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Ashburton & Buckfastleigh: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Ashburton & Buckfastleigh neighbourhood of Teignbridge, England (ONS area Teignbridge 017). Headline figures assembled 1 November 2026. Postcodes TQ11, TQ12, TQ13. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near TQ13 7JW.

A middle-income neighbourhood, showing clear signs of gentrification

Ashburton & Buckfastleigh is a middle-income neighbourhood; it shows clear signs of gentrification against Teignbridge (4 of 16 signals rising, none falling). Houses here typically resell for £275,000 and flats for £147,500 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Teignbridge (0.9 times the borough's rate) and the nearest railway station, Totnes, is 9.4 km from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 1 November 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£275,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +22% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Typical flat price

£147,500

Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +10% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Middle income

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Clear signs

Weighted balance +0.18; 4 of 16 signals up, 0 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 6 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 5 small areas range from decile 3 to 6.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£49,300

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

0.9 times the borough's rate

Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.

Source: Police.uk

Where Ashburton & Buckfastleigh sits in Teignbridge

Typical house price: joint 3rd lowest of 19 neighbourhoods in Teignbridge
Typical flat price: 4th lowest of the 10 neighbourhoods in Teignbridge with enough flat sales for one
Average household income: 5th lowest of 19 neighbourhoods in Teignbridge

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 1 November 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Ashburton & Buckfastleigh

Median resale price of houses each year here and across Teignbridge, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Median resale price of flats each year here and across Teignbridge, 1997 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 1 November 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

4 of 16 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Teignbridge, 0 the other way and 12 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

Recorded crime
Anti-social behaviour
Income deprivation ranking
Air quality

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

Totnes Railway station, 9.4 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 4.8 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Great Western Railway and CrossCountry to Penzance (about 145 min) and Plymouth (about 27 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

Nearest state primary school Ashburton Primary School 1.4 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (May 2023).
Nearest state secondary school South Dartmoor Community College 2.5 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Good in 4 areas (Sep 2024).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (20 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 30 September 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Ashburton & Buckfastleigh

What is the typical house price in Ashburton & Buckfastleigh?

£275,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +22% against 2017-2019.

How does Ashburton & Buckfastleigh compare with the rest of Teignbridge?

Typical house price: joint 3rd lowest of 19 neighbourhoods in Teignbridge. Typical flat price: 4th lowest of the 10 neighbourhoods in Teignbridge with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 5th lowest of 19 neighbourhoods in Teignbridge.

Is Ashburton & Buckfastleigh an affluent area?

Middle income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Ashburton & Buckfastleigh gentrifying?

Clear signs. Weighted balance +0.18; 4 of 16 signals up, 0 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Ashburton & Buckfastleigh?

Totnes. Railway station, 9.4 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 4.8 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Great Western Railway and CrossCountry to Penzance (about 145 min) and Plymouth (about 27 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Ashburton & Buckfastleigh?

Nearest state primary school. Ashburton Primary School. 1.4 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (May 2023). Nearest state secondary school. South Dartmoor Community College. 2.5 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Good in 4 areas (Sep 2024).

Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.