Exmouth Brixington

East Devon · South West · population 6,320 · 4 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

73Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,842 of 6,856 in England
  • #195 of 710 in South West
  • #8 of 21 in East Devon
  • Less deprived (top 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,345
Median age (est.)51
Density2,098per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above26%
No car or van12%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 8%25–44 20%45–64 28%65+ 30%

Tenure

Own outright: 50%Mortgage/shared: 29%Social rent: 7%Private rent: 13%
Own outright 50%Mortgage/shared 29%Social rent 7%Private rent 13%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 7%Other: 21%
One person 27%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 7%Other 21%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 16% · Skilled trades 13% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional16%
Skilled trades13%
Associate professional13%
Managers & directors13%
Caring & leisure12%
Administrative11%
Elementary8%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 98%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 98%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 54% · No religion 39% · Other 0%

Born outside the UK: 5%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Exmouth Brixington is in the less-deprived top third of England, ranked #1,842 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #8 of 21 in East Devon. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (99) but weak on Housing & access (24). Typical homes here, about £359,500 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 28% in five years (from 91 sales), 9% above the wider East Devon median of £330,000. Typical household take-home income is around £41,704 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 21 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 73 · #1,828
Employment 65 · #2,418
Education 51 · #3,378
Health 65 · #2,370
Crime 99 · #53
Housing & access 24 · #5,194
Living environment 99 · #39

House prices ?

£359,500median (12m) · -1.5% yr · n=91
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£359,50091-1.5%+28.4%
Detached£417,50049-2.9%+20.5%
Semi-detached£297,00029-15.1%+16.5%
Terraced£250,00013-1.2%+9.5%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=0)
This area£359,500
East Devon£330,000
South West£310,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£41,704±£5,956 · #2,941 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£37,249
Price-to-income ?8.6×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

69Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

21 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 131 offences
East Devon43
South West71
England83

Rank #35 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences68
Theft19
Burglary6
Vehicle crime2
Criminal damage & arson8
Public order & weapons16
Drugs3
Robbery1
Other8

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 14 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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