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Budleigh & Raleigh · East Devon

Budleigh & Raleigh: your neighbourhood

Budleigh & Raleigh electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

People aged 65 or over: 42% here, compared with 30% across East Devon (12 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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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 39.9% here, compared with 33.8% across East Devon (6.1 percentage points higher).

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

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: 8% here, compared with 10% across East Devon (2.5 percentage points lower).

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

42%

21 March 2021 · Budleigh & Raleigh

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

3,223 out of 7,669.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

5%

21 March 2021 · Budleigh & Raleigh

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

384 out of 7,670.

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People counted in the census

7,671

21 March 2021 · Budleigh & Raleigh

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

7,671 out of 7,671.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

39.9%

21 March 2021 · Budleigh & Raleigh

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

2,717 out of 6,803.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

48.8%

21 March 2021 · Budleigh & Raleigh

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

1,756 out of 3,600.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

12.6%

21 March 2021 · Budleigh & Raleigh

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

454 out of 3,600.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

56.8%

21 March 2021 · Budleigh & Raleigh

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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

3,881 out of 6,827.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

41.6%

21 March 2021 · Budleigh & Raleigh

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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

2,840 out of 6,827.

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

2.6%

21 March 2021 · Budleigh & Raleigh

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

176 out of 6,827.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

13.8%

21 March 2021 · Budleigh & Raleigh

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

937 out of 6,803.

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Homes rented privately

16%

21 March 2021 · Budleigh & Raleigh

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

562 out of 3,599.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

45.8%

21 March 2021 · Budleigh & Raleigh

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

3,125 out of 6,827.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

8%

21 March 2021 · Budleigh & Raleigh

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

280 out of 3,599.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

1.6%

21 March 2021 · Budleigh & Raleigh

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

106 out of 6,827.

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Crime and safety

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

209 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 195 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Budleigh & Raleigh 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: 16 mapped crimes in September 2024; 25 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 · Budleigh & Raleigh
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024165
October 2024362
November 2024134
December 2024113
January 2025121
February 2025132
March 2025166
April 2025122
May 2025152
June 2025182
July 2025195
August 2025145
September 2025143
October 2025132
November 2025194
December 2025180
January 202681
February 2026190
March 2026162
April 2026161
May 2026170
June 2026262
July 2026185
August 2026252
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Budleigh & Raleigh
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime116
other theft26
criminal damage arson19
public order14
shoplifting8
other crime8
burglary5
drugs4
possession of weapons4
vehicle crime3
bicycle theft1
robbery1
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 →