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East Devon

East Devon has 150,828 residents in 66,788 households (Census 2021); 13% are aged 15–29 and 26% of households rent their home. Over the past two years homes sold for a median of £330,000, from £254,225 in Exmouth Town to £722,500 in West Hill & Aylesbeare.

Local authority · 30 wards · 6,147 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
150,828residentsCensus 2021
£330kmedian sale price4,833 sales, 24 months
21%green within 500 mpostcode average
29services in 15 minutesmedian postcode

Six maps of East Devon.

Every dot is a residential postcode. Each map uses the same colour scale, from lowest to highest.

Sale pricesPostcode sector median sale price, % of the local authority median
Map of East Devon: Postcode sector median sale price, % of the local authority median
<80%160%+
Green spaceShare of land within 500 m of each postcode that is green space
Map of East Devon: Share of land within 500 m of each postcode that is green space
0%30%+
Everyday servicesEveryday services within a 15-minute walk (1.2 km)
Map of East Devon: Everyday services within a 15-minute walk (1.2 km)
<60240+
Deprivation decileNeighbourhood deprivation decile (IoD 2025 England, WIMD 2025 Wales, SIMD 2020v2 Scotland): 1 = most deprived 10% (context, not a score)
Map of East Devon: Neighbourhood deprivation decile (IoD 2025 England, WIMD 2025 Wales, SIMD 2020v2 Scotland): 1 = most deprived 10% (context, not a score)
110
Recorded crimeCrimes recorded within 500 m in 12 months, % of the local postcode average
Map of East Devon: Crimes recorded within 500 m in 12 months, % of the local postcode average
<50%250%+
Gigabit broadbandShare of premises with gigabit-capable broadband (Ofcom, July 2025)
Map of East Devon: Share of premises with gigabit-capable broadband (Ofcom, July 2025)
<20%95%+

Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, Aug 2026 · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · © OpenStreetMap contributors · English Indices of Deprivation 2025, MHCLG · data.police.uk · Ofcom Connected Nations 2025

All 30 wards at a glance.

Colour shows where each ward sits among East Devon's wards for that measure, from lowest to highest. Select a ward for its full report.

WardMedian priceGreen 500 mServices 15 minAged 15–29Owner-occupiedFlatsNearest tram or railGigabitCrime per 1,000
Axminster£263k12%5214%65%11%987 m69%71
Beer & Branscombe£325k40%3410%69%10%619 m4%32
Broadclyst£355k19%2218%68%6%1.8 km73%79
Budleigh & Raleigh£433k22%5511%76%12%6.7 km66%33
Clyst Valley£485k15%1911%82%1%1.7 km93%61
Coly Valley£415k10%1812%76%2%1.0 km17%31
Cranbrook£275k31%3721%60%7%1.5 km92%67
Dunkeswell & Otterhead£310k51%211%78%0%7.1 km59%18
Exe Valley£371k10%414%74%2%4.4 km33%30
Exmouth Brixington£350k18%3713%76%6%2.6 km91%32
Exmouth Halsdon£352k21%4413%80%5%1.9 km99%41
Exmouth Littleham£340k24%5211%72%31%1.6 km96%68
Exmouth Town£254k18%15817%54%18%427 m97%133
Exmouth Withycombe Raleigh£310k19%6015%64%8%1.8 km93%47
Feniton£306k39%1715%77%3%1.3 km64%54
Honiton St Michael's£262k15%7615%69%7%874 m95%46
Honiton St Paul's£280k27%7914%66%13%555 m89%76
Newbridges£430k16%311%77%1%2.6 km40%30
Newton Poppleford & Harpford£321k8%912%79%1%8.5 km75%39
Ottery St Mary£328k25%4114%73%4%4.0 km65%34
Seaton£295k14%5410%73%17%774 m55%47
Sidmouth Rural£577k19%109%81%6%8.8 km41%29
Sidmouth Sidford£430k8%3511%73%9%9.6 km48%61
Sidmouth Town£378k10%708%76%24%10.0 km63%41
Tale Vale£470k26%512%77%1%4.4 km32%26
Trinity£512k21%411%82%1%4.6 km37%21
West Hill & Aylesbeare£723k17%611%87%0%4.4 km55%13
Whimple & Rockbeare£423k17%1513%78%1%1.4 km59%23
Woodbury & Lympstone£503k27%1922%73%3%2.8 km83%27
Yarty£487k31%210%81%0%5.6 km26%21

Sources: Census 2021 · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, sales to 28 Aug 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors · data.police.uk

Prices.

Quarterly median of all standard residential sales in East Devon. The latest quarter is still being registered.

£292k£312k£332k£353k2024 Q12024 Q22024 Q32024 Q42025 Q12025 Q22025 Q32025 Q42026 Q12026 Q22026 Q3
£292k£312k£332k£353k2024 Q12025 Q12026 Q12026 Q3

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, sales to 28 Aug 2026

Safety.

Police recorded 7,455 crimes and incidents in East Devon in the 12 months to Aug 2026, 49 per 1,000 residents.

0392783Sept 2024Nov 2024Jan 2025Mar 2025May 2025Jul 2025Sept 2025Nov 2025Jan 2026Mar 2026May 2026Jul 2026
0392783Sept 2024Mar 2025Sept 2025Mar 2026
Violence and sexual offences3,622
Criminal damage and arson752
Anti-social behaviour741
Other theft544
Public order470
Shoplifting320
Vehicle crime229
Burglary209
Drugs188
Other crime183
Possession of weapons96
Bicycle theft40
Theft from the person33
Robbery28

Police.uk records crimes by approximate location, not by where victims or offenders live. Busy streets, shops, stations and nightlife record more. Figures are counts, not a measure of personal risk.

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, Devon and Cornwall Police (Open Government Licence v3.0)

Road safety.

Injury collisions reported to the police in East Devon each year, 2021–2025: 257 of them with a serious or fatal injury.

2021208
2022183
2023220
2024236
2025251

Counts include only collisions involving personal injury that were reported to the police. Most happen on main roads and at junctions, so a count near a postcode reflects the traffic passing through, not the risk of any one journey.

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data (Open Government Licence v3.0)

Food hygiene.

Food businesses in East Devon with a published hygiene rating.

1,084rated food businessesin total
92%rated good or very good (4 or 5)latest inspection
31rated 2 or belowlatest inspection

Council food safety officers rate businesses from 0 (urgent improvement necessary) to 5 (very good) for hygiene, the state of the premises and how food safety is managed. A rating reflects the standards found on the day of inspection, not the quality of the food.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene rating data as of 26 October 2026 (Open Government Licence)

Broadband.

Share of homes in East Devon that can get each type of fixed broadband, July 2025.

75.2%gigabit-capablehomes
75.1%full fibrehomes
94.2%superfast (30 Mbit/s+)homes
0.3%below the universal service obligationhomes

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations 2025, fixed broadband coverage of residential premises, July 2025. © Ofcom copyright

Deprivation, in context.

0 of East Devon's 88 neighbourhoods are in the most deprived tenth of England on the 2025 index.

Decile 21
Decile 32
Decile 410
Decile 515
Decile 617
Decile 713
Decile 814
Decile 913
Decile 10 (least deprived)3

The English Indices of Deprivation rank 33,755 small areas from 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived). They describe areas relative to each other, not every household in them.

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, MHCLG

Wards of East Devon.

Every ward has its own page with all of its postcodes.