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Ilfracombe East

Middle area

The north west of the North Devon. 5,024 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 7.0 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Ilfracombe East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£225,000
Joint 2,073rd cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
5,146
1,988th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
13.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Ilfracombe East

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Ilfracombe East at a rate of 170.8 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 70.2 per 1,000 people across North Devon.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences311
Anti-social behaviour154
Other crime130
Shoplifting107
Criminal damage and arson87
Burglary30
Vehicle crime16
Drug offences13
Theft from the person6
Robbery4

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Ilfracombe East compares

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Median sale price14 middle areas, North Devon · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in North Devon14 areas from £210,000 to £449,950. The middle area is £291,250. Ilfracombe East is £225,000.
£225,0002nd cheapest
Population14 middle areas, North Devon · 2021
Population: every middle area in North Devon14 areas from 5,146 to 10,753. The middle area is 6,393. Ilfracombe East is 5,146.
5,146least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares14 middle areas, North Devon · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in North Devon14 areas from 80.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Ilfracombe East is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage14 middle areas, North Devon · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in North Devon14 areas from 13.1% to 98.1%. The middle area is 66.7%. Ilfracombe East is 13.1%.
13.1%lowest

Is Ilfracombe East safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Ilfracombe East at a rate of 170.8 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 70.2 per 1,000 people across North Devon.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 83 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Ilfracombe East.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (311), anti-social behaviour (154) and other crime (130).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of North Devon

These figures are published for the whole of North Devon, not for each middle area, so they describe all of North Devon and not Ilfracombe East alone. See North Devon

Average house price
£282,633
Down 2.4% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£32,682
14th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.6×
Joint 101st least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
22.0
Joint 114th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Ilfracombe East in brief

The median price paid for a home in Ilfracombe East was £225,000 in 2025.

Ilfracombe East had 5,146 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Ilfracombe East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Ilfracombe East, 13.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.