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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

EX66HA

Yeo

EX176QE

Taw Vale

EX176EN

Hildens Cottages

EX187LA

Taw Vale

EX187QS

Heywood Cottages

EX176HB

Upper Yeo & Taw

EX66JL

Dabby Lane

EX176DG

Gissage Hill

EX176QQ

Westgate

EX187HR

Cloepark Lane

EX176LR

Gregory Close

EX175JJ

Bellingate

EX187LB

Park Cottages

EX175DA

Yeo

EX176FH

Bridge Meadow Close

EX176QY

Park Meadow Close

EX175BL

Chapel Close

EX175LN

Morchard Road

EX176DE

Upper Yeo & Taw

EX66LQ

Yeo

EX176BH

Chilverton Lane

EX176LY

Taw Vale

EX187SD

Lama Cottages

EX187EH

Taw Vale

EX175DD

Norton Cottages

EX176FN

Birch Lane

EX176JS

Upper Yeo & Taw

EX187HE

New Inn

EX176FG

Bow Mill Lane

EX187JZ

Eggesford Country Estate

EX66ER

Crediton Lane

EX66HN

Southcombe Hill

EX176JX

Walson Cottages

EX176JT

Yeo

EX176AJ

Higher Ley

EX176LT

Nymet Avenue

EX176JG

St Martins Close

EX66PZ

Yeo

EX176AL

Taw Vale

EX175AA

Easterbrook Lane

EX176DH

Gissage Hill

EX176YQ

Taw Vale

EX175LW

Clevelands

EX187HQ

Taw Vale

EX175LS

Morchard Road

EX176FP

Monks View

EX176HE

Upper Yeo & Taw

EX175AD

Hillerton Cross

EX176HF

Upper Yeo & Taw

EX175HU

Station Road

EX176DX

Glebelands

EX176HW

Station Road

EX175BP

Pitt Hill

EX187HN

Shooting Lane

EX187HU

Cooper's Cross

EX176EU

Reeves

EX176DU

Barn Hill

EX175JQ

Rag Lane

EX187AT

School Close

EX175JA

Station Road

EX67AN

Green Lane

EX175DE

Yeo

EX66LR

Easterbrook Lane

EX66HF

Medland Lane

EX187JD

Taw Vale

EX187SJ

Abbotsham Lane

EX175EY

Woodland Hill

EX187ER

Taw Vale

EX176HH

Dukes Cottages

EX176EP

Tracey Cottages

EX176BQ

Orchard Close

EX187HF

Taw Vale

EX66BQ

Higher Shippon

EX66LD

Eastchurch Lane

EX176AE

Taw Vale

EX66HL

Yeo

EX66JJ

Yeo

EX176QW

Taw Vale

EX176DR

Upper Yeo & Taw

EX175EZ

Yeo

EX176LX

Taw Vale

EX176FA

Burrow Lane

EX66LE

Parsonage Lane

EX176AF

Kelland Court

EX187QR

Taw Vale

EX66LN

Yeo

EX175JN

Penstone

EX176BY

Iter Park

EX176HG

Johnsland Cottages

EX176QX

Shooting Lane

EX176EQ

Union Hill

EX175HZ

Station Road

EX175BR

Yeo

EX187RX

The Village

EX202DL

Upper Yeo & Taw

EX176BL

Westleigh

EX176LU

Grattans Way

EX176HN

Junction Road

EX66JQ

Yeo

EX176ES

Mill Lane

Data Sources

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