Area Information for Fort Road, Okehampton, EX20 1GJ

Summary Back to Top

Fort Road in Okehampton is in the South West region of England. The postcode is within the Okehampton North ward/electoral division, which is in the constituency of Central Devon. This page combines information for the address Fort Road, Okehampton, EX20 1GJ, and the neighbourhood in which it resides. If you wish, you can also view information for the whole of EX20 here. For more details on the exact area these statistics cover, please see the map below and click "Show Census Area Covered" immediately below the map.

Basic Information

Area Type Hamlet or Isolated Dwelling
Local Authority West Devon
Ward Okehampton North
Constituency Central Devon * Note that some postcodes straddle constituency boundaries. To check your exact constituency by house number or name, use the TheyWorkForYou website at this link.
Region South West
Country England

Nearby Locations

Our information is available for almost all UK postcodes. Why not take a look at some of these other postcodes in the immediate vicinity of Fort Road, Okehampton, EX20 1GJ:

Legion Way, Okehampton, EX20 1GP
Cohort Close, Okehampton, EX20 1GL
Legion Way, Okehampton, EX20 1GW
Augustus Avenue, Okehampton, EX20 1GX
Crediton Road, Okehampton, EX20 1RT
Fossa Court, Okehampton, EX20 1GQ

Alternatively, click here to view demographic information about EX20 as a whole.

About the Demographic Information

The information on housing, people, culture, employment and education that is displayed about Fort Road, Okehampton, EX20 1GJ is based on the last census performed in the UK in 2021. They are performed once every 10 years. Our website shows 2021 data for England, Wales and Northern Ireland. For Scotland, 2022 data is shown (the Scottish census was performed a year later than the rest of the UK). Please note: census information may include figures for adjacent streets and postcodes. The figures are therefore representative of the local area, not a specific street address or row of houses. The census collection is designed so that each group of postcodes should contain at least 100 people (50 in Scotland). This is done to preserve the anonymity of the people in that area, as some postcodes cover a very small area, sometimes a single building. You can see the area covered by the census statistics by clicking "Show Census Area Covered" below the map above.

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Housing Back to Top

House Prices

There have been no house sales reported to the Land Registry in this postcode since January 1st 1995.

Our data comes directly from the Land Registry, and is updated monthly. It does not include commercial sales, or sales of land without property.

Housing Types Embed This Back to Top

This area contains a mixture of housing types, as detailed below. No single type of dwelling accounts for more than 50% of the dwellings. Please note that the figures may include adjacent streets - see the Summary tab for an explanation and map of the area that these figures cover.

Housing Types
Detached 40
Semi-Detached 41
Terraced 57
Flat (Purpose-Built) 0
Flat (Converted) 0
Residence in Commercial Building 1
Total 139
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Housing Tenure Embed This Back to Top

The area containing Fort Road, Okehampton contains a higher-than-average level of social housing - 36% of household spaces. This contrasts with the national average of just under 17.5%.

Housing Tenure
Owned Outright 13
Owned with Mortgage 45
Shared Ownership 2
Rented: From Council 3
Rented: Other Social 47
Rented: Private Landlord inc. letting agents 28
Rented: Other 1
Rent Free 0
Total 139

Housing Occupancy Embed This Back to Top

This data lists the total number of residents normally resident within each household. The figures do not record under- or over-occupancy.

Housing Occupancy
One Person 18
Two People 46
Three People 28
Four People 35
Five People 9
Six People 2
Seven People 1
8+ People 0
Total 139

Household Composition Embed This Back to Top

The area containing Fort Road, Okehampton consists predominantly of single-family households, which is more common in suburban areas.

Household Composition
1 Person Household 18
Family Household 114
Other Household 7
Total 139

Household Deprivation Embed This Back to Top

Household deprivation was measured against four dimensions for the 2021 census - employment, education, health/disability, and overcrowding.

