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Milton Ford · West Devon

Milton Ford: your neighbourhood

Milton Ford electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

Homes rented from a council or housing association: 7% here, compared with 10% across West Devon (3.3 percentage points lower).

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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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 12.4% here, compared with 15.5% across West Devon (3.1 percentage points lower).

These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.

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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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 36.4% here, compared with 34.1% across West Devon (2.3 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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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

30.3%

21 March 2021 · Milton Ford

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

584 out of 1,925.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

5.1%

21 March 2021 · Milton Ford

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

98 out of 1,922.

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People counted in the census

1,923

21 March 2021 · Milton Ford

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

1,923 out of 1,923.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

36.4%

21 March 2021 · Milton Ford

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

603 out of 1,657.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

46.6%

21 March 2021 · Milton Ford

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

379 out of 813.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

12.4%

21 March 2021 · Milton Ford

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

101 out of 813.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

43.7%

21 March 2021 · Milton Ford

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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

727 out of 1,662.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

55%

21 March 2021 · Milton Ford

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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

914 out of 1,662.

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

2.3%

21 March 2021 · Milton Ford

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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

39 out of 1,662.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

13.8%

21 March 2021 · Milton Ford

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

228 out of 1,657.

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Homes rented privately

18%

21 March 2021 · Milton Ford

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

146 out of 812.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

33.4%

21 March 2021 · Milton Ford

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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

555 out of 1,662.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

7%

21 March 2021 · Milton Ford

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

55 out of 812.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

1.3%

21 March 2021 · Milton Ford

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

21 out of 1,662.

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Crime and safety

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

41 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 52 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Milton Ford 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: 2 mapped crimes in September 2024; 2 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 · Milton Ford
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 202422
October 202430
November 202441
December 202440
January 202520
February 202510
March 202530
April 202552
May 202540
June 202580
July 202580
August 202580
September 202571
October 202531
November 202522
December 202533
January 202660
February 202630
March 202600
April 202611
May 202670
June 202610
July 202661
August 202620
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Milton Ford
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime23
other theft7
public order4
other crime2
criminal damage arson2
vehicle crime2
possession of weapons1
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 West Devon →