UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/house-prices/west-devon
Council areaSouth West, England
House prices in West Devon
Homes in West Devon sold for a median of £295,000 from September 2024 to August 2026, across 1,599 standard sales.
That makes it the tenth cheapest of the 26 council areas in the South West with at least 300 sales. The median across the region was £310,000.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 652 | £431,000 | £350,000 to £556,000 | Too few |
| Semi-detached | 387 | £270,000 | £234,000 to £333,000 | Too few |
| Terraced | 408 | £229,500 | £190,000 to £280,000 | Too few |
| Flats and maisonettes | 152 | £150,000 | £123,000 to £184,000 | Too few |
Detached houses were the most common type sold in West Devon, at 41% of sales, ahead of terraced houses at 26%.
Flats and maisonettes stand out against the South West as a whole: a median of £150,000 here, 20% less than the £187,500 across the region.
Measured by floor area, homes here sold for a median of £3,076 per m², 14% below the £3,587 across the South West as a whole.
Prices over time
The median rose 40%, from £215,000 in 2016 to £300,000 in 2025, more than the 36% rise across the South West as a whole.
Postcode districts in West Devon
District medians are close together, from £285,000 in EX20 (Okehampton) to £310,000 in PL20 (Yelverton).
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Post towns in West Devon, by number of sales: Okehampton (EX20), Tavistock (PL19), Yelverton (PL20), Lifton (PL16).
Fewer than 100 sales, not ranked: PL16 £308k (42 sales).
1-year change: 2025 against 2024, where both years had 100 or more standard sales. It moves with which homes sold, so treat it as a guide, not a price index.
Streets with the most standard sales in the districts listed above, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Lower Mead, Okehampton (EX20)27 sales
- Whitchurch Road, Tavistock (PL19)20 sales
- Parkwood Road, Tavistock (PL19)16 sales
- Abbey Rise, Tavistock (PL19)13 sales
- Station Road, Okehampton (EX20)12 sales
- Deacons Green, Tavistock (PL19)11 sales
- Plymouth Road, Tavistock (PL19)11 sales
- Oakwood Drive, North Tawton (EX20)10 sales
Living in West Devon
Crime
42 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Lower than 98 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of council areas are between 59 and 95.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
65% of homes can get it
Lower than 96 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of council areas are between 84% and 95%.
Radon
Almost every postcode is in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Higher than 97 in 100 council areas.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,705 a year in West Devon for 2026 to 2027
Higher than 97 in 100 council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Council areas in the South West
Median sale price of the 26 council areas in the South West with at least 300 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first. West Devon and the 14 council areas nearest it in the ranking are shown.
- Cheltenham£328,000
- Tewkesbury£325,000
- North Somerset£320,000
- Wiltshire£320,000
- Exeter£300,000
- Teignbridge£300,000
- Mid Devon£295,000
- West Devon, this council area£295,000
- North Devon£293,000
- Cornwall£287,500
- Somerset£285,000
- Swindon£280,000
- Forest of Dean£275,000
- Torridge£275,000
- Gloucester£255,000
About these figures
West Devon's figures come from 1,599 standard sales, each placed in the council area by its own postcode (how we build council pages). New builds made up 9% of them.
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.