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Newton Poppleford & Harpford · East Devon

Newton Poppleford & Harpford: your neighbourhood

Newton Poppleford & Harpford electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

Homes rented privately: 11% here, compared with 16% across East Devon (4.6 percentage points lower).

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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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 11.9% here, compared with 13.9% across East Devon (1.9 percentage points lower).

These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.

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: 13.8% here, compared with 15.1% across East Devon (1.3 percentage points lower).

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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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

30.9%

21 March 2021 · Newton Poppleford & Harpford

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

711 out of 2,304.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

4.8%

21 March 2021 · Newton Poppleford & Harpford

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

110 out of 2,302.

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People counted in the census

2,303

21 March 2021 · Newton Poppleford & Harpford

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

2,303 out of 2,303.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

33.2%

21 March 2021 · Newton Poppleford & Harpford

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

651 out of 1,958.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

48%

21 March 2021 · Newton Poppleford & Harpford

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

474 out of 988.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

11.9%

21 March 2021 · Newton Poppleford & Harpford

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

118 out of 988.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

47.8%

21 March 2021 · Newton Poppleford & Harpford

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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

933 out of 1,953.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

50.6%

21 March 2021 · Newton Poppleford & Harpford

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

989 out of 1,953.

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

2.3%

21 March 2021 · Newton Poppleford & Harpford

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

44 out of 1,953.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

13.8%

21 March 2021 · Newton Poppleford & Harpford

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

270 out of 1,958.

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Homes rented privately

11%

21 March 2021 · Newton Poppleford & Harpford

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

113 out of 992.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

36.1%

21 March 2021 · Newton Poppleford & Harpford

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

706 out of 1,953.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

9%

21 March 2021 · Newton Poppleford & Harpford

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

93 out of 992.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

1.6%

21 March 2021 · Newton Poppleford & Harpford

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

31 out of 1,953.

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Crime and safety

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

86 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 90 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Newton Poppleford & Harpford 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: 4 mapped crimes in September 2024; 5 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 · Newton Poppleford & Harpford
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 202440
October 2024111
November 202470
December 202470
January 202591
February 202581
March 202560
April 2025140
May 202591
June 202531
July 202542
August 202582
September 202530
October 202570
November 2025151
December 202570
January 202640
February 202681
March 202690
April 202690
May 2026101
June 202650
July 202641
August 202650
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Newton Poppleford & Harpford
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime47
criminal damage arson15
public order5
burglary4
other crime4
vehicle crime4
drugs3
theft from the person2
bicycle theft1
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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What could improve local safety →

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 →