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Ashburton & Buckfastleigh · Teignbridge

Ashburton & Buckfastleigh: your neighbourhood

Ashburton & Buckfastleigh electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 37% here, compared with 32.8% across Teignbridge (4.2 percentage points higher).

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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Homes rented privately: 22% here, compared with 18% across Teignbridge (4.2 percentage points higher).

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association: 13% here, compared with 10% across Teignbridge (3.2 percentage points higher).

The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

25.8%

21 March 2021 · Ashburton & Buckfastleigh

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

2,283 out of 8,849.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

5.6%

21 March 2021 · Ashburton & Buckfastleigh

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised

496 out of 8,849.

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People counted in the census

8,849

21 March 2021 · Ashburton & Buckfastleigh

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

8,849 out of 8,849.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

37%

21 March 2021 · Ashburton & Buckfastleigh

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

2,729 out of 7,381.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

51.4%

21 March 2021 · Ashburton & Buckfastleigh

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

2,043 out of 3,975.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

17.2%

21 March 2021 · Ashburton & Buckfastleigh

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

685 out of 3,975.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

41.3%

21 March 2021 · Ashburton & Buckfastleigh

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

3,049 out of 7,381.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

56.3%

21 March 2021 · Ashburton & Buckfastleigh

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

4,153 out of 7,381.

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Residents aged 16+ not working because of long-term illness or disability

3.9%

21 March 2021 · Ashburton & Buckfastleigh

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

290 out of 7,381.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

16.2%

21 March 2021 · Ashburton & Buckfastleigh

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

1,193 out of 7,381.

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Homes rented privately

22%

21 March 2021 · Ashburton & Buckfastleigh

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

877 out of 3,976.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

27.8%

21 March 2021 · Ashburton & Buckfastleigh

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

2,049 out of 7,381.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

13%

21 March 2021 · Ashburton & Buckfastleigh

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

505 out of 3,976.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

2.4%

21 March 2021 · Ashburton & Buckfastleigh

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly. Unemployed residents as a share of all residents aged 16+; this is not the unemployment rate among economically active people.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

179 out of 7,381.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Ashburton & Buckfastleigh ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

427 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 479 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Ashburton & Buckfastleigh ward · mapped crimes

Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: 38 mapped crimes in September 2024; 39 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Ashburton & Buckfastleigh
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024384
October 2024387
November 2024635
December 2024251
January 2025287
February 2025315
March 2025405
April 2025354
May 20254611
June 2025535
July 2025427
August 2025405
September 2025476
October 2025355
November 2025420
December 2025201
January 2026311
February 2026364
March 2026332
April 2026320
May 2026403
June 2026373
July 2026354
August 2026390
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Ashburton & Buckfastleigh
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime246
other theft43
criminal damage arson39
public order34
other crime18
drugs12
vehicle crime12
burglary9
possession of weapons7
shoplifting5
bicycle theft2
What these numbers include

Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.

Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and unusable locations excluded.

An empty ward count means no mapped rows in the complete required force files; it does not prove that no crime occurred.

These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.

Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.

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What could improve local safety →

Projects and proposed responses

A nearby project is not proof of a benefit to the whole ward. Only source-supported ward links are attached here.

No project boundary has been verified against this ward. See projects and their stated locations →

Proposed responses across Teignbridge →