Strong on safety, with schools and transport to consider

Combe Martin at a glance

House prices
£300,000
Middle51st percentile
Schools
30th percentile
Weak
Transport
29th percentile
Weak
Crime rate
45.4 per 1,000 residents
Strong76th percentile
Flood risk
1.7% of the area in flood zones
Less flood-zone land25th percentile

Underlying data dates vary by measure.

How to read these figures

Is Combe Martin a good place to live?

Combe Martin may be a good fit for people who value lower crime. Transport access appears weaker and school performance appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.

You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in North Devon below.

Combe Martin and nearby areas

AreaMedian sale priceCrime per 1,000 residents
Combe Martin£300,00045.4
Mortehoe£353,87557.9
Heanton Punchardon£340,00033.1

Same sources and periods as the figures above. Each area has its own full guide.

Best fit and trade-offs

May suit

  • People prioritising lower crime

Watch out for

  • Transport access appears weaker than most neighbourhoods nationally
  • School performance appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally

Crime rate in Combe Martin

Crime rate

Crime rate
45.4 per 1,000 residents
Percentile
76th percentile nationally

Lower crime than most neighbourhoods nationally.

Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to August 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.

House prices in Combe Martin

House prices

Median sale price
£300,000
Percentile
51st percentile nationally

House prices are around the national middle range.

Median of 28 standard sales over the 12 months to August 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.

Crime by type in Combe Martin

Recorded crime by type

The largest recorded type in Combe Martin is violence, sexual offences and weapons, at 21.5 per 1,000 residents: lower than North Devon (31.0) and lower than England (35.9).

Crimes and anti-social behaviour recorded by police per 1,000 residents, 12 months to August 2026, from police.uk with 2021 Census population. North Devon and England figures cover the same months and leave out areas whose police force did not publish every month.
TypeCombe MartinNorth DevonEngland
Violence, sexual offences and weapons21.531.035.9
Public order6.35.06.6
Theft, including shoplifting5.512.418.1
Criminal damage and arson4.76.46.8
Anti-social behaviour2.76.710.7
Burglary1.22.03.7
Drugs1.21.73.4
Other crime1.21.52.2
Vehicle crime1.21.55.3
Robbery0.00.51.5

Recorded crime is not the same as personal risk. How to read crime figures for an area · Check another area

Schools in Combe Martin

Schools

30th percentile nationally

Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.

Flood risk in Combe Martin

Flood risk

1.7% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3

Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 1.4% of the area. That is the 25th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.

Transport in Combe Martin

Transport

29th percentile nationally

Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.

FAQs

Is Combe Martin a good place to live?

Combe Martin may be a good fit for people who value lower crime. Transport access appears weaker and school performance appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.

Is Combe Martin safe?

Combe Martin ranks in the 76th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.

What are house prices like in Combe Martin?

The median sale price was £300,000 in the 12 months to August 2026. House prices are in the 51st percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.

How are schools in Combe Martin?

Schools rank in the 30th percentile nationally for this public profile.

What neighbourhoods are near Combe Martin?

Nearby public profiles include Mortehoe in North Devon and Heanton Punchardon in North Devon.