Seaton
Seaton parish covers an area of 1.84 square miles (4.76 sq km).
Councillors:
- Seaton Ward: Steph Jones, Jim Knight and Margaret Rogers
Population:
- Seaton parish in 2004 was 7,111
- Seaton area (including Honiton and surrounding parishes) in 2006 was 12,541
The population change 1991 to 2004 was 15.6% (East Devon was 14.4%).
The Seaton area population is predicted to increase by 932 people between 2006 and 2021, which equates to a rise of 7.4%:
- Age 0-19 will decrease by 13.1%
- Age 20-44 will decrease by 4.5%
- Age 45-64 will increase by 3.8%
- Age 65 and over will increase by 28.2%, with those 70-74 by 45.2%
Other facts & figures
- Black or minority ethnic: 0.7% (East Devon 0.7%, England 9.1%)
- Single-person households: 36.9% (East Devon 29.7%, England 30.1%)
- Households with annual income of less than £20,000: 51% (East Devon 42.1%)
- Unemployed: 1.0% (East Devon 3.7%, England 6.3%)
- Crime per 1000 population: 49.9 (East Devon 51.6, England and Wales 104.9)
- Vehicle crime: 4.2 (East Devon 4.5, England and Wales 13.9)
- Violent crime: 11.3 (East Devon 10.1, England and Wales 22.4)
- Dwelling burglaries: 2.5 (East Devon 2.2, England and Wales 6.1)
- Drug offences: 2.2 (East Devon 1.9, England and Wales 2.7)
- Housing
- Prices have risen in Honiton parish by 50.5% between 2001 and 2005 (East Devon 69.4%)
- Average house price £176,933 (East Devon £211,411, England and Wales £178,504)
Benefits & Claims
- Income support rates: 4.3% (East Devon 3.7%, England and Wales 6.3%)
- Jobseekers allowance: 0.7% (East Devon 0.8%, England and Wales 2.1%)
- Disability living allowance: 3.1%
- Incapacity benefit and Severe Disablement allowance: 7.7%
- Pension credit: 14.1%
Page last updated on 31 October 2008