Household Deprivation
Not Deprived 73
Deprived In One Dimension 44
Deprived In Two Dimensions 16
Deprived In Three Dimensions 7
Deprived In Four Dimensions 0
Total 140

People Back to Top

Gender Embed This

Across the UK as a whole, the gender split is roughly equal at 49% male, 51% female. This address in Central Devon constituency is broadly in line with those figures, with 47% male.

Gender
Male 187
Female 212
Total 399

Age Groups Embed This Back to Top

The area around EX20 1GJ has a very large concentration of children that are under 15 (at 28% of the resident population). This is commonly seen in suburban neighbourhoods, and sometimes in areas of high social housing.

Age Groups
0-4 39
5-9 45
10-14 29
15-19 26
20-24 22
25-29 41
30-34 58
35-39 34
40-44 24
45-49 23
50-54 16
55-59 14
60-64 8
65-69 7
70-74 8
75-79 3
80-84 1
85+ 0
Total 398

Relationship Status Embed This Back to Top

The postcode EX20 1GJ does not show a significant deviation from the average figures for the UK. In the UK as a whole, the average figures are approximately as follows for relationship statuses: 44.6% married, 37.9% single, 9% divorced, 6.2% widowed, and 2.3% separated.

Figures for relationship status do not include those aged under 16, or those family members aged 16-18 who are in full-time education. Following the Civil Partnership Act that came into force in 2019, census figures for 2021 no longer categorise same sex relationships as a separate category. Civil partnerships are now included within the figures for the other categories (Married, Divorced and so forth).

Relationship Status
Single 114
Married 139
Separated 4
Divorced 19
Widowed 5
Total 281

Health Embed This Back to Top

Health in the UK is strongly tied to age as you would expect, but the affluence of a neighbourhood also has strong influence, with deprived areas often showing poorer standards of health.

Overall, the UK considers itself to be healthy - 81.7% of residents rated their health as Very Good or Good. The full breakdown is as follows for the United Kingdom: 48.4% Very Good, 33.3% Good, 12.9% Fair, 4.2% Bad and 1.3% Very Bad.

It is notable that the number of residents reporting Very Good or Good health increased in 2021/22 compared to the previous census, despite an aging UK population. This may have been influenced by how people perceived their health against the backdrop of the pandemic.

Health
Very Good 216
Good 131
Fair 41
Bad 7
Very Bad 2
Total 397

Education & Qualifications Embed This Back to Top

At the time of the 2021 census, across the UK 18.2% of residents had no qualification, 10.3% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.2% had 5+ GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS-Levels, 16.6% had 2+ A-Levels, 33.6% had a degree (or similar professional qualification), and 5.6% had an apprenticeship.

The qualification levels are based on current qualification names. The former Ordinary Levels (O-Levels) and CSEs will be included in the GCSE figures. Former Higher School Certificates (HSCs) will be counted as A-Levels.

Highest Qualification Level Achieved
Degree or above, or Similar e.g. professional qualification (accountancy etc) 74
Apprenticeship 22
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 74
5+ GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 40
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 33
No GCSEs or Equivalent 33
Other 5
Total 281

Culture Back to Top

Ethnic Group Embed This

This address (Fort Road, Okehampton) can be considered less ethnically diverse than the UK average. As whole, the UK population claims itself as approximately 83% white, with residents of this area being 97% so.

As a country with a diverse population, the UK is home to other sizable ethnic groups, with mixed ethnicity (2.7%), Indian (2.9%) and Pakistani (2.6%) being the largest groups reported.

There is considerable division of ethnicities within the UK, with ethnically diverse addresses uncommon outside of urban areas.

Ethnic Group
White 388
Mixed Ethnicity 4
Chinese 5
Other Asian 1
Total 398

Country of Birth Embed This Back to Top

At the time of the 2021/22 census, approximately 84% of the resident population of the United Kingdom were born in the UK. The other major groups were 6.7% from European countries, 5.2% from Middle Eastern or Asian countries, 2.5% from African countries, and 1.6% from the rest of the world.

