South West · Non-metropolitan district

Mid Devon

2026/27 view

Mid Devon · ONS E07000042

Financial position as at 2026/27 Q1 quarter end

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COUNCIL AT A GLANCE

Who runs the council and its current position

33/ 100

COUNCILMETRICS FINANCIAL HEALTH SCORE

Significant pressure

Compared only with non-metropolitan district councils using central government returns.

164 councils in peer group Rank 125 of 164 High confidence 2024/25 outturn · 2026/27 Q1 debt How this is calculated

Reserves cover37

Debt burden40

Liquidity30

Debt direction11

YEAR-ON-YEAR CONTEXT Change from the previous reported period Each measure uses its own official reporting timetable.

Net debt £22.28m 2026/27 Q1 vs 2025/26 Q4

+£2.33m 11.7%

Service expenditure £12.22m 2024/25 vs 2023/24

−£3.90m 24.2%

Unallocated reserves £2.03m 2024/25 vs 2023/24

£0.00 0.0%

FIVE-YEAR FINANCIAL TREND

How this council's finances have changed

Official annual outturn. Each line uses its own scale so direction remains easy to read.

Through 2024/25

Service expenditure £12.22m

6.2%

Net revenue expenditure £12.79m

6.3%

Council Tax requirement £9.50m

20.2%

Unallocated reserves £2.03m

7.4%

COUNCILMETRICS COMMUNITY SCORE Share your experience 0 of 25 responses collected before results are published

Score this council

Political controlNot yet recordedAdministration not identified

Council leaderNot identifiedParty not identified

Resident population84,9932024 estimate

Latest net debt£22.28m2026/27 Q1 quarter end

WASTE & RECYCLING

What happens to household waste?

Official Defra measures for Mid Devon, with like-for-like comparison against collection authorities.

2024/25

57.9%recycled

Household recycling rate

More waste recycled

0.0 percentage points vs 2023/24

10 of 196 peer authorities Peer median 42.1%

Residual waste296.8 kgper household−11.0 kg year on year

Waste collected320.0 kgper resident−11.1 kg year on year

Household waste27,199tonnes collected15,741 tonnes recycled

WHERE HOUSEHOLD WASTE WENT

Recycled versus residual waste

15,741 t recycled, composted or reused 11,458 t not recycled

RECYCLING RATE TREND

10 years of official data

57.9%

2015/162024/25

EDUCATION

Schools and education

Schools, pupil numbers and latest education outcomes across Mid Devon.

2024/25

SCHOOLS & PUPILS

Education at a glance

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42 Open schools

9,804 Pupils

13,134 School places

74.6% Capacity utilisation

ATTAINMENT & OUTCOMES

Key Stage 4

Published outcomes for pupils living in Mid Devon.

Attainment 8

45.2

South West 46.2

England 46.1

0.9 points below England

English & maths grade 5+

45.6%

South West 46.2%

England 45.4%

0.2 percentage points above England

EBacc entry

31.7%

South West 33.0%

England 40.5%

8.8 percentage points below England

PROGRESS

Progress 8

-0.02

Latest published Progress 8 score, 2023/24.

A score of 0 represents the national average.

TREND

Attainment 8 over time

47.6 18/19

49.6 19/20

50.7 20/21

48.1 21/22

47.4 22/23

44.3 23/24

45.2 24/25

Education context

Mid Devon's latest Key Stage 4 outcomes show a mixed picture when compared with South West and England.

Department for Education · Key Stage 4 performance · Pupil residency

HOUSING & AFFORDABILITY

Housing costs and local earnings

House prices and affordability for Mid Devon, based on the earnings of local residents.

2025

Median house price

£297,000

+ 18.1% over five years

Median resident earnings

£36,994

+ 37.2% over five years

House price to earnings

8.03×

Improved from 9.33× five years ago

PRIVATE RENTING

Average monthly private rent

Typical private rental cost across all property types in Mid Devon.

£876 / month

+ 1.6% in the last year

July 2026

Mid Devon

£876

+ 1.6%

South West

£1,236

+ 4.5%

England

£1,451

+ 3.8%

Compared with South West £360 less per month

Compared with England £575 less per month

HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

Housing affordability

Median house price as a multiple of median resident earnings. Lower is more affordable.

