Teignbridge: local statistics
Teignbridge is a district council area in the South West, home to an estimated 138,607 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 Teignbridge, from the council up to the G20.
Key figures
What the figures show
For 2026-27 the average Band D council tax bill in Teignbridge is £2,643.12, 5.2% more than in 2025-26. It is the 5th highest of 27 in the South West. Ten years earlier, in 2016-17, it was £1,675.49.
In 2022 to 2024, women in Teignbridge had a life expectancy at birth of 84.9 years; for men it was 81.1 (England: 83.3 and 79.5). For women that is 0.8 years more than in 2012 to 2014; for men, 1.0 more. It is 5th of 26 in the South West, counting from the highest for women.
Full-time employees living in Teignbridge earned a median £689.40 a week in April 2025, or £35,410 over a year. It is the 19th highest of 26 in the South West, and 6.1% less than across the South West. For full-time jobs located in Teignbridge the median is £661.80 a week (−£27.60 on the residents' figure). Ten years earlier, in 2015, it was £440.20: a change of +57% before inflation.
The Annual Population Survey estimates that 83.3% of Teignbridge residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026 (give or take 5.3 points), against 79.0% across the South West. Over the 11 years shown it ranged from 74.3% to 83.3%.
2.2% of Teignbridge residents aged 16 to 64 (1,705 people) were on the claimant count in August 2026; the rate for the South West was 2.7%. A year earlier the rate was 2.1%. The five-year high was 3.1% (August 2021); the low was 1.8% (October 2023).
Homes in Teignbridge sold for an average of £302,368 in July 2026, a rise of 0.1% in twelve months. It ranks as close to the middle of the 26 council areas in the South West (14th highest) (regional average £302,298). This July figure is the highest in the series, 44% up on July 2016. The average price is 8.5 times the median annual pay of full-time employees who live in Teignbridge. That ratio is the 9th highest ratio of 26 in the South West.
138,607 people lived in Teignbridge in mid-2025, according to the ONS, a change of +0.2% in a year. Over ten years, since mid-2015, it has grown by 7.8% (the South West: +8.0%), close to the middle of the 27 council areas in the South West (15th fastest growth). No earlier year in the series was higher.
The ONS counted 6,730 VAT or PAYE-registered businesses in Teignbridge in March 2026, 6% more than in 2016. That is 49 for every 1,000 residents, mid-table in the South West, 15th of 27.
History
Population (mid-year)
| 2015 | 128,566 |
| 2016 | 129,668 |
| 2017 | 131,572 |
| 2018 | 132,707 |
| 2019 | 133,965 |
| 2020 | 133,869 |
| 2021 | 135,189 |
| 2022 | 135,899 |
| 2023 | 137,306 |
| 2024 | 138,296 |
| 2025 | 138,607 |
Average house price (same month each year)
| July 2016 | £210,276 |
| July 2017 | £229,484 |
| July 2018 | £239,683 |
| July 2019 | £237,180 |
| July 2020 | £243,289 |
| July 2021 | £260,309 |
| July 2022 | £300,407 |
| July 2023 | £294,862 |
| July 2024 | £291,800 |
| July 2025 | £302,187 |
| July 2026 | £302,368 |
Median weekly pay, residents
| 2015 | £440.20 a week |
| 2016 | £466.20 a week |
| 2017 | £459.90 a week |
| 2018 | £476.50 a week |
| 2019 | £521.20 a week |
| 2020 | £483.50 a week |
| 2021 | £535.30 a week |
| 2022 | £531.60 a week |
| 2023 | £599.20 a week |
| 2024 | £659.00 a week |
| 2025 | £689.40 a week |
Average Band D council tax
| 2016-17 | £1,675.49 |
| 2017-18 | £1,749.02 |
| 2018-19 | £1,834.97 |
| 2019-20 | £1,922.94 |
| 2020-21 | £2,000.95 |
| 2021-22 | £2,099.47 |
| 2022-23 | £2,166.84 |
| 2023-24 | £2,279.30 |
| 2024-25 | £2,394.70 |
| 2025-26 | £2,512.83 |
| 2026-27 | £2,643.12 |
Employment rate
| 2015/16 | 82.4% |
| 2016/17 | 77.4% |
| 2017/18 | 78.2% |
| 2018/19 | 82.5% |
| 2019/20 | 79.4% |
| 2020/21 | 78.1% |
| 2021/22 | 74.3% |
| 2022/23 | 75.7% |
| 2023/24 | 75.0% |
| 2024/25 | 81.3% |
| 2025/26 | 83.3% |
Life expectancy, women
| 2012 to 2014 | 84.1 years |
| 2013 to 2015 | 84.7 years |
| 2014 to 2016 | 84.7 years |
| 2015 to 2017 | 84.7 years |
| 2016 to 2018 | 84.4 years |
| 2017 to 2019 | 84.6 years |
| 2018 to 2020 | 84.8 years |
| 2019 to 2021 | 84.8 years |
| 2020 to 2022 | 84.5 years |
| 2021 to 2023 | 84.5 years |
| 2022 to 2024 | 84.9 years |
Registered businesses
| 2016 | 6,330 |
| 2017 | 6,465 |
| 2018 | 6,545 |
| 2019 | 6,525 |
| 2020 | 6,570 |
| 2021 | 6,650 |
| 2022 | 6,690 |
| 2023 | 6,680 |
| 2024 | 6,695 |
| 2025 | 6,640 |
| 2026 | 6,730 |
Questions about Teignbridge
How much is Band D council tax in Teignbridge?
£2,643.12 on average for 2026-27, including police, fire and parish precepts (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government).
What is life expectancy in Teignbridge?
84.9 years for women and 81.1 for men (2022 to 2024, ONS).
What is the average salary in Teignbridge?
£689.40 a week before tax, the median for full-time employees who live there (April 2025, ONS).
How many people claim unemployment-related benefits in Teignbridge?
The ONS claimant count was 1,705 in August 2026, 2.2% of 16 to 64-year-olds. It counts benefit claims, not unemployment.
What is the average house price in Teignbridge?
£302,368 in July 2026, on HM Land Registry's UK House Price Index (+0.1% on a year).
What is the population of Teignbridge?
The ONS estimates 138,607 people lived in Teignbridge in mid-2025.
Who has power over Teignbridge
Every body that makes decisions for Teignbridge, 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
- Teignbridge council spending, reserves, debt and council tax
- Teignbridge 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
- Torbay and South Devon 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
- Newton Abbot: Martin Wrigley (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: Life expectancy at birth (UK) · UK average weekly earnings growth · UK employment rate
- Other council areas in the South West: Cheltenham · East Devon · Exeter · Gloucester · Stroud · Torbay
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