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Beer & Branscombe · East Devon

Beer & Branscombe: your neighbourhood

Beer & Branscombe electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

People aged 65 or over: 38.7% here, compared with 30% across East Devon (8.7 percentage points higher).

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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Homes rented privately: 18% here, compared with 16% across East Devon (2.5 percentage points higher).

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association: 12% here, compared with 10% across East Devon (1.3 percentage points higher).

The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

38.7%

21 March 2021 · Beer & Branscombe

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

910 out of 2,352.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

4.8%

21 March 2021 · Beer & Branscombe

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised

114 out of 2,353.

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People counted in the census

2,353

21 March 2021 · Beer & Branscombe

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

2,353 out of 2,353.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

34.6%

21 March 2021 · Beer & Branscombe

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

709 out of 2,051.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

50.7%

21 March 2021 · Beer & Branscombe

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

541 out of 1,067.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

13.1%

21 March 2021 · Beer & Branscombe

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

140 out of 1,067.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

52%

21 March 2021 · Beer & Branscombe

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

1,064 out of 2,048.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

46.4%

21 March 2021 · Beer & Branscombe

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

951 out of 2,048.

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Residents aged 16+ not working because of long-term illness or disability

2.1%

21 March 2021 · Beer & Branscombe

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

43 out of 2,048.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

16.2%

21 March 2021 · Beer & Branscombe

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

333 out of 2,051.

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Homes rented privately

18%

21 March 2021 · Beer & Branscombe

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

197 out of 1,066.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

40.9%

21 March 2021 · Beer & Branscombe

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

837 out of 2,048.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

12%

21 March 2021 · Beer & Branscombe

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

124 out of 1,066.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

1.6%

21 March 2021 · Beer & Branscombe

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly. Unemployed residents as a share of all residents aged 16+; this is not the unemployment rate among economically active people.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

33 out of 2,048.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Beer & Branscombe ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

106 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 95 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Beer & Branscombe ward · mapped crimes

Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: 6 mapped crimes in September 2024; 12 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Beer & Branscombe
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 202461
October 202492
November 202460
December 202461
January 2025140
February 202540
March 202555
April 2025112
May 202522
June 2025110
July 2025131
August 202581
September 202521
October 2025161
November 2025110
December 202570
January 202660
February 202680
March 2026185
April 202690
May 202651
June 202660
July 202661
August 2026122
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Beer & Branscombe
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime66
criminal damage arson11
other theft10
vehicle crime5
public order5
burglary4
other crime2
theft from the person1
drugs1
possession of weapons1
What these numbers include

Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.

Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and unusable locations excluded.

An empty ward count means no mapped rows in the complete required force files; it does not prove that no crime occurred.

These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.

Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.

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Projects and proposed responses

A nearby project is not proof of a benefit to the whole ward. Only source-supported ward links are attached here.

No project boundary has been verified against this ward. See projects and their stated locations →

Proposed responses across East Devon →