Ottery St Mary

18°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 21° / 17° · 72% rain
• Tomorrow: 24° / 17° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:43Sunset 19:33

12h 50m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

17US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Cardiff Centre, United Kingdom

14 reported · July 2026▼ 12% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences8
• Public order2
• Burglary1
• Other theft1

1 stop & searches

Neighbourhood team: Ottery St Mary Town · Devon And Cornwall

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

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)

43 food businesses within 2 miles

• 30 rated 4–5 ★ (28 top)
• 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Feniton (4.3 km)
• 2 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£345,757 average▲ 3.5% YoY

Across East Devon · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£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

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

• Cheapest petrol: 169.9p · Esso (1 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 191.9p · Esso (8.4 km)

2 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

9 charging locations within ~8 km

• 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 50 kW
• Nearest: Little Gosford Farm (2.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Swimming pools3
• Sports pitches23
• Playgrounds3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

150,824 residents in East Devon · 185/km²

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

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Less deprived than the average in England

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

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£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

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)

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

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

• Not in the Green Belt
• 53 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

318 applications decided

87.4% granted · 278 granted, 40 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Richard Foord

Liberal Democrat

Honiton and Sidmouth

Source: UK Parliament

Liberal Democrat / Green / Independent coalition

• Con 12
• LD 22
• Grn 3
• Oth 23

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

• Schools1
• Pharmacies2
• Supermarkets1
• Parks & greens62
• Restaurants & cafés10

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

7,795 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

37 jobs advertised · £34,746 avg

e.g. Delivery Opportunities Near Me? - Deliver with Uber Eats, Online Maths Tutoring Job in Ottery St Mary – Flexible Schedule, Professional House Cleaner

Source: Adzuna

£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

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

11% low-carbon electricity

Gas 89% · Wind 10% · Solar 2%

349 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for South West England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 85.9 yrs women · 83 yrs men

58% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• 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

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Honiton and Sidmouth:

• Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership512 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership363 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office316 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s241 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills181 local signatures · 110,383 nationwide

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

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  Old Town Hall, Ottery St Mary · 0.9 km

  The Old Town Hall is a former municipal building in Silver Street in Ottery St Mary, a town in Devon, in England. The structure is currently used as a local history museum.

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  Ottery St Mary · 0.9 km

  Ottery St Mary, known as "Ottery", is a town and civil parish in the East Devon district of Devon, England, on the River Otter, about 10 miles (16 km) east of Exeter on the B3174. At the 2001 census, the parish, which…

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  St Mary's Church, Ottery St Mary · 0.9 km

  St Mary's Church is a Grade I listed building, a parish church in the Church of England in Ottery St Mary, Devon.

• Ottery St Mary A.F.C. · 0.9 km

  Ottery St. Mary A.F.C., nicknamed "The Otters", is a football club based in Ottery St Mary, Devon, England. The club is affiliated to the Devon County Football Association. They play in the Devon League.

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  Tumbling Weir · 1.3 km

  The Tumbling Weir is a circular weir in the town of Ottery St. Mary, Devon, England, that allows water from a leat or man-made stream to reach the River Otter.

• Ottery St Mary railway station · 1.5 km

  Ottery St Mary railway station is a closed railway station that served the town of Ottery St Mary, in Devon, England. It was opened in 1874 on the Sidmouth Railway, but was closed in 1967 due to the Beeching Axe.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)