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Fremington & Instow

Middle area

The west of the North Devon. 6,853 people in 40 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 Fremington & Instow live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£348,750
Joint 2,671st most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,699
3,810th 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
76.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Fremington & Instow

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Fremington & Instow at a rate of 29.6 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 70.2 per 1,000 people across North 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 offences110
Other crime31
Burglary19
Anti-social behaviour17
Criminal damage and arson17
Drug offences5
Vehicle crime3
Shoplifting1
Robbery0
Theft from the person0

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Fremington & Instow compares

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

Fremington & InstowMiddle
Median sale price14 middle areas, North Devon · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in North Devon14 areas from £210,000 to £449,950. The middle area is £291,250. Fremington & Instow is £348,750.
£348,7503rd most expensive
Population14 middle areas, North Devon · 2021
Population: every middle area in North Devon14 areas from 5,146 to 10,753. The middle area is 6,393. Fremington & Instow is 6,699.
6,6996th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares14 middle areas, North Devon · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in North Devon14 areas from 80.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Fremington & Instow is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage14 middle areas, North Devon · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in North Devon14 areas from 13.1% to 98.1%. The middle area is 66.7%. Fremington & Instow is 76.4%.
76.4%6th highest

Is Fremington & Instow safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Fremington & Instow at a rate of 29.6 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 70.2 per 1,000 people across North Devon.

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

In August 2026 alone, 16 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Fremington & Instow.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (110), other crime (31) and burglary (19).

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 North Devon

These figures are published for the whole of North Devon, not for each middle area, so they describe all of North Devon and not Fremington & Instow alone. See North Devon

Average house price
£282,633
Down 2.4% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£32,682
14th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.6×
Joint 101st least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
22.0
Joint 114th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Fremington & Instow in brief

The median price paid for a home in Fremington & Instow was £348,750 in 2025.

Fremington & Instow had 6,699 usual residents at the census.

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

In Fremington & Instow, 76.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.