Broadclyst
Broadclyst is a village in Devon, England, with a population of around 1,500. There are 12 bus stops and the nearest railway station is Cranbrook, 1.9 km away. There were around 4 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly anti-social behaviour. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Broadclyst 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
- East Devon
- Police force
- Devon & Cornwall
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 100th of 294 English council areas — better than 66% of them.
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°COvercast
- Today: 20° / 9° · 63% rain
- Tomorrow: 22° / 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
13US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Barnstaple A39, United Kingdom
Crime
3 reported · July 2026▼ 50% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences2
- Criminal damage & arson1
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
34 food businesses within 2 miles
- 26 rated 4–5 ★ (22 top)
- 1 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Cranbrook (2.0 km)
- 10 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Cranbrook (Devon) (2.0 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£345,757 average▲ 3.5% YoY
Across East Devon · to 2026-06
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 (8.4 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 187.9p · ESSO (7 km)
8 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
35 charging locations within ~8 km
- 7 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 360 kW
- Nearest: UK_EX_LANGATON_01 (3.9 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Sports pitches7
- Playgrounds7
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)
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
- Not in the Green Belt
- 62 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
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
- GPs & clinics1
- Parks & greens59
- Restaurants & cafés1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
7,795 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
16 jobs advertised · £47,201 avg
e.g. Deliver with Uber Eats - Sign Up and Start Earning, Delivery Driver, Mechanical Maintenance Engineer
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
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:
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership568 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases397 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership369 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office340 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s304 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Broadclyst · 0.0 kmBroadclyst is a village and civil parish in the East Devon local government district. It lies approximately 4.5 miles (7 km) northeast of the city of Exeter, Devon, England, on the B3181. In 2011 its population was 1,…
Clyst Vale Community College · 1.0 kmClyst Vale Community College is a secondary school in Dog Village (Broadclyst), East Devon near Exeter in England. Since April 2011 it has been an academy.
- Cranbrook railway station (Devon) · 2.0 km
Cranbrook railway station serves the new town of Cranbrook near Exeter in Devon, England. The station is on the West of England Main Line between Whimple and Pinhoe stations, 166 miles 15 chains (267.5 km) down the li…
Broad Clyst railway station · 2.2 kmBroad Clyst railway station is a disused railway station on the West of England Main Line which served the nearby village of Broadclyst from 1860 until its closure in 1966.
Poltimore House · 2.4 kmPoltimore House is an 18th-century country house in Poltimore, Devon, England. The Manor of Poltimore was from the 13th to the 20th century the seat of the Bampfylde family, which acquired the title Baron Poltimore in…
Poltimore · 2.5 kmPoltimore is a village, civil parish and former manor in the East Devon district, in the county of Devon, England. It lies approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) northeast of Exeter. The parish consisted of 122 households and…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Broadclyst?
- Broadclyst is a town in Devon, England, in the East Devon local authority.
- How deprived is Broadclyst?
- The East Devon local authority, which includes Broadclyst, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.