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Honiton St Michael's · East Devon

Honiton St Michael's: your neighbourhood

Honiton St Michael's electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 24.6% here, compared with 33.8% across East Devon (9.2 percentage points lower).

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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People aged 16+ with no qualifications: 19.6% here, compared with 15.1% across East Devon (4.5 percentage points higher).

Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.

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: 20% here, compared with 16% across East Devon (3.6 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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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

27.7%

21 March 2021 · Honiton St Michael's

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

1,886 out of 6,807.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

5.3%

21 March 2021 · Honiton St Michael's

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

359 out of 6,807.

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People counted in the census

6,807

21 March 2021 · Honiton St Michael's

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

6,807 out of 6,807.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

24.6%

21 March 2021 · Honiton St Michael's

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

1,408 out of 5,723.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

53.1%

21 March 2021 · Honiton St Michael's

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

1,662 out of 3,130.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

16%

21 March 2021 · Honiton St Michael's

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

501 out of 3,130.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

42.7%

21 March 2021 · Honiton St Michael's

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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

2,443 out of 5,727.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

55.2%

21 March 2021 · Honiton St Michael's

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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

3,162 out of 5,727.

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

3%

21 March 2021 · Honiton St Michael's

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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

169 out of 5,727.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

19.6%

21 March 2021 · Honiton St Michael's

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

1,119 out of 5,723.

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Homes rented privately

20%

21 March 2021 · Honiton St Michael's

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

614 out of 3,130.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

31.5%

21 March 2021 · Honiton St Michael's

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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

1,803 out of 5,727.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

11%

21 March 2021 · Honiton St Michael's

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

345 out of 3,130.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

2.1%

21 March 2021 · Honiton St Michael's

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

122 out of 5,727.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Honiton St Michael's ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

304 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 273 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Honiton St Michael's 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: 22 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 · Honiton St Michael's
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024220
October 2024365
November 2024206
December 2024141
January 2025253
February 2025165
March 2025304
April 2025193
May 2025253
June 2025212
July 2025245
August 2025213
September 2025224
October 2025262
November 2025192
December 2025274
January 2026291
February 2026180
March 2026312
April 2026296
May 2026271
June 2026281
July 2026231
August 2026251
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Honiton St Michael's
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime145
shoplifting50
other theft32
public order22
criminal damage arson17
vehicle crime11
drugs10
other crime7
possession of weapons5
burglary4
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 →