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Bridestowe

Ward

The north west of the West Devon. About 3,165 people in 171 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 Bridestowe live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
3,268
1,330th 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
43.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Bridestowe compares

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

BridestoweMiddle
Population18 wards, West Devon · 2021
Population: every ward in West Devon18 areas from 1,540 to 5,732. The middle area is 3,282. Bridestowe is 3,268.
3,2689th least 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%. Bridestowe 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%. Bridestowe is 43.5%.
43.5%7th lowest
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%. Bridestowe is 1.6%.
1.6%joint 3rd lowest

Is Bridestowe safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bridestowe at a rate of 24.6 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, 4 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Bridestowe.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (18), other crime (10) and criminal damage and arson (4).

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 Bridestowe 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
Bridestowe in brief

Bridestowe had 3,268 usual residents at the census.

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

In Bridestowe, 43.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Bridestowe, 1.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.