Woodbury
Woodbury is a village in Devon, England, with a population of around 1,605. It has around 2 restaurants and cafés, 2 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Exton, 3.2 km away. In June 2026, there were around 4 recorded street crimes, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Woodbury 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
9°COvercast
- Today: 10° / 6° · 31% rain
- Tomorrow: 10° / 7° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:10Sunset 16:44
9h 34m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
28US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Barnstaple A39, 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
13 reported · August 2026▲ 333% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences10
- Criminal damage & arson2
- Anti-social behaviour1
Neighbourhood team: Clyst Valley, Woodbury & Lympstone · Devon And Cornwall
Local policing priorities
- Working with local businesses to tackle retail crime
- ASB driving. The boundary of this is sector wide so encompasses Exmouth seafront as much as issues on the Ottery patch including Clyst Ho…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
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
37 food businesses within 2 miles
- 32 rated 4–5 ★ (28 top)
- 1 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Exton (3.2 km)
- 2 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Exton (3.2 km):
Loading live departures…
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
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 159.9p · Esso (10.3 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 191.9p · Esso (10.3 km)
3 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
20 charging locations within ~8 km
- 6 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 360 kW
- Nearest: Woodbury Park Hotel & Golf Club (2.5 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools4
- Sports pitches11
- Playgrounds4
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
- 57 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
David Reed
Conservative
Exmouth and Exeter East
Recent votes:
- NoBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge
- NoBudget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty
- NoBudget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas
- NoBudget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief)
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
- Schools1
- Parks & greens2
- Restaurants & cafés2
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
7,860 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
2 jobs advertised · £39,000 avg
e.g. Driver, Delivery Driver
Source: Adzuna
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
5% low-carbon electricity
Gas 96% · Wind 5%
376 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
3 GP surgeries · 2 pharmacies in EX5
- Woodbury Surgery
- Wyndham House Surgery
- Cranbrook Medical Practice
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
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
Notable places nearby
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Woodbury Castle · 2.1 kmWoodbury Castle is an Iron Age hillfort near the village of Woodbury in the English county of Devon, some eight miles southeast of the city of Exeter.
Woodbury Common, Devon · 2.2 kmWoodbury Common in East Devon, England is an area of common land that is predominantly heathland adjacent to the village of Woodbury. It is bordered to the south by the edge of the towns of Exmouth and Budleigh Salter…
Gulliford Farm · 2.5 kmGulliford is a historic agricultural estate and Grade-II listed farmhouse in East Devon, between Exmouth and Topsham. It is situated in the village of Exton, in the parish of Woodbury. The main residential building da…
Exton, Devon · 2.7 kmExton is a village in East Devon, Devon, England; it is situated on the east bank of the River Clyst, as it flows through the wider Exe Estuary. The town of Topsham lies 1 mile (1.6 km) to the north-west.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Woodbury?
- Woodbury is a town in Devon, England, in the East Devon local authority.
- What is the population of Woodbury?
- Woodbury has an approximate settlement population of 1,605.
- How deprived is Woodbury?
- The East Devon local authority, which includes Woodbury, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2025.