Mid Devon

8.03×

South West

8.26×

England

7.64×

Compared with South West More affordable

Compared with England Less affordable

Source: Office for National Statistics · Housing affordability in England and Wales · House prices year ending September · Residence-based earnings

PLANNING & HOUSING DELIVERY

Is development moving through the system?

Quarterly planning decisions and the government's latest three-year Housing Delivery Test.

2026 Q1

Applications received163this quarter−36 vs 2025 Q4

Applications decided152this quarter−23 vs 2025 Q4

Outstanding applications—at quarter end

94.1%approved

Overall approval rate143 granted9 refused−3.1 pts vs previous quarter

DECISION TIMELINESS

Decisions made within time

93.4%

Rank 128 of 294 reporting authoritiesNational median 92.5%

0.9 percentage points lower than 2025 Q4

APPLICATION MIX

Performance by development type

TypeDecisionsApprovedIn time Major1090.0%90.0% Minor6798.5%92.5% Other7590.7%94.7%

QUARTERLY FLOW

Applications through the system

Last 8 quarters

HOUSING DELIVERY TEST

Homes delivered against requirement

103%

Required1,078homes over three years

Delivered1,111homes over three years

100% requirement

No consequenceHDT 2025 government assessment

CRIME & POLICING

Police-recorded crime

Latest police-recorded crime figures for Mid Devon, excluding fraud.

Year ending Mar 2026

Recorded offences 11,098 Total police-recorded crime excluding fraud

Crime rate 45.6 offences per 1,000 residents

Annual change + 0.7% compared with the previous year

HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

Recorded crime rate

Offences per 1,000 residents

Mid Devon Your council

45.6 + 0.7%

South West Region

73.5 + 1.3%

England National

83.4 − 1.5%

Mid Devon has a recorded crime rate 37.9% below South West. It is 45.3% below the England rate.

OFFENCE PROFILE

Recorded crime by category

Devon and Cornwall

Violence 5,356

22.0 per 1,000 + 7.0%

Theft 2,258

9.3 per 1,000 − 5.0%

Public order 762

3.1 per 1,000 − 6.7%

Criminal damage 1,305

5.4 per 1,000 + 0.4%

Shoplifting 572

2.4 per 1,000 − 8.0%

Vehicle offences 306

1.3 per 1,000 + 22.9%

Burglary 375

1.5 per 1,000 − 25.4%

Drug offences 264

1.1 per 1,000 − 22.4%

Crime figures cover the East and Mid Devon Community Safety Partnership, including East Devon, Mid Devon.

ONS / Home Office · Police-recorded crime · Community Safety Partnership data

SCHOOLS & OFSTED

Schools and inspection outcomes

Open schools, pupil numbers and the latest published Ofsted inspection position for Mid Devon.

42 schools

Open schools 42

Pupils 9,804

School places 13,134

Capacity used 74.6%

Primary 35 schools

5,940 pupils

Secondary 4 schools

2,935 pupils

Other / specialist 3 schools

929 pupils

CURRENT POSITION

Inspection coverage

Latest Ofsted management information

Renewed framework 9

21.4% of open schools

Previous full framework 22

52.4% of open schools

Ungraded inspection 9

21.4% of open schools

No Ofsted record 2

4.8% of open schools

RENEWED FRAMEWORK

Latest inspection standards

9 schools assessed

Achievement 9 assessed

Expected standard 7

Needs attention 2

Attendance & behaviour 9 assessed

Expected standard 6

Strong standard 2

Needs attention 1

Curriculum & teaching 9 assessed

Expected standard 7

Needs attention 2

Inclusion 9 assessed

Expected standard 6

Strong standard 2

Needs attention 1

Leadership & governance 9 assessed

Expected standard 7

Needs attention 2

Personal development 9 assessed

Expected standard 7

Strong standard 2

Safeguarding 9 assessed

Met 9

PREVIOUS FRAMEWORK

Legacy Ofsted ratings

These ratings apply only to schools whose latest full inspection remains under the previous Ofsted framework. Schools assessed under the renewed framework are shown separately above.