Country of Birth
United Kingdom 366
European Union 24
Rest of Europe 1
Africa 2
Middle East and Asia 5
Total 398

Length of Residence Embed This Back to Top

At the time of the 2021/22 census, approximately 83.8% of the resident population of the United Kingdom were born in the UK. Some 9.4% have resided in the UK for 10 years plus, 2.8% for 5-10 years, 2.2% for 2-5 years, and 1.8% for less than two years.

The length of time a person has been resident in the UK has been calculated from the time a resident most recently arrived in the UK (excluding holidays/short stays outside the UK). However, residents that were born in the UK but emigrated and then later returned will still be counted as "Born in the United Kingdom".

Length of Residence
Born in The United Kingdom 366
10+ Years 19
5-10 Years 5
2-5 Years 5
Less Than 2 Years 5
Total 400

Passport(s) Held Embed This Back to Top

Note that an individual may hold one or more passports. The data may include people living in adjacent addresses to EX20 1GJ.

Passport(s) Held
None 111
United Kingdom 261
Republic of Ireland 1
European Union 23
Rest of Europe 0
Middle East or Asia 3

Religion Embed This Back to Top

The largest religious group in England and Wales are Christians - 46.2% of residents. However, a sizeable portion of the population (37.2%) claim to have no religion, which has increased substantially from the 25.1% reported in the 2011 census. Some 6.5% identify themselves as Muslim, 1.7% Hindu, 0.9% Sikh, 0.5% Buddhist, 0.5% Jewish, and 0.6% as other religions, while the remaining 6% did not state their religious views.

Religion
No Religion 238
Christian 141
Buddhist 2
Hindu 0
Jewish 0
Muslim 0
Sikh 0
Other Religion 4
Not Stated 13
Total 398

Employment Back to Top

Economic Activity Embed This

This address within the Okehampton North ward had a larger than average concentration of residents that were in part-time employment - 17% of the resident population. On average, around 11.9% of census respondents were in part-time employment.

Figures for economic activity do not include those aged under 16, or those family members aged 16-18 who are in full-time education. The data was correct as of the 2021/22 census, which was a period of depressed economic activity.

The 2021 census occurred during period of depressed economic activity due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, care should be taken in interpreting figures relating to labour market participation.

Economic Activity
Full-Time Employee 126
Part-Time Employee (defined as 30 hours or less per week) 48
Self Employed (No Subordinates) 26
Self Employed (With Subordinates) 4
Unemployed 7
Full-Time Student (with or without job) 18
Retired 14
Looking After Home or Family 15
Long-Term Sick or Disabled 16
Other 7
Total 281

Occupation Group Embed This Back to Top

This data is based on resident aged 16+ on census day 2021/22, who were in employment. The categories used are taken from the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) 2020.

Occupation Group
Managers, Directors and Senior Officials 24
Professional Occupations 27
Associate Professional Occupations 22
Administrative and Secretarial Occupations 17
Skilled Trades Occupations 18
Caring, Leisure and Other Service Occupations 28
Sales and Customer Service Occupations 21
Process, Plant and Machine Operatives 30
Elementary Occupations 22
Total 209

Socio-Economic Classification Embed This Back to Top

Classifications are assigned based on an algorithm created by the National Statistics Agency, called the Socio-economic Classification (NS-SEC).

Socio-Economic Classification
Large Employer or Higher Managerial/Professional 26
Supervisory, or Lower Managerial/Administrative/Professional 55
Intermediate Occupation e.g. clerical, sales, technical, engineering occupations 26
Own Account Worker/Small Employer 30
Lower Technical or Supervisory Occupation 24
Routine Occupation e.g. sales, service, production, operative, agricultural occupations 36
Semi-Routine Occupation 53
Never Worked or Long-Term Unemployed 13
Full-time Student 18
Total 281

Policing and Crime Back to Top

Fort Road, Okehampton, EX20 1GJ is within the Okehampton Rural West policing neighbourhood, under the Devon & Cornwall Police force area. For non-urgent queries, contact 101. For emergency assistance, please contact 999.


