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Bere Alston, Buckland Monachorum & Yelverton

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The south of the West Devon. 6,696 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 51 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 Bere Alston, Buckland Monachorum & Yelverton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£300,000
Joint 3,462nd most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,543
Joint 3,576th 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
68.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Bere Alston, Buckland Monachorum & Yelverton

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bere Alston, Buckland Monachorum & Yelverton at a rate of 35.4 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 44.5 per 1,000 people across West 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 offences114
Other crime47
Criminal damage and arson29
Anti-social behaviour21
Burglary9
Vehicle crime8
Drug offences6
Shoplifting3
Robbery0
Theft from the person0

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Bere Alston, Buckland Monachorum & Yelverton compares

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Median sale price7 middle areas, West Devon · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in West Devon7 areas from £225,000 to £431,000. The middle area is £300,000. Bere Alston, Buckland Monachorum & Yelverton is £300,000.
£300,0004th most expensive
Population7 middle areas, West Devon · 2021
Population: every middle area in West Devon7 areas from 6,224 to 12,672. The middle area is 7,087. Bere Alston, Buckland Monachorum & Yelverton is 6,543.
6,5432nd least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares7 middle areas, West Devon · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in West Devon7 areas from 97.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Bere Alston, Buckland Monachorum & Yelverton is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage7 middle areas, West Devon · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in West Devon7 areas from 30.6% to 87.2%. The middle area is 53.0%. Bere Alston, Buckland Monachorum & Yelverton is 68.8%.
68.8%3rd highest

Is Bere Alston, Buckland Monachorum & Yelverton safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bere Alston, Buckland Monachorum & Yelverton at a rate of 35.4 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 44.5 per 1,000 people across West Devon.

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

In August 2026 alone, 19 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Bere Alston, Buckland Monachorum & Yelverton.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (114), other crime (47) and criminal damage and arson (29).

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 West Devon

These figures are published for the whole of West Devon, not for each middle area, so they describe all of West Devon and not Bere Alston, Buckland Monachorum & Yelverton alone. See West Devon

Average house price
£286,921
Down 1.5% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£38,638
Joint 170th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.4×
Joint 168th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
19.1
Joint 143rd most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Bere Alston, Buckland Monachorum & Yelverton in brief

The median price paid for a home in Bere Alston, Buckland Monachorum & Yelverton was £300,000 in 2025.

Bere Alston, Buckland Monachorum & Yelverton had 6,543 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Bere Alston, Buckland Monachorum & Yelverton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Bere Alston, Buckland Monachorum & Yelverton, 68.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.