Topsham

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• Today: 11° / 7° · 24% rain
• Tomorrow: 10° / 8° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:10Sunset 16:44

9h 34m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

16US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Barnstaple A39, 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

21 reported · August 2026▼ 28% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences13
• Other theft4
• Shoplifting2
• Anti-social behaviour1

Neighbourhood team: Countess Wear & Topsham · 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)

108 food businesses within 2 miles

• 101 rated 4–5 ★ (93 top)
• 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Topsham (0.2 km)
• 16 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

• Cheapest petrol: 159.9p · Esso (5.5 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 191.9p · Esso (5.5 km)

4 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

69 charging locations within ~8 km

• 11 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 360 kW
• Nearest: UK_EX_HOLMAN_01 (0.5 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres4
• Swimming pools3
• Sports pitches15
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds6

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 (Topsham)
• Not in the Green Belt
• 228 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

David Reed

Conservative

Exmouth and Exeter East

Source: UK Parliament

Liberal Democrat / Green / Independent coalition

• Con 12
• LD 22
• Grn 3
• Oth 23

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

• Schools2
• GPs & clinics1
• Pharmacies1
• Supermarkets2
• Parks & greens13
• Restaurants & cafés19

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

7,860 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

9 jobs advertised · £28,964 avg

e.g. Mealtime Assistant, Shift Leader - Premium Pub, Chef de Partie

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

1 GP surgery · 1 pharmacy in EX3

• Topsham Surgery

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Exmouth and Exeter East:

• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases399 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks385 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Introduce urgent moratorium on AI Data Centres and BESS outside AI Growth Zones345 local signatures · 38,553 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND268 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Review discharge of mental health patients228 local signatures · 14,649 nationwide

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

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  Broadway House, Topsham · 0.1 km

  Broadway House is a building in Topsham, Devon. It was built in 1776 and is Grade II* listed.

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  Clara Place · 0.1 km

  Clara Place is a garden square in Topsham, Devon. It was built in 1841 and is Grade II* listed.

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  Topsham, Devon · 0.1 km

  Topsham is a town in the Exeter district, in Devon, England, located on the east side of the River Exe, immediately north of its confluence with the River Clyst and the former's estuary, between Exeter and Exmouth. To…

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  Topsham railway station · 0.2 km

  Topsham railway station is the railway station serving the town of Topsham in the English county of Devon. It is the passing place for the otherwise single-track branch line from Exmouth Junction to Exmouth. Both the…

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  St Margaret's Church, Topsham · 0.4 km

  St Margaret's Church in Topsham, Devon, is a parish church in the Church of England. It is a Grade II* listed building composed of a 14th-century Gothic tower and a 19th-century Gothic Revival main structure.

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  Salutation Hotel, Topsham · 0.4 km

  The Salutation Hotel is a hotel and restaurant in Topsham, Devon. It was built c.1720 and is Grade II* listed.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)