Neighbourhood Team

Crime: Click here to view crimes committed near Fort Road
Neighbourhood Team Address Okehampton Rural West
Devon & Cornwall Police
Barton Road
Okehampton
Devon
EX20 1NW
Force Website: http://www.devon-cornwall.police.uk

Data courtesy of police.uk. See our Data Sources page for more information.

Nearby Services Back to Top

Key: Railway Stations Railway Station Hospitals Hospital GP Practices GP Dentists Dentist Opticians Optician Primary School Primary School Secondary School Secondary School

Below are the details of the closest services to EX20 1GJ. All distances are straight-line distances, please consult the map of the facility to check the exact location. You can also view these details on our interactive services map for EX20 1GJ.

Nearest Railway Stations Back to Top

Listed here are the 7 closest railway stations to Fort Road, Okehampton, EX20 1GJ. The nearest railway station is Okehampton, approximately 0.7 miles away.

Name Approximate Distance*
Okehampton 0.7 miles
Sampford Courtenay 3.1 miles
Lapford 11 miles
Eggesford 11 miles
Morchard Road 11 miles
Copplestone 12 miles
Yeoford 12 miles

Nearest Primary Schools Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest primary schools to Fort Road, Okehampton, EX20 1GJ. The nearest is St James Church of England Primary and Nursery School, approximately 130 yards away.

Nearest Secondary Schools Back to Top

Listed here are the 1 closest secondary schools to Fort Road, Okehampton, EX20 1GJ. The nearest is Okehampton College, approximately 0.9 miles away.

Name Approximate Distance* Ofsted Rating
Okehampton College 0.9 miles
    

Nearest Doctor's Surgeries/GP Practices Back to Top

Listed here are the 6 closest GPs (General Practitioners) to Fort Road, Okehampton, EX20 1GJ. The nearest is OKEHAMPTON MEDICAL CENTRE, approximately 0.7 miles away. Please consult the NHS Choices website to check if the facility is currently accepting new NHS patients.

Nearest Dentists Back to Top

Listed here are the 2 closest dentists to Fort Road, Okehampton, EX20 1GJ. The nearest is mydentist, Station Road, Okehampton, approximately 0.9 miles away. Please consult the NHS Choices website to check if the facility is currently accepting new NHS patients.

Name Approximate Distance*
mydentist, Station Road, Okehampton 0.9 miles
Taw Valley Dental Care 5.3 miles

Nearest Hospitals Back to Top

Listed here are the 1 closest hospitals to Fort Road, Okehampton, EX20 1GJ. The nearest is Okehampton Community Hospital, approximately 0.5 miles away.

Name Approximate Distance*
Okehampton Community Hospital 0.5 miles

Nearest Opticians Back to Top

Listed here are the 2 closest opticians to Fort Road, Okehampton, EX20 1GJ. The nearest is Specsavers Opticians and Audiologists - Okehampton, approximately 0.8 miles away.

* Distances are measured in a straight line from the given postcode. Please consult the facility's map page or your preferred route finding/GPS app for driving directions.


 

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Broadband in EX20 1GJ

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Broadband data is based on information provided by the major fixed internet service providers in the UK, including Virgin Media and BT. It does not include providers of satellite internet.

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Gigabit (1,000Mbps+) Internet Available? NoAvailability changes frequently, check major suppliers for changes.
Ultrafast (300Mbps+) Broadband Available? NoAvailability changes frequently, check major suppliers for changes.
Superfast (30Mbps+) Broadband Available? Yes
Maximum Download Speed Available 30Mbps+

Top Broadband Suppliers Back to Top

Thanks to a survey[link] performed for Broadband Genie, we can show you the best broadband suppliers in the United Kingdom as of 2019. The most popular supplier was Plusnet, based on average scores for value, support, speed, reliability, customer service, security and whether the customer would recommend the supplier.

Supplier Customer Rating
Plusnet 76.2%
Zen Internet 75.8%
Post Office 74%
EE Broadband 73.4%
NOW TV 70.8%
Vodafone 70%
Sky Digital 69.2%
BT Broadband 67.4%
Virgin Media 67.4%
TalkTalk 65.2%
 

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