Axminster

Axminster parish covers an area of 10.08 square miles (26.12 sq km)

• Rural Ward: John Jeffrey
• Town Ward: Andrew Moulding and Douglas Hull

• Axminster parish in 2004 was 6,074
• Axminster area (including Axminster and surrounding parishes) in 2006 was 13,032

The population change 1991 to 2004 was 17.3% (East Devon was 14.4%).

The Axminster area population is predicted to rise by 905 people between 2006 and 2021:

• Age 0-19 will decrease by 12%
• Age 20-44 will decrease by 1.97%
• Age 45-64 will increase by 3.5%
• Age 65 and over will increase by 29.7%, with those 70-74 by 46.4%

• Black or minority ethnic: 0.4% (East Devon 0.7%, England 9.1%)
• Single-person households: 34% (East Devon 29.7%, England 30.1%)
• Households with annual income of less than £20,000: 49.8% (East Devon 42.1%)
• Unemployed: 1.3% (East Devon 3.7%, England 6.3%)
• Crime per 1000 population:62.6 (East Devon 51.6, England and Wales 104.9)
• Vehicle crime: 4.1 (East Devon 4.5, England and Wales 13.9)
• Violent crime: 10.7 (East Devon 10.1, England and Wales 22.4)
• Dwelling burglaries: 2.5 (East Devon 2.2, England and Wales 6.1)
• Housing
• Prices have risen in Axminster parish by 87.2% between 2001 and 2005 (East Devon 69.4%)
• Average house price £177,613 (East Devon £211,411, England and Wales £178,504

• Income support rates: 3.5% (East Devon 3.7%, England and Wales 6.3%)
• Jobseekers allowance: 1% (East Devon 0.8%, England and Wales 2.1%)
• Disability Living allowance: 3.4%
• Incapacity benefit and Severe Disablement allowance: 5.8%
• Pension credit: 15.4%

Page last updated on 21 January 2008