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Brampford Speke

Brampford Speke is a village in Devon, England, with a population of around 419. The nearest railway station is Newton St Cyres, 4.5 km away, and there were around 3 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly other theft. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Brampford Speke area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the East Devon area is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 150,824 residents at roughly 185 people per km².

Council
East Devon
County
Devon
Constituency
Central Devon
Police force
Devon & Cornwall
58/ 100

My Area Score

Good

Ranked 100th of 294 English council areas — better than 66% of them.

Home affordability49
Affordable rents77
Good schools11
Life expectancy96
Low deprivation75
Employment92
Low council tax13

A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. Scored on 80% of the full weighting — some data isn't available here. See the rankings · methodology

Weather

18°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 19° / 9° · 43% rain
  • Tomorrow: 21° / 12° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:40Sunset 19:41

13h 1m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

9US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: coarse particles (PM10)

Source: WAQI · Barnstaple A39, United Kingdom

Crime

11 reported · July 2026 175% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences5
  • Anti-social behaviour2
  • Burglary1
  • Criminal damage & arson1

2 stop & searches · mostly article for use in theft

Neighbourhood team: Ottery Rural · Devon And Cornwall

Local policing priorities

  • 1. ASB driving. The boundary of this is sector wide so encompasses Exmouth seafront as much as issues on the Ottery patch including Clyst…
  • Drug related ASB. This is a whole sector priority reflecting the fact that this effects not just Exmouth town but also Budleigh, Cranbroo…

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

Road safety

236 reported road collisions (2024)

50 killed or seriously injured · 306 casualties · 15.6 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

13 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 11 rated 4–5 ★ (9 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Newton St Cyres (4.5 km)
  • 0 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Newton St Cyres (4.5 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£345,757 average 3.5% YoY

Across East Devon · to 2026-06

Detached£538,966
Semi-detached£338,579
Terraced£274,572
Flat£184,423

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£965 average monthly rent 6.1% YoY

  • 1 bed £683
  • 2 bed £893
  • 3 bed £1,118

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

Affordability

8.3× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 8.3 times median annual pay (9.0× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 159.9p · Esso (3.9 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 187.9p · ESSO (6.1 km)

7 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

53 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 8 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 360 kW
  • Nearest: UK_EX_WEST_AV_02 (4.6 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Swimming pools2
  • Sports pitches2
  • Playgrounds1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

150,824 residents in East Devon · 185/km²

  • Under 16: 16%
  • 16–64: 54%
  • 65+: 30%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 238 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,595 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (24% of 75,090)

A £1,730
B £2,019
C £2,307
D £2,595
E £3,172
F £3,749
G £4,326
H £5,191

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

Schools

70 schools · 19,091 pupils

55 primary · 7 secondary · 8 other

Ofsted: 24 of 31 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (77%)

65inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • Colyton Grammar SchoolOutstanding
  • Axe Valley AcademyGood
  • Clyst Vale Community CollegeGood
  • Exmouth Community CollegeRequires improvement
  • Honiton Community College
  • Sidmouth College
  • The King's School

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · East Devon

Care & health services

832 CQC-registered services

  • Care homes310
  • GP practices118
  • Dentists158
  • Homecare agencies155
  • Hospitals & hospices39

CQC ratings: 93% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 4 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Devon

Heritage & planning

  • In a conservation area (Brampford Speke)
  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 40 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

Planning decisions

318 applications decided

87.4% granted · 278 granted, 40 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

David Reed

Conservative

Exmouth and Exeter East

Recent votes:

  • NoDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Liberal Democrat / Green / Independent coalition

  • Con 12
  • LD 22
  • Grn 3
  • Oth 23

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

Amenities nearby

  • Schools2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

7,795 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

11 jobs advertised · £39,000 avg

e.g. Sign Up as A Delivery Person - Earn With Uber Eats, Online Maths Tutor - Part Time, Delivery Opportunities Near Me? - Deliver with Uber Eats

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£745 median full-time weekly pay

2% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£27,576 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Energy efficiency

43% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 78,881 certificates

10.3% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

Grid electricity

70% low-carbon electricity

Solar 46% · Gas 26% · Wind 21% · Imports 5%

106 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for South West England · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 85.9 yrs women · 83 yrs men

58% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.8
  • Feeling worthwhile7.8
  • Happiness yesterday7.7
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.2

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Exmouth and Exeter East:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Brampford Speke · 0.2 km

    Brampford Speke is a small village in Devon, 4 miles (6 km) to the north of Exeter. The population is 419. It is located on red sandstone cliffs overlooking the river Exe. Its sister village of Upton Pyne lies to its…

  • River Culm · 1.5 km

    The River Culm flows through the Devon Redlands in Devon, England and is the longest tributary of the River Exe. It rises in the Blackdown Hills at a spring near RAF Culmhead in Somerset, and flows west through Hemyoc…

  • Upton Pyne · 1.6 km

    Upton Pyne is a parish and village in Devon, England. The parish lies just north west of Exeter, mainly between the River Exe and River Creedy. The village is located north of Cowley and west of Brampford Speke and St…

  • Berrysbridge · 1.8 km

    Berrysbridge is a Hamlet in Devon, England.

  • Nether Exe · 1.9 km

    Nether Exe or Netherexe is a very small village and civil parish in Devon, England. It lies near the River Exe, as its name suggests, about 5 miles (8 km) north of Exeter.

  • Stoke Canon · 2.0 km

    Stoke Canon is a small village and civil parish near the confluence of the rivers Exe and Culm on the main A396 between Exeter and Tiverton in the English county of Devon, and the district of East Devon. At the 2001 c…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Brampford Speke?
Brampford Speke is a town in Devon, England, in the East Devon local authority.
What is the population of Brampford Speke?
Brampford Speke has an approximate settlement population of 419.
How deprived is Brampford Speke?
The East Devon local authority, which includes Brampford Speke, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.