Sidmouth

23°CPartly Cloudy

• Today: 24° / 10° · 19% rain
• Tomorrow: 22° / 16° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:42Sunset 19:36

12h 54m 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

56 reported · July 2026▲ 12% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences28
• Anti-social behaviour9
• Criminal damage & arson6
• Public order5

Neighbourhood team: Sidmouth · 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)

135 food businesses within 2 miles

• 119 rated 4–5 ★ (113 top)
• 2 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• 17 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 (7.4 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 191.9p · Esso (9 km)

2 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

9 charging locations within ~8 km

• 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 60 kW
• Nearest: Hunters Moon Hotel (0.6 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Gyms1
• Swimming pools3
• Sports pitches24
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds8

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
• 222 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)

• Schools6
• GPs & clinics2
• Pharmacies3
• Supermarkets3
• Parks & greens11
• Restaurants & cafés15

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

7,795 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

129 jobs advertised · £35,318 avg

e.g. Roadside Vehicle Technician, Roadside Rescue Mechanic, Roadside Technician - Exeter

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

80% low-carbon electricity

Solar 55% · Wind 22% · Gas 13% · Imports 7%

57 gCO₂/kWh · low 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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  Sidmouth railway station · 0.5 km

  Sidmouth railway station was a railway station located in Sidmouth, Devon, England until its closure in 1967. The station is now a privately owned property at the top of Alexandria Road, Sidmouth. The line was part of…

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  Sidmouth Town A.F.C. · 0.5 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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  Bulverton · 0.6 km

  Bulverton is a small hamlet on the outskirts of Sidmouth, Devon, England.

• Sidmouth College · 0.9 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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  River Sid · 0.9 km

  The River Sid, situated in East Devon, has a claim to be the shortest complete river in England. It flows for 6.5 miles (10.5 km) southwards from a source in Crowpits Covert at a height of 676 feet (206 m) above sea l…

• Convent of the Assumption · 1.0 km

  The Convent of the Assumption at Sidmouth, Devon, was a Catholic girls-only, private boarding school.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)