Exmouth

Exmouth parish covers an area of 8.26 square miles (21.38 sq km).

• Brixington Ward: David Chapman, Darryl Nicholas and Trevor Cope
• Halsdon Ward: Jill Elson, Pauline Stott and Vivien Duval-Steer
• Littleham Ward: John Humphreys, Mark Williamson and Tim Wood
• Town Ward: May Hardy, Pat Graham and Eileen Wragg
• Withycombe Raleigh Ward: Geoffrey Chamberlain, Stephen Wragg and Brenda Taylor

• Exmouth parish in 2004 was 35,430
• Exmouth area (including Exmouth and surrounding parishes) in 2006 was 46,296

The population change 1991 to 2004 was 13.8% (East Devon was 14.4%).

The Exmouth area population is predicted to decrease by 373 people between 2006 and 2021, which equates to a fall of 0.8%:

• Age 0-19 will decrease by 17%
• Age 20-44 will decrease by 6.7%
• Age 45-64 will decrease by 1.3%
• Age 65 and over will increase by 20.9%, with those 70-74 by 37.9%

• Black or minority ethnic: 0.9% (East Devon 0.7%, England 9.1%)
• Single-person households: 31% (East Devon 29.7%, England 30.1%)
• Households with annual income of less than £20,000: 46.9% (East Devon 42.1%)
• Unemployed: 1.2% (East Devon 3.7%, England 6.3%)
• Crime per 1000 population: 76.7 (East Devon 51.6, England and Wales 104.9)
• Vehicle crime: 5.7 (East Devon 4.5, England and Wales 13.9)
• Violent crime: 16.9 (East Devon 10.1, England and Wales 22.4)
• Dwelling burglaries: 3.0 (East Devon 2.2, England and Wales 6.1)
• Drug offences: 2.4 (East Devon 1.9, England and Wales 2.7)
• Housing
• Prices have risen in Exmouth parish by 68.3% between 2001 and 2005 (East Devon 69.4%)
• Average house price £180,803 (East Devon £211,411, England and Wales £178,504)

• Income Support rates: 5.3% (East Devon 3.7%, England & Wales 6.3%)
• Jobseekers allowance: 1.1% (East Devon 0.8%, England & Wales 2.1%)
• Disability Living allowance: 4%
• Incapacity benefit and Severe Disablement allowance: 6.3%
• Pension credit: 17.5%

Page last updated on 21 January 2008