Strong on safety and schools, with transport to consider

Dartmoor at a glance

House prices
£360,000
Middle67th percentile
Schools
96th percentile
Strong
Transport
0th percentile
Weak
Crime rate
40.6 per 1,000 residents
Strong80th percentile
Flood risk
2.6% of the area in flood zones
Middle34th percentile

Underlying data dates vary by measure.

How to read these figures

Is Dartmoor a good place to live?

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

You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in West Devon below.

Best fit and trade-offs

May suit

  • People prioritising lower crime
  • Families who care about school performance

Watch out for

  • Transport access appears weaker than most neighbourhoods nationally

Crime rate in Dartmoor

Crime rate

Crime rate
40.6 per 1,000 residents
Percentile
80th percentile nationally

Lower crime than most neighbourhoods nationally.

Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 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 Dartmoor

House prices

Median sale price
£360,000
Percentile
67th percentile nationally

House prices are above the national middle range.

Median of 11 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.

Schools in Dartmoor

Schools

96th percentile nationally

Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.

Flood risk in Dartmoor

Flood risk

2.6% 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 2% of the area. That is the 34th 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 Dartmoor

Transport

0th percentile nationally

Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.

What the full report adds

This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.

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FAQs

Is Dartmoor a good place to live?

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

Is Dartmoor safe?

Dartmoor ranks in the 80th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.

What are house prices like in Dartmoor?

The median sale price was £360,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 67th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.

How are schools in Dartmoor?

Schools rank in the 96th percentile nationally for this public profile.

What neighbourhoods are near Dartmoor?

Nearby public profiles include South Tawton in West Devon and Exbourne in West Devon.