Stoke Canon
Stoke Canon is a village in Devon, England, with a population of around 654. There are 8 bus stops and the nearest railway station is Polsloe Bridge, 4.5 km away. There were around 3 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly Other theft. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Stoke Canon 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
- Central 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
18°COvercast
- Today: 20° / 17° · 52% rain
- Tomorrow: 25° / 17° · Mist
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:44Sunset 19:34
12h 50m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
7US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: coarse particles (PM10)
Source: WAQI · Barnstaple A39, United Kingdom
Crime
12 reported · July 2026▲ 140% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences6
- Anti-social behaviour2
- Burglary1
- Criminal damage & arson1
2 stop & searches · mostly article for use in theft
Neighbourhood team: Ottery Rural · Devon And Cornwall
Local policing priorities
- 1. ASB driving. The boundary of this is sector wide so encompasses Exmouth seafront as much as issues on the Ottery patch including Clyst…
- Drug related ASB. This is a whole sector priority reflecting the fact that this effects not just Exmouth town but also Budleigh, Cranbroo…
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
11 food businesses within 2 miles
- 10 rated 4–5 ★ (9 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Polsloe Bridge (4.5 km)
- 8 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Polsloe Bridge (4.5 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 (4.3 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 188.9p · ESSO (5.6 km)
7 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
57 charging locations within ~8 km
- 9 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 360 kW
- Nearest: Morrisons Exeter (4.1 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools2
- Sports pitches2
- Playgrounds1
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
- 49 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:
- NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- AyeClosure motion
- NoDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
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
- Schools2
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
7,795 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
5 jobs advertised
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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
15% low-carbon electricity
Gas 86% · Wind 15%
337 gCO₂/kWh · very high 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:
- 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
Stoke Canon · 0.8 kmStoke Canon is a small village and civil parish near the confluence of the rivers Exe and Culm on the main A396 between Exeter and Tiverton in the English county of Devon, and the district of East Devon. At the 2001 c…
Huxham · 0.9 kmHuxham is a hamlet and civil parish in the county of Devon, England and the district of East Devon and lies about 3 miles from Exeter. The parish has an area of about 800 acres and is surrounded, clockwise from the no…
River Culm · 1.1 kmThe River Culm flows through the Devon Redlands in Devon, England and is the longest tributary of the River Exe. It rises in the Blackdown Hills at a spring near RAF Culmhead in Somerset, and flows west through Hemyoc…
Brampford Speke · 1.3 kmBrampford Speke is a small village in Devon, 4 miles (6 km) to the north of Exeter. The population is 419. It is located on red sandstone cliffs overlooking the river Exe. Its sister village of Upton Pyne lies to its…
Rewe, Devon · 1.6 kmRewe is a village and civil parish in the county of Devon in England. It lies on the river Culm, 5 miles (8 km) north of the city of Exeter and 9 miles (14 km) south of the town of Tiverton. Rewe is a linear village,…
Stoke Woods · 2.0 kmStoke Woods is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in the Exeter district, in the county of Devon, England. It is located near Cowley in the valley of the River Exe, 2km north of Exeter. It is protected beca…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Stoke Canon?
- Stoke Canon is a town in Devon, England, in the East Devon local authority.
- What is the population of Stoke Canon?
- Stoke Canon has an approximate settlement population of 654.
- How deprived is Stoke Canon?
- The East Devon local authority, which includes Stoke Canon, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.