Poppleford, Otterton & Woodbury

East Devon · South West · population 6,299 · 3 LSOAs

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

66Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,301 of 6,856 in England
  • #250 of 710 in South West
  • #10 of 21 in East Devon
  • Less deprived (top 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,257
Median age (est.)52
Density113per km²
No qualifications13%
Degree or above38%
No car or van8%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 9%25–44 18%45–64 29%65+ 29%

Tenure

Own outright: 47%Mortgage/shared: 27%Social rent: 9%Private rent: 17%
Own outright 47%Mortgage/shared 27%Social rent 9%Private rent 17%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 7%Other: 22%
One person 27%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 7%Other 22%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 22% · Managers & directors 17% · Skilled trades 13%

All occupation groups
Professional22%
Managers & directors17%
Skilled trades13%
Associate professional12%
Caring & leisure9%
Elementary9%
Administrative8%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

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

Religion & identity

Christian 52% · No religion 39% · Other 1%

Born outside the UK: 4%

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

Poppleford, Otterton & Woodbury is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,301 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #10 of 21 in East Devon. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Crime (98) but weak on Housing & access (6). Typical homes here sold for about £330,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+0%) (from 74 sales), in line with the wider East Devon median of £330,000. Typical household take-home income is around £43,883 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 37 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 74 · #1,746
Employment 73 · #1,835
Education 74 · #1,767
Health 73 · #1,869
Crime 98 · #121
Housing & access 6 · #6,414
Living environment 48 · #3,576

House prices ?

£330,000median (12m) · -17.1% yr · n=74
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£330,00074-17.1%0.0%
Detached£425,00029-19.4%+6.9%
Semi-detached£380,00014+28.8%+23.6%
Terraced£273,75028-7.2%+19.7%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=3)
This area£330,000
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)£43,883±£6,173 · #2,343 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£36,059
Price-to-income ?7.5×typical home ÷ net income — similar to 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 ?

72Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

37 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 235 offences
East Devon43
South West71
England83

Rank #1,014 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences135
Theft23
Burglary10
Vehicle crime8
Criminal damage & arson24
Public order & weapons16
Drugs5
Robbery1
Other13

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 16 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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