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Budleigh Salterton

Budleigh Salterton is a town in Devon, England, with a population of around 5,185. It has around 1 GP surgery, 2 pharmacies, 1 supermarket, and around 15 restaurants and cafés, with 25 bus stops and Exmouth railway station 6.7 km away. The average sold house price is around £517,516, and there were around 15 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Budleigh Salterton 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
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

12°CClear

  • Today: 17° / 10° · 11% rain
  • Tomorrow: 19° / 9° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:38Sunset 19:43

13h 5m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

21US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Barnstaple A39, United Kingdom

Crime

16 reported · July 2026 11% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences9
  • Anti-social behaviour4
  • Drugs1
  • Public order1

Neighbourhood team: Budleigh & Bicton, & Raleigh · Devon And Cornwall

Local policing priorities

  • ASB driving. The boundary of this is sector wide so encompasses Exmouth seafront as much as issues on the Ottery patch including Clyst Ho…
  • Illegal retail shops. This is targeted specifically at shops that are using migrant staff of whatever status, to sell counterfeit/smuggle…

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

54 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 49 rated 4–5 ★ (43 top)
  • 3 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Exmouth (6.6 km)
  • 23 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Exmouth (6.7 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: 167.9p · Esso (6.2 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Esso (6.2 km)

2 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

9 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 60 kW
  • Nearest: UK_EX_ROLLE_01 (0.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres4
  • Swimming pools2
  • Sports pitches20
  • Golf courses2
  • Playgrounds6

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 (Budleigh Salterton)
  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 36 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

  • Schools1
  • GPs & clinics1
  • Pharmacies2
  • Supermarkets1
  • Parks & greens16
  • Restaurants & cafés15

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

7,795 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

37 jobs advertised · £30,710 avg

e.g. Be Your Own Boss - Deliver with Uber Eats, Delivery Opportunities Near Me? - Deliver with Uber Eats, Chef

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

68% low-carbon electricity

Solar 63% · Gas 28% · Imports 4% · Wind 4%

115 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

  • Budleigh Salterton · 0.2 km

    Budleigh Salterton, commonly known locally as "Budleigh", is a seaside town on the coast in East Devon, England, approximately 15 miles (24 km) south-east of Exeter and 8 miles (13 km) east of Exmouth. The town had a…

  • Budleigh Salterton railway station · 0.6 km

    Budleigh Salterton railway station is a closed railway station that served the town of Budleigh Salterton in Devon, England. It was opened by the London and South Western Railway (LSWR) in 1897 but was closed to passe…

  • Budleigh Salterton Cliffs · 0.8 km

    Budleigh Salterton Cliffs is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) protecting a stretch of coastline within East Devon National Landscape and within the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site in Devon, England. It…

  • Budleigh Salterton A.F.C. · 1.1 km

    Budleigh Salterton Association Football Club is a football club based in Budleigh Salterton, Devon, England. They are currently members of the Devon League and play at Greenway Lane.

  • Danger Point · 1.4 km

    Danger Point is a coastal feature and cliff face in Devon, on the south coast of England. It is about 18 kilometres (11 mi) southeast of the city of Exeter and about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) east of Exmouth and lies betw…

  • Littleham Cove · 2.5 km

    Littleham Cove is a cove on the south coast of Devon, England. Located between Exmouth and Budleigh Salterton, it is part of the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Budleigh Salterton?
Budleigh Salterton is a town in Devon, England, in the East Devon local authority.
What is the population of Budleigh Salterton?
Budleigh Salterton has an approximate settlement population of 5,185.
How deprived is Budleigh Salterton?
The East Devon local authority, which includes Budleigh Salterton, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.