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Bow, Lapford & Yeoford

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About

Bow, Lapford and Yeoford sit within Mid Devon’s patchwork of pasture and arable land, linked by narrow lanes and hedgerows. Each village retains a parish church, a village hall and at least one pub that acts as a meeting place for local groups and events. Farmsteads and cider orchards punctuate the landscape, and lanes open onto wide views of fields and hedgerow trees. Local activity centres on agriculture and community organisations that run seasonal shows, produce markets and school-based events.

Transport links are modest but direct: Lapford and Yeoford are served by stations on the Exeter–Barnstaple Tarka Line, providing regular trains to Crediton and Exeter. Bow lies a short distance from the line and is approached by narrow country roads and stone bridges over small streams. The area is best experienced on foot or by rail, where village signs, waymarked footpaths and isolated farm tracks reveal a long history of rural settlement and land use visible in field patterns and surviving boundary hedges.

Area overview

On average Bow, Lapford & Yeoford has high deprivation and very low crime levels, with around 30 crimes per 1,000 residents per year. Approximately 6.9% of homes in this area are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. The average income per household in Bow, Lapford & Yeoford is £52,315 per year. There are 4 schools in Bow, Lapford & Yeoford: 4 primary (0 Outstanding and 1 Good) and 0 secondary (0 Outstanding and 0 Good). Bow, Lapford & Yeoford is home to around 6,500 people, with a population density of about 39.6 per km2.

Crime rate
1/10
Crimes per 1k residents
30
Deprivation level
7/10
Income level
6/10
Social housing
6.9%
Connectivity
N/A

Area Profile

Bow, Lapford & Yeoford Population
6,500
Population density
39.6 per km²

Crime

Crime per 1,000 population

Violence and sexual offences
15.85(-53%)
Criminal damage and arson
4(-38%)
Anti-social behaviour
3.38(-77%)
Other theft
2.77(-51%)
Burglary
2.15(-23%)
South West average

Demographics

Ethnic groups

British
6,244
96.09%
Other White
108
1.66%
Irish
26
0.4%
White and Asian (mixed)
21
0.32%
White and Black Caribbean (mixed)
20
0.31%
Total population: 6,498

Economics

Education (age 16+)

Level 4+ (Degree)
1,833
33.55%
Level 3 (A level)
902
16.51%
No qualifications
870
15.93%
Level 2 (GCSEs 9-4)
812
14.86%
Level 1 (GCSEs 3-1)
558
10.21%
Total 16+ residents: 5,463

Housing

Housing tenure

Owns outright
1,314
48.36%
Owns with a mortgage
781
28.74%
Private landlord or letting agency
314
11.56%
Social rents from council
157
5.78%
Other forms of private rent
83
3.05%
Total households: 2,717

Property prices in Bow, Lapford & Yeoford

Based on 62 recent sales, the median property price is £344,100 in Bow, Lapford & Yeoford area, with individual transactions ranging from £139,000 up to £1,050,000.

Price distribution per property type (last year)

Price distribution by property type for Bow, Lapford & Yeoford in the last year.

Median sale price and percentiles per property type (last year)

Median sale price, sales count, and percentile information for each property type in Bow, Lapford & Yeoford over the last year.
TypeSalesMedian
Terraced17£235,000
Semi-Detached13£300,000
Detached32£432,500

10 years median price trend in Bow, Lapford & Yeoford

Ten year median sale price trend for each property type in Bow, Lapford & Yeoford.

All postcodes in Bow, Lapford & Yeoford

EX187JU

Chawleigh Week Hill

EX187SL

Brushford Lane

EX176FW

Upper Yeo & Taw

EX176BU

Iter Park

EX187EZ

Taw Vale

EX176AG

Kelland Cottages

EX176AW

Taw Vale

EX175AS

Spestos Lane

EX176QF

Westgate

EX176EW

Upper Yeo & Taw

EX176FD

Higher Town Court

EX176PP

Church Close

EX175AT

Bowbeer Lane

EX176FJ

Marsh Lane

EX176LS

Collatons Walk

EX176EE

Upper Yeo & Taw

EX176DP

Gissage Hill

EX176HS

Station Road

EX187QP

Wembworthy Down Lane

EX176TA

Mill Leat Cottages

EX176HT

Godfreys Gardens

EX187HB

Belle Vue

EX66JE

Chestnut Close

EX176BA

Upper Yeo & Taw

EX187ES

Chawleigh Hill

EX176QU

Railway Cottages

EX202DW

Upper Yeo & Taw

EX187QU

Wembworthy Down Lane

EX176PR

Orchard Way

EX176HQ

Osborne Cottages

EX66JY

Southcombe Hill

EX176EH

Wales Lane

EX176JF

Churchlands

EX66LP

Easterbrook Lane

EX176HR

Chanterhays

EX176QA

Moorland View

EX66JG

Yeo

EX187RU

Coronation Villas

EX66JX

Holewell Lane

EX187HP

Hilltown Lane

EX66JZ

Southcombe Hill

EX176HD

Upper Yeo & Taw

EX66JB

Yeo

EX66EY

Crediton Lane

EX187RW

Rashleigh Lane

EX175HY

Yeo View

EX175HF

Woodland Head

EX175DQ

Blackpool Road

EX187HW

Carpenter's Lane

EX187SB

Abbotsham Lane

EX176HU

Station Road

EX176BW

Frogberry Cross

EX175BY

Lower Coombe Lane

EX187QT

Taw Vale

EX175DG

Blackpool Road

EX176EJ

Beech Drive

EX66LF

Eastchurch Lane

EX66HW

Holewell Lane

EX66JS

Meadows Edge

EX187RY

Orchard Close

EX176PU

Highfield

EX176PT

Barris View

EX176HX

Station Road

EX176AT

Upper Yeo & Taw

EX175LJ

Allington Terrace

EX66LB

Yeo

EX176NA

Cobley Lane

EX66LA

Yeo

EX176PS

Highfield Close

EX176JA

Upper Yeo & Taw

EX176ND

Eastington

EX176HZ

Natson Mill Lane

EX176LE

Upper Yeo & Taw

EX66JF

Yeo

EX176AX

Barton Lane

EX187HX

West Burridge Cross

EX175EX

Woodland Hill

EX187HG

Taw Vale

EX176QP

Rensey Lane

EX66LH

Easton Road

EX175JR

Penstone

EX176EF

Barn Hill

EX176QB

Prospect Way

EX66HZ

Glebelands

EX176PY

Highfield

EX66ES

Venbridge Hill

EX187SF

Hayne Farm Cottages

EX202DN

Gulliver Lane

EX175LE

Chaffcombe

EX187HD

Butts Close

EX175DF

Ford Hill

EX187HS

Cooper's Cross

EX187LF

Chenson Cottages

EX66HY

Church Lane

EX175BZ

Yeo

EX187EP

Eggesford Close

EX176LA

Hampson Lane

EX66HE

Follet Close

EX176EY

Upper Yeo & Taw

EX175PP

The Oaks

Data Sources

All data is sourced from official UK government agencies and public datasets. Last updated: 16/05/2026.