Tipton St John
Tipton St John is a village in Devon, England, with a population of under 3,000. It has one bus stop and the nearest railway station is Whimple, 7.3 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Tipton St John area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the East Devon area is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2025). 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 106th of 294 English council areas — better than 64% 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
10°CSunny
- Today: 12° / 6° · 21% rain
- Tomorrow: 12° / 5° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:06Sunset 16:46
9h 41m 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 · Cardiff Centre, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 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
Crime
Road safety
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)
Food hygiene
19 food businesses within 2 miles
- 15 rated 4–5 ★ (14 top)
- 1 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Whimple (7.3 km)
- 1 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Whimple (7.4 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£345,256 average▲ 2.1% YoY
Across East Devon · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£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
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
Property sales
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
EV charging
13 charging locations within ~8 km
- 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 60 kW
- Nearest: the salty monk (4.8 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches4
- 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)
Internal migration
- 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
Deprivation
Less deprived than the average in England
Ranked 195 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
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%)
65 inspected 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
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
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 29 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
315 applications decided
90.5% granted · 285 granted, 30 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Richard Foord
Liberal Democrat
Honiton and Sidmouth
Recent votes:
- AyeOpposition day motion: Support for British farmers
- AyeWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- AyeDraft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- NoNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading
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
- Parks & greens10
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
7,860 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Local economy
£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
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
29% low-carbon electricity
Gas 71% · Solar 25% · Wind 4%
281 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity
Latest estimate for South West England · National Grid ESO
Health
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
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
Health services
2 GP surgeries · 3 pharmacies in EX10
- Sid Valley Practice
- Minor Injury Unit-Sidmouth
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
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
Notable places nearby
- Tipton St John · 0.1 km
Tipton St John is a village in the civil parish of Ottery St Mary in the English county Devon. It has a population of around 350. The village is built on rising ground overlooking the River Otter.
Tipton St Johns railway station · 0.2 kmTipton St John's railway station is a closed railway station that served the village Tipton St John in Devon, England. It was opened in 1874 and later served as the junction for the Budleigh Salterton Railway, but was…
Coombe, East Devon · 0.9 kmCoombe is a hamlet in the English county of Devon, about 3 miles (5 km) northwest of the town of Sidmouth at grid reference SY102919.
Fluxton · 1.3 kmFluxton is a hamlet situated in the Otter Valley, East Devon. It is made up predominantly of old farmhouses and new barn conversions and has a population of approximately 99.
Harpford · 1.5 kmHarpford is a small village in the civil parish of Newton Poppleford and Harpford, in the East Devon district, in the county of Devon, England. It lies on the east side of the River Otter, less than 1 mile north east…
Venn Ottery · 1.5 kmVenn Ottery, historically also spelt Fen Ottery, is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Newton Poppleford and Harpford, in the East Devon district, in the county of Devon, England. It lies 1…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Tipton St John?
- Tipton St John is a town in Devon, England, in the East Devon local authority.
- How deprived is Tipton St John?
- The East Devon local authority, which includes Tipton St John, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2025.