Clyst St Mary
Clyst St Mary is a village in Devon, England, with a population of around 849. It has around 10 restaurants and cafés, 7 bus stops, and Newcourt railway station is 1.7 km away. There were around 19 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 Clyst St Mary 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
21°COvercast
- Today: 23° / 10° · 19% rain
- Tomorrow: 23° / 17° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:43Sunset 19:36
12h 54m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
8US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: coarse particles (PM10)
Source: WAQI · Barnstaple A39, United Kingdom
Crime
14 reported · July 2026▼ 33% YoY
- Anti-social behaviour5
- Shoplifting3
- Violence & sexual offences3
- Burglary1
Neighbourhood team: Clyst Valley, Woodbury & Lympstone · 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
149 food businesses within 2 miles
- 135 rated 4–5 ★ (124 top)
- 2 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Newcourt (1.7 km)
- 7 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Newcourt (1.6 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 (7.8 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 188.9p · ESSO (4 km)
10 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
69 charging locations within ~8 km
- 11 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 360 kW
- Nearest: Moto Exeter Services (1.3 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Gyms2
- Swimming pools2
- Sports pitches19
- Playgrounds3
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
- 30 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
- Schools1
- Parks & greens4
- Restaurants & cafés10
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
7,795 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
10 jobs advertised · £30,081 avg
e.g. Online Photography Tutor - Part Time, Academy Prime-Time Casual Coach, Sign Up as A Delivery Person - Earn 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
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
- Clyst St Mary · 0.4 km
Clyst St Mary is a small village and civil parish 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Exeter on the main roads to Exmouth and Sidmouth in East Devon. The name comes from the Celtic word clyst meaning 'clear stream'. The village…
- Bishop's Clyst · 0.8 km
Bishop's Clyst was an ancient manor in Devon, England. The name is also used for the grouped parish council which covers the two civil parishes of Clyst St Mary and Sowton.
Westpoint Exeter · 0.9 kmWestpoint Exeter is a multi-purpose indoor arena and showground, at Clyst St Mary, near Exeter, England. The capacity of the venue is 7,500 people. It hosts local concerts, fairs and exhibitions. Westpoint is the larg…
Bishop's Court, Devon · 1.1 kmBishop's Court is a large 21,000 sq ft (2,000 m2) English country house and former Bishop's palace in Sowton, Devon, near Exeter. It was built in the 13th century and is Grade I listed. It was a palace of the medieval…
Sandy Park · 1.2 kmSandy Park is a rugby union stadium and conference and banqueting centre in Exeter, England. It is the home ground of Exeter Chiefs, who from the 2010–11 season have been playing in Premiership Rugby, the top flight o…
Exeter services · 1.3 kmExeter services is a motorway service station on the M5 motorway in Devon, England. It is situated at junction 30 of the motorway, east of the city of Exeter, and is accessed from both directions of the motorway.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Clyst St Mary?
- Clyst St Mary is a town in Devon, England, in the East Devon local authority.
- What is the population of Clyst St Mary?
- Clyst St Mary has an approximate settlement population of 849.
- How deprived is Clyst St Mary?
- The East Devon local authority, which includes Clyst St Mary, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.