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Woodbury & Lympstone · East Devon

Woodbury & Lympstone: your neighbourhood

Woodbury & Lympstone electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 44.6% here, compared with 33.8% across East Devon (10.8 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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People aged 65 or over: 23.9% here, compared with 30% across East Devon (6 percentage points lower).

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 no qualifications: 9.5% here, compared with 15.1% across East Devon (5.6 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

23.9%

21 March 2021 · Woodbury & Lympstone

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

1,438 out of 6,006.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

3.3%

21 March 2021 · Woodbury & Lympstone

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

201 out of 6,006.

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People counted in the census

6,006

21 March 2021 · Woodbury & Lympstone

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

6,006 out of 6,006.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

44.6%

21 March 2021 · Woodbury & Lympstone

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

2,265 out of 5,073.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

41.1%

21 March 2021 · Woodbury & Lympstone

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

931 out of 2,265.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

9.3%

21 March 2021 · Woodbury & Lympstone

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

211 out of 2,265.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

39%

21 March 2021 · Woodbury & Lympstone

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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

1,979 out of 5,072.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

59.4%

21 March 2021 · Woodbury & Lympstone

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

3,015 out of 5,072.

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

1.6%

21 March 2021 · Woodbury & Lympstone

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

81 out of 5,072.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

9.5%

21 March 2021 · Woodbury & Lympstone

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

482 out of 5,073.

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Homes rented privately

17%

21 March 2021 · Woodbury & Lympstone

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

380 out of 2,263.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

28.2%

21 March 2021 · Woodbury & Lympstone

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

1,428 out of 5,072.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

9%

21 March 2021 · Woodbury & Lympstone

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

210 out of 2,263.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

1.5%

21 March 2021 · Woodbury & Lympstone

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

78 out of 5,072.

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Crime and safety

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

171 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 147 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Woodbury & Lympstone 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: 10 mapped crimes in September 2024; 26 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 · Woodbury & Lympstone
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024101
October 2024100
November 2024102
December 2024103
January 202582
February 2025110
March 202552
April 2025162
May 2025281
June 2025153
July 2025132
August 2025112
September 202563
October 2025121
November 2025121
December 2025120
January 2026140
February 2026173
March 2026170
April 2026121
May 2026142
June 2026100
July 2026192
August 2026262
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Woodbury & Lympstone
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime99
other theft21
criminal damage arson16
other crime8
public order8
drugs7
burglary6
vehicle crime4
shoplifting2
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 →