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Bere Ferrers

Ward

The south west of the West Devon. About 3,683 people in 49 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 Bere Ferrers live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
3,669
Joint 1,677th 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
68.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.1%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Bere Ferrers compares

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

Bere FerrersMiddle
Population18 wards, West Devon · 2021
Population: every ward in West Devon18 areas from 1,540 to 5,732. The middle area is 3,282. Bere Ferrers is 3,669.
3,6697th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares18 wards, West Devon · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in West Devon18 areas from 91.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Bere Ferrers is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage18 wards, West Devon · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in West Devon18 areas from 14.0% to 90.9%. The middle area is 61.9%. Bere Ferrers is 68.1%.
68.1%8th highest
Claimant rate18 wards, West Devon · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in West Devon18 areas from 1.3% to 3.0%. The middle area is 2.1%. Bere Ferrers is 2.1%.
2.1%joint 9th highest

Is Bere Ferrers safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bere Ferrers at a rate of 34.4 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, 12 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Bere Ferrers.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (54), other crime (18) and criminal damage and arson (16).

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 ward, so they describe all of West Devon and not Bere Ferrers alone. See West Devon

Average house price
£285,834
Down 0.6% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£38,638
Joint 170th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.4×
Joint 167th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
19.1
Joint 143rd most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Bere Ferrers in brief

Bere Ferrers had 3,669 usual residents at the census.

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

In Bere Ferrers, 68.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Bere Ferrers, 2.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.