Good 15

Requires improvement 1

Not judged 6

LOCAL SCHOOLS

School directory

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School	Phase	Pupils	Capacity	Latest Ofsted position
Bampton Church of England Primary School URN 145762 · EX16 9NW	Primary	127	150	Good
Bickleigh on Exe Church of England Primary School URN 137776 · EX16 8RE	Primary	159	150	Renewed framework
Bolham Community Primary School URN 149168 · EX16 7RA	Primary	105	112	Ungraded inspection
Bow Community Primary School URN 113060 · EX17 6HU	Primary	133	150	Not judged
Burlescombe Church of England Primary School URN 149055 · EX16 7JH	Primary	30	84	Not judged
Castle Primary School URN 113340 · EX16 6QR	Primary	293	420	Good
Cheriton Bishop Community Primary School URN 145397 · EX6 6HY	Primary	115	70	Renewed framework
Cheriton Fitzpaine Primary School URN 113064 · EX17 4AN	Primary	91	115	Ungraded inspection

School information: Get Information about Schools (GIAS). Inspection information: Ofsted monthly management information. Inspection frameworks differ over time, so renewed-framework standards and previous overall effectiveness grades are shown separately.

Published expenditure£0.00No spending file imported

Revenue budget£0.00Not imported

Reported overspend£0.00Not imported outturn

Contracts00 active

Identified suppliers0Normalised entities

PEOPLE AND PLACE

Population snapshot

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Population 84,993 2024

South West region 5,889,695

Five-year population change

+3,559 residents ↑ 4.4%

Mid Devon +4.4%

South West +4.4%

England +4.3%

Growth context

Mid Devon's population grew over five years. Its change was broadly in line with the South West and broadly in line with England.

2019–2024 ONS mid-year estimates

Population estimates and labour-market measures from ONS/Nomis.Official profile

BENEFITS & FINANCIAL PRESSURE

How is Universal Credit changing in Mid Devon?

People receiving Universal Credit and how the caseload has changed over the latest 24 months.

DWP · May 2026

PEOPLE ON UNIVERSAL CREDIT 8,019 9.4% of the 2024 resident population May 2026

CHANGE IN 12 MONTHS +7.4% +555 people

LATEST MONTHLY CHANGE +0.0% +3 since April 2026

LOCAL CONTEXT

Universal Credit recipients as a share of population

Comparison using 2024 resident population estimates.

May 2026

Mid Devon LOCAL AUTHORITY

9.4%

South West REGION

10.0%

England COUNTRY

12.3%

Percentage of the resident population receiving Universal Credit. This is not an unemployment rate.

24-MONTH TREND

People receiving Universal Credit

Monthly caseload recorded on the DWP Universal Credit system.

June 2024 May 2026

8,042 7,366 6,689

June 2024 May 2026

What does this measure?

Universal Credit provides financial support to people who are on a low income or out of work. These figures count people receiving Universal Credit, not households and not the number of people who are unemployed.

DWP Stat-Xplore

HOUSING LICENSING

HMOs and property licensing

Coverage not assessedNational HMO explorer

Licensed HMOsAwaiting registerOnly licensed properties will be counted

Identifiable HMO expenditureNot identifiableNot separately described in published transactions

Inspection and enforcement dataAwaiting dataNo activity source imported yet

Coverage note

A licensed HMO register has not yet been located for this council. CouncilMetrics does not estimate HMO expenditure from broad housing or social-care descriptions.

FINANCE

How this council raises and spends money

Comparable official outturn for 2024/25, reported to central government.

MHCLG official outturn

Total service expenditure

£12.22m 2024/25 actual outturn

Net revenue expenditure

£12.79m 2024/25 actual outturn

Council Tax requirement

£9.50m 2024/25 actual outturn

Unallocated reserves

£2.03m 2024/25 actual outturn

Service expenditure per resident £144

Median for councils of the same type £166 13.1% below peer median

2024/25 SERVICE SPENDING

Where the money was spent

Net current expenditure after service income.

