Compare

Ashburton & Buckfastleigh

Middle area

South west Teignbridge. 8,105 people in 39 square kilometres.

Open in map

Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Ashburton & Buckfastleigh’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£277,500
3,321st lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
7,790
3,900th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
72.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Ashburton & Buckfastleigh compares

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

Ashburton & BuckfastleighMiddle
Median sale price19 middle areas, Teignbridge · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Teignbridge19 areas from £192,000 to £432,500. The middle area is £310,000. Ashburton & Buckfastleigh is £277,500.
£277,5007th lowest
Population19 middle areas, Teignbridge · 2021
Population: every middle area in Teignbridge19 areas from 5,487 to 9,823. The middle area is 6,602. Ashburton & Buckfastleigh is 7,790.
7,7907th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage19 middle areas, Teignbridge · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Teignbridge19 areas from 24.1% to 98.8%. The middle area is 79.5%. Ashburton & Buckfastleigh is 72.1%.
72.1%7th lowest
Claimant rate19 middle areas, Teignbridge · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Teignbridge19 areas from 1.3% to 4.0%. The middle area is 2.0%. Ashburton & Buckfastleigh is 2.4%.
2.4%joint 6th highest

Figures for the whole of Teignbridge

These figures are published for the whole of Teignbridge, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Teignbridge and not Ashburton & Buckfastleigh alone. See Teignbridge

Average house price
£302,368
Up 0.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£35,410
79th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.5×
105th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
17.2
125th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Ashburton & Buckfastleigh in brief

The median price paid for a home in Ashburton & Buckfastleigh was £277,500 in 2025.

Ashburton & Buckfastleigh had 7,790 usual residents at the census.

In Ashburton & Buckfastleigh, 72.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Ashburton & Buckfastleigh, 2.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.