About East Devon
The district of East Devon is on the Devon coast in the South West of England. Please click here for an animation showing where we are (this requires Flash)
The East Devon District has an area of 314 square miles. It sits between the River Exe and outskirts of Exeter to the west, Somerset (inland) and Dorset to the east. At the extremes, the District stretches 30 miles east to west and 15 miles north to south.
Exeter International Airport is located in the District and main line rail services and the national motorway network are easily accessible. East Devon is the largest of the eight Devon districts with a population of 125,522). East Devon is also one of the largest English districts by population. There are 68 town or parish councils across the whole district.
Our main towns are the coastal resorts of Exmouth (Devon’s largest town – pop. 34,000); Budleigh Salterton; Sidmouth; and Seaton. In the mainly rural inland area the settlements are Honiton; Ottery St Mary; Axminster and Broadclyst. A new community called Cranbrook is also planned in the west of the district.
Our coastline forms part of England’s first and only World Heritage site designated for its natural environment. The East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty lies wholly within the District, together with the greater part of the Blackdown Hills AONB.
You can find out more about the towns and villages in East Devon by following the links below.
Devon County Council has created a series of town profiles. These describe what it is like to live in each town and the surrounding area based on key facts and figures, including information on population, deprivation, housing, wildlife and crime. To date, four have been completed in East Devon - Axminster, Exmouth, Honiton and Seaton - and more will be added.
To find out more, click here. This link will take you to Devon County Council's website.
You can view a selection of the 
2001 census data for East Devon from
this link (51KB - PDF Help). The data in .pdf format is reproduced by kind permission of the Office for National
Statistics.
Information is available for a range of different areas, including local authority, ward and parish level.
For more information on the Census nationally and for other districts and counties in the country, please visit the Office of National Statistics website. You will also be able to research other data from this website which is provided by the Office for National Statistics.
To find out more about the age profile of East Devon, click on the maps below.
Map of East Devon showing population under 20 years from Census 2001 (47KB)
Map of East Devon showing population between 20 and 60 years from Census 2001 (43KB)
Map of East Devon showing population over 60 years from Census 2001 (52KB)
