East Devon: local statistics
East Devon is a district council area in the South West, home to an estimated 159,637 people (mid-2025). This page brings together 9 official figures for the area, each with its period, publisher and the address it was read from. See also who has power over East Devon, from the council up to the G20.
Key figures
What the figures show
A girl born in East Devon in 2022 to 2024 could expect to live 85.6 years and a boy 81.4 years, on the ONS's period measure, compared with 83.3 and 79.5 years across England. Since 2012 to 2014 it has changed by +1.6 years for women and +0.4 for men. It is the highest for women of the 26 council areas in the South West.
159,637 people lived in East Devon in mid-2025, according to the ONS, up 1.0% on a year earlier. The ten-year change since mid-2015 is +15.2% (the South West: +8.0%), the 2nd fastest growth in the South West. The mid-2025 estimate is the highest in the series.
The Annual Population Survey estimates that 87.5% of East Devon residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, with a margin of error of 4.7 points either way, against 79.0% across the South West. Over the 11 years shown it ranged from 75.1% to 87.5%.
A typical home in East Devon cost £339,683 in July 2026, on the UK House Price Index, a rise of 1.3% in twelve months. It ranks as the 7th highest of the 26 council areas in the South West (regional average £302,298). The July peak was £340,619 in 2023, and prices are 35% above July 2016. The average price is 8.5 times the median annual pay of full-time employees who live in East Devon. That ratio is 10th of 26 in the South West, counting from the highest ratio.
In August 2026, 1,785 people in East Devon were on the claimant count, 2.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 (the South West: 2.7%). Twelve months before, it was 1.9%. Since August 2021 the rate has ranged between 1.6% (October 2023) and 2.7% (August 2021).
For 2026-27 the average Band D council tax bill in East Devon is £2,595.46, up £134.06 on 2025-26. That makes it 9th of 27 in the South West, counting from the highest. In 2016-17 the figure was £1,635.79, so it has risen 59%.
7,860 businesses were registered for VAT or PAYE in East Devon in March 2026, 11% more than in 2016. There are 49 per 1,000 residents, close to the middle of the 27 council areas in the South West (12th highest).
Median weekly pay for full-time employees who live in East Devon was £745.30 in April 2025, or £40,087 over a year. That is 1.5% above the figure for the South West and close to the middle of the 26 council areas in the South West (13th highest). The workplace figure, £745.10, is within £5 of it. In 2015 the residents' median was £499.30, so it has risen 49% before inflation.
History
Population (mid-year)
| 2015 | 138,588 |
| 2016 | 140,917 |
| 2017 | 143,284 |
| 2018 | 145,151 |
| 2019 | 147,346 |
| 2020 | 148,592 |
| 2021 | 152,065 |
| 2022 | 154,235 |
| 2023 | 156,331 |
| 2024 | 157,986 |
| 2025 | 159,637 |
Average house price (same month each year)
| July 2016 | £252,320 |
| July 2017 | £267,221 |
| July 2018 | £278,139 |
| July 2019 | £282,759 |
| July 2020 | £278,354 |
| July 2021 | £299,861 |
| July 2022 | £330,684 |
| July 2023 | £340,619 |
| July 2024 | £330,350 |
| July 2025 | £335,431 |
| July 2026 | £339,683 |
Median weekly pay, residents
| 2015 | £499.30 a week |
| 2016 | £518.90 a week |
| 2017 | £512.90 a week |
| 2018 | £495.60 a week |
| 2019 | £549.50 a week |
| 2020 | £545.90 a week |
| 2021 | £595.50 a week |
| 2022 | £626.00 a week |
| 2023 | £685.20 a week |
| 2024 | £751.30 a week |
| 2025 | £745.30 a week |
Average Band D council tax
| 2016-17 | £1,635.79 |
| 2017-18 | £1,714.87 |
| 2018-19 | £1,805.27 |
| 2019-20 | £1,893.05 |
| 2020-21 | £1,966.93 |
| 2021-22 | £2,062.11 |
| 2022-23 | £2,129.50 |
| 2023-24 | £2,235.71 |
| 2024-25 | £2,348.19 |
| 2025-26 | £2,461.40 |
| 2026-27 | £2,595.46 |
Employment rate
| 2015/16 | 81.9% |
| 2016/17 | 76.8% |
| 2017/18 | 79.1% |
| 2018/19 | 84.9% |
| 2019/20 | 81.5% |
| 2020/21 | 81.9% |
| 2021/22 | 75.1% |
| 2022/23 | 76.1% |
| 2023/24 | 76.7% |
| 2024/25 | 83.1% |
| 2025/26 | 87.5% |
Life expectancy, women
| 2012 to 2014 | 84.0 years |
| 2013 to 2015 | 84.3 years |
| 2014 to 2016 | 84.1 years |
| 2015 to 2017 | 84.8 years |
| 2016 to 2018 | 85.0 years |
| 2017 to 2019 | 85.5 years |
| 2018 to 2020 | 85.4 years |
| 2019 to 2021 | 85.2 years |
| 2020 to 2022 | 85.2 years |
| 2021 to 2023 | 85.2 years |
| 2022 to 2024 | 85.6 years |
Registered businesses
| 2016 | 7,065 |
| 2017 | 7,215 |
| 2018 | 7,295 |
| 2019 | 7,465 |
| 2020 | 7,455 |
| 2021 | 7,470 |
| 2022 | 7,635 |
| 2023 | 7,645 |
| 2024 | 7,725 |
| 2025 | 7,795 |
| 2026 | 7,860 |
Questions about East Devon
What is life expectancy in East Devon?
85.6 years for women and 81.4 for men (2022 to 2024, ONS).
What is the population of East Devon?
The ONS estimates 159,637 people lived in East Devon in mid-2025.
What is the average house price in East Devon?
£339,683 in July 2026, on HM Land Registry's UK House Price Index (+1.3% on a year).
How many people claim unemployment-related benefits in East Devon?
The ONS claimant count was 1,785 in August 2026, 2.1% of 16 to 64-year-olds. It counts benefit claims, not unemployment.
How much is Band D council tax in East Devon?
£2,595.46 on average for 2026-27, including police, fire and parish precepts (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government).
What is the average salary in East Devon?
£745.30 a week before tax, the median for full-time employees who live there (April 2025, ONS).
Who has power over East Devon
Every body that makes decisions for East Devon, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
- East Devon council spending, reserves, debt and council tax
- East Devon in official figures this page
Level 4: County councils, combined authorities and metro mayors
- Devon County Council county council
- Devon and Torbay Combined Authority combined authority
- Devon and Cornwall Police police force
- NHS Devon Integrated Care Board NHS
- Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust NHS
- South West in official figures
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Exmouth and Exeter East: David Reed (Conservative) MP
- Honiton and Sidmouth: Richard Foord (Liberal Democrat) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
Each value above links to the official file or query it was read from, on 14 October 2026. What each figure measures.
More on this area and these figures
- Council money: spending, reserves and debt
- Figures for the whole region: the South West
- UK figures: Life expectancy at birth (UK) · UK population · UK employment rate
- Other council areas in the South West: Cheltenham · Exeter · Gloucester · Stroud · Teignbridge · Torbay
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