Lower house prices, with local trade-offs to explore

Ilfracombe East at a glance

House prices
£222,500
Lower prices26th percentile
Schools
8th percentile
Weak
Transport
42nd percentile
Middle
Crime rate
163 per 1,000 residents
Weak7th percentile
Flood risk
8.7% of the area in flood zones
Middle66th percentile

Underlying data dates vary by measure.

How to read these figures

Is Ilfracombe East a good place to live?

Ilfracombe East may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. School performance appears weaker and crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.

You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in North Devon below.

Best fit and trade-offs

May suit

  • Buyers looking for lower house prices

Watch out for

  • School performance appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
  • Crime data appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally

Crime rate in Ilfracombe East

Crime rate

Crime rate
163 per 1,000 residents
Percentile
7th percentile nationally

Recorded crime is higher than in 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 Ilfracombe East

House prices

Median sale price
£222,500
Percentile
26th percentile nationally

House prices are below the national middle range.

Median of 100 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 Ilfracombe East

Schools

8th percentile nationally

Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.

Flood risk in Ilfracombe East

Flood risk

8.7% 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 7.9% of the area. That is the 66th 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 Ilfracombe East

Transport

42nd 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 Ilfracombe East a good place to live?

Ilfracombe East may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. School performance appears weaker and crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.

Is Ilfracombe East safe?

Ilfracombe East ranks in the 7th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.

What are house prices like in Ilfracombe East?

The median sale price was £222,500 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 26th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.

How are schools in Ilfracombe East?

Schools rank in the 8th percentile nationally for this public profile.

What neighbourhoods are near Ilfracombe East?

Nearby public profiles include Barnstaple with Westacott in North Devon and Barnstaple Central in North Devon.