Actual outturn

Central services Gross £12.86m · Income £9.24m

£3.61m

Environmental and regulatory services Gross £9.86m · Income £6.93m

£2.93m

Planning and development Gross £5.66m · Income £3.13m

£2.53m

Housing Gross £3.60m · Income £1.78m

£1.82m

Culture and related services Gross £6.26m · Income £4.50m

£1.76m

Highways and transport Gross £652.1k · Income £1.08m

£-428.9k

CORE FUNDING

Selected funding sources

Major financing lines in the central return.

Council Tax requirement£9.50m

Retained business rates£5.38m

Revenue Support Grant£105.0k

UNALLOCATED RESERVES

Financial buffer

General unallocated reserves during the year.

Opening £2.03m

Closing £2.03m

£0.00 increase during 2024/25

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Revenue Outturn RS and RSX · values shown in pounds Official dataset

BORROWING AND INVESTMENTS

Balance-sheet position

A point-in-time view of debt and liquid investments at the end of 2026/27 Q1.

MHCLG quarterly return

Outstanding borrowing

£27.37m 2026/27 Q1 quarter end

Investments and cash

£5.09m 2026/27 Q1 quarter end

Net debt

£22.28m 2026/27 Q1 quarter end

Net debt per resident

£262 Per resident using latest population

This council's net debt per resident £262

Median for non-metropolitan district councils £95 175.3% higher than the peer median

QUARTERLY TREND

Borrowing, investments and net debt

2020/21 Q1 to 2026/27 Q1.

£2.33m quarterly increase

2020/21 Q12021/22 Q32023/24 Q12024/25 Q32026/27 Q1

Latest quarterly movement +£2.33m +11.7%

Change across the series +£17.44m Net debt since 2020/21 Q1

What changed?

Net debt increased despite borrowing not rising because investments and cash fell during the quarter.

BORROWING COMPOSITION

Where the borrowing sits

PWLB, other longer-term borrowing and short-term borrowing.

2026/27 Q1

Public Works Loan Board£27.37m

MHCLG Borrowing and Investment live table · 2026/27 Q1 · values shown in pounds Official dataset

COUNCIL TAX & COLLECTION

How much council tax remains unpaid?

Council tax collection, outstanding arrears and write-offs reported to central government.

MHCLG 2025/26

Outstanding arrears

£5.97m Total outstanding at financial year-end

Collection rate

97.31% Collected against the in-year debit

Council tax written off

£505,000 Written off during the financial year

Council tax collected

£77.18m Receipts relating to the financial year

FIVE-YEAR TREND

How has unpaid council tax changed?

Outstanding arrears at each financial year-end.

2021/22–2025/26

OUTSTANDING ARREARS 2025/26

£5.97m

CHANGE SINCE 2021/22

+ 20.9%

+ £1.03m

ENGLAND CHANGE

+49.5%

Figures represent total outstanding council tax balances, including arrears carried forward from earlier years. Changes in council boundaries can affect historical comparisons.

OUTSTANDING ARREARS

Where does the unpaid council tax come from?

Breakdown of outstanding balances at the end of 2025/26.

£5.97m outstanding

CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR £2.21m

37.0% of outstanding arrears

EARLIER FINANCIAL YEARS £3.76m

63.0% of outstanding arrears

Current-year arrears Earlier-years arrears

Earlier-years arrears represent unpaid council tax carried forward from previous financial years. These figures do not identify individual households or establish whether balances are recoverable.

COLLECTION PERFORMANCE

How does this council compare?

