Sidbury

9°CCloudy

• Today: 10° / 8° · 36% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 8° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:09Sunset 16:43

9h 34m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

22US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Cardiff Centre, United Kingdom

• 5.2 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 3.9% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

2 reported · August 2026

• Burglary1
• Criminal damage & arson1

Neighbourhood team: Sidmouth · Devon And Cornwall

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

251 reported road collisions (2025)

43 killed or seriously injured · 349 casualties · 16.6 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

28 food businesses within 2 miles

• 23 rated 4–5 ★ (21 top)
• 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• 3 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£345,256 average▲ 2.1% YoY

Across East Devon · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£968 average monthly rent▲ 6% YoY

• 1 bed £685
• 2 bed £896
• 3 bed £1,122

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

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

2,363 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

12 charging locations within ~8 km

• 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 60 kW
• Nearest: the salty monk (1.9 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports pitches2
• Playgrounds1

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)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK9,795
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK7,559
• Net moves+2,236

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 195 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£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%)

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

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

829 CQC-registered services

• Care homes309
• GP practices118
• Dentists156
• Homecare agencies155
• Hospitals & hospices39

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

Source: Care Quality Commission · Devon

• In a conservation area (Sidbury)
• Not in the Green Belt
• 74 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

315 applications decided

90.5% granted · 285 granted, 30 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

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
• Parks & greens2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

7,860 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

3 jobs advertised · £26,167 avg

e.g. COACH TOUR DRIVERS - 2027, SCHOOL COACH DRIVERS - VARIOUS LOCATIONS, ADHOC BUS DRIVER - SEATON 2026

Source: Adzuna

£745 median full-time weekly pay

2.1% 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

4% low-carbon electricity

Gas 96% · Wind 4%

379 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for South West England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 85.9 yrs women · 83 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy (Devon): 64 women · 63.7 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

2 GP surgeries · 3 pharmacies in EX10

• Sid Valley Practice
• Minor Injury Unit-Sidmouth

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Honiton and Sidmouth:

• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks432 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Introduce urgent moratorium on AI Data Centres and BESS outside AI Growth Zones391 local signatures · 38,553 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills183 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND173 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases162 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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  Sidbury · 0.0 km

  Sidbury is a large village and former civil parish north of Sidmouth, now in the parish of Sidmouth, in the East Devon district, in the county of Devon, England. In 2011 the built-up area had a population of 457.

• Sidbury Manor · 1.0 km

  Sidbury Manor is a privately owned 19th-century country mansion situated at Sidbury, Sidmouth, East Devon. It is a Grade II listed building. Built in 1879, the country house is a red brick building with a slate roof,…

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  Sidbury Castle · 1.2 km

  Sidbury Castle is a substantial Iron Age hill fort near Sidbury in Devon, England. It occupies a large hilltop overlooking the town and the River Sid at approximately 185 metres (607 ft) above sea level.

• Sidford · 1.9 km

  Sidford is a small village in the civil parish of and on the outskirts of the town of Sidmouth in the English county of Devon. It has a population of just over 2,100 people according to the 2001 Census. The Church of…

• Sidmouth College · 2.6 km

  Sidmouth College is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form, located in Sidmouth in the English county of Devon. The school attracts pupils from as far afield as Exmouth and Exeter.

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  Sidmouth Town A.F.C. · 3.0 km

  Sidmouth Town Association Football Club is a football club based in Sidmouth, Devon, England. They are currently members of the Western League Premier Division and play at Manstone Lane.

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