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North Molton

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The north east of the North Devon. About 2,344 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 141 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

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

Population
2,326
Joint 495th least populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
58.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How North Molton compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

North MoltonMiddle
Population25 wards, North Devon · 2021
Population: every ward in North Devon25 areas from 2,038 to 8,045. The middle area is 2,896. North Molton is 2,326.
2,3266th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares25 wards, North Devon · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in North Devon25 areas from 42.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. North Molton is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage25 wards, North Devon · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in North Devon25 areas from 5.8% to 97.9%. The middle area is 58.0%. North Molton is 58.0%.
58.0%13th highest
Claimant rate25 wards, North Devon · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in North Devon25 areas from 0.9% to 5.5%. The middle area is 2.5%. North Molton is 1.8%.
1.8%joint 5th lowest

Is North Molton safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in North Molton at a rate of 30.7 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, 6 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in North Molton.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (44), other crime (20) and vehicle crime (3).

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 ward, so they describe all of North Devon and not North Molton 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
North Molton in brief

North Molton had 2,326 usual residents at the census.

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

In North Molton, 58.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In North Molton, 1.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.