England 2025/26

In-year collection rate 97.31%

England average: 95.60% · 1.71 percentage points above England

Outstanding arrears include unpaid balances from earlier financial years and are not the same as council tax uncollected during 2025/26. Monetary values are rounded for display. Official MHCLG source

SPENDING

Published directorate expenditure

Explore all 0 records

CONTRACTS

Largest contracts

Explore all 0 contracts

Contract	Supplier	Status	End date	Original value

SUPPLIERS

Largest supplier exposure

Dated transactions

Supplier	Payments	Published expenditure

PROVENANCE

Source documents

39 imported

Document	Dataset	Period	Status	Official source
Housing Delivery Test 2025 results — Mid Devon	mhclg housing delivery test	HDT 2025–HDT 2025	imported	Open
MHCLG district planning application decisions (PS2) — Mid Devon	mhclg planning ps2	1979 Q2–2026 Q1	imported	Open
MHCLG district planning application statistics (PS1) — Mid Devon	mhclg planning ps1	1996 Q2–2026 Q1	imported	Open
Defra local authority waste statistics — Mid Devon District Council	defra local authority waste	2010/11–2024/25	imported	Open
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2023/24 — Mid Devon	mhclg revenue outturn rsx	2023/24	imported	Open
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2023/24 — Mid Devon	mhclg revenue outturn rs	2023/24	imported	Open
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2022/23 — Mid Devon	mhclg revenue outturn rsx	2022/23	imported	Open
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2022/23 — Mid Devon	mhclg revenue outturn rs	2022/23	imported	Open
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2021/22 — Mid Devon	mhclg revenue outturn rsx	2021/22	imported	Open
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2021/22 — Mid Devon	mhclg revenue outturn rs	2021/22	imported	Open
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2020/21 — Mid Devon	mhclg revenue outturn rsx	2020/21	imported	Open
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2020/21 — Mid Devon	mhclg revenue outturn rs	2020/21	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q4 — Mid Devon	mhclg borrowing investment	2025/26 Q4	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q3 — Mid Devon	mhclg borrowing investment	2025/26 Q3	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q2 — Mid Devon	mhclg borrowing investment	2025/26 Q2	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q1 — Mid Devon	mhclg borrowing investment	2025/26 Q1	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q4 — Mid Devon	mhclg borrowing investment	2024/25 Q4	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q3 — Mid Devon	mhclg borrowing investment	2024/25 Q3	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q2 — Mid Devon	mhclg borrowing investment	2024/25 Q2	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q1 — Mid Devon	mhclg borrowing investment	2024/25 Q1	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q4 — Mid Devon	mhclg borrowing investment	2023/24 Q4	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q3 — Mid Devon	mhclg borrowing investment	2023/24 Q3	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q2 — Mid Devon	mhclg borrowing investment	2023/24 Q2	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q1 — Mid Devon	mhclg borrowing investment	2023/24 Q1	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q4 — Mid Devon	mhclg borrowing investment	2022/23 Q4	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q3 — Mid Devon	mhclg borrowing investment	2022/23 Q3	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q2 — Mid Devon	mhclg borrowing investment	2022/23 Q2	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q1 — Mid Devon	mhclg borrowing investment	2022/23 Q1	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q4 — Mid Devon	mhclg borrowing investment	2021/22 Q4	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q3 — Mid Devon	mhclg borrowing investment	2021/22 Q3	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q2 — Mid Devon	mhclg borrowing investment	2021/22 Q2	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q1 — Mid Devon	mhclg borrowing investment	2021/22 Q1	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q4 — Mid Devon	mhclg borrowing investment	2020/21 Q4	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q3 — Mid Devon	mhclg borrowing investment	2020/21 Q3	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q2 — Mid Devon	mhclg borrowing investment	2020/21 Q2	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q1 — Mid Devon	mhclg borrowing investment	2020/21 Q1	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2026/27 Q1 — Mid Devon	mhclg borrowing investment	2026/27 Q1	imported	Open
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2024/25 — Mid Devon	mhclg revenue outturn rsx	2024/25	imported	Open
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2024/25 — Mid Devon	mhclg revenue outturn rs	2024/25	imported	Open

How to read these figures and the Financial Health Score

Budget summaries and financial positions retain the reporting year and assurance status of their original source. Draft or unaudited values are labelled separately from audited outturn figures. The Financial Health Score uses reserves cover, net debt per resident, liquidity and quarterly debt direction from central MHCLG returns. Each component is converted to a percentile among councils of the same authority type; available components are weighted 35%, 30%, 20% and 15% respectively. A score is published only when at least three components covering 65% of the weighting are available. It is a comparative financial indicator, not an assessment of service quality or political performance.