| 2017 to 2019 | 83.5 years |
| 2018 to 2020 | 83.8 years |
| 2019 to 2021 | 84.6 years |
| 2020 to 2022 | 84.6 years |
| 2021 to 2023 | 84.0 years |
| 2022 to 2024 | 83.6 years |
Registered businesses
| 2016 | 5,580 |
| 2017 | 5,665 |
| 2018 | 5,710 |
| 2019 | 5,700 |
| 2020 | 5,730 |
| 2021 | 5,655 |
| 2022 | 5,785 |
| 2023 | 5,800 |
| 2024 | 5,850 |
| 2025 | 5,825 |
| 2026 | 5,815 |
Questions about North Devon
What is the average salary in North Devon?
Median pay for full-time employees living in North Devon was £650.30 a week in April 2025 (£32,682 a year), from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
How much is Band D council tax in North Devon?
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government gives an average Band D bill of £2,642.21 for 2026-27.
What is life expectancy in North Devon?
For 2022 to 2024 the ONS gives 79.2 years for men and 83.6 for women.
How many people claim unemployment-related benefits in North Devon?
1,575 in August 2026 (2.7% of residents aged 16 to 64), on the ONS claimant count, which is not the unemployment rate.
What is the average house price in North Devon?
£282,633 in July 2026, on HM Land Registry's UK House Price Index (-2.4% on a year).
What is the population of North Devon?
The ONS estimates 101,281 people lived in North Devon in mid-2025.
Who has power over North Devon
Every body that makes decisions for North 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
- North Devon council spending, reserves, debt and council tax
- North 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
- North Devon: Ian Roome (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 average weekly earnings growth · UK employment rate · Life expectancy at birth (UK)
- Other council areas in the South West: Cheltenham · Cotswold · Forest of Dean · Mid Devon · South Hams · Tewkesbury
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