Social housing in North Devon
11.1% of households in North Devon are social housing — council or housing-association homes — according to the 2021–22 Census. That is below the UK average of 17.5%.
How much social housing is there in North Devon?
North Devon ranks 311th of 374 UK local authorities by social-housing share. Of its 43,191 households, 4,815 are social homes (11.1%) — renting from the council or a housing association.
How does North Devon compare with the UK average?
At -6.3 percentage points versus the UK average of 17.5%, North Devon sits below the national level.
North Devon at a glance
Beyond housing, here is what the map's other datasets say about North Devon.
Schools
On the Department for Education's register, North Devon has 59 schools — 56 state-funded and 3 independent. That includes 47 primary and 6 secondary schools. Of the 24 with a published Ofsted grade, 83% are Good or Outstanding.
Nurseries
There are 42 nurseries and pre-schools on Ofsted's childcare register in North Devon, offering about 1,377 registered childcare places. Childminders are not counted — Ofsted withholds their addresses.
Deprivation
The median neighbourhood in North Devon sits in decile 5 of 10 on its nation's deprivation index, and 14% of its 59 neighbourhoods fall in the most-deprived national fifth.
House prices
The median neighbourhood price is about £3,314 per m², from Land Registry sold prices matched to EPC floor areas.
Broadband
Median available download speed is about 1,000 Mbit/s — what can be ordered, not what residents have bought (Ofcom Connected Nations).
Explore North Devon
See North Devon through the other lenses on the interactive map — house prices, recorded crime and anti-social behaviour, road & rail noise, deprivation and broadband:
Which areas are similar to North Devon?
Figures: 2021–22 Census · Page updated 15 August 2026 · Download the full dataset (CSV, all 374 councils).