AREA DECISION REPORT
East Devon area decision report
Proceed with trade-off checks
Median affordability sits at 8.4x in 2025, which reads as high-cost. Gigabit availability is 77.7% with median download at Unavailable. 4G strong coverage reaches 97% and 5G reaches 8.5% in the current area summary. Nearby planning activity is quiet in the current area radius. 3 featured postcodes are ready for deeper due-diligence follow-up.
Live across price, affordability, connectivity, planning, and postcode follow-up | Sold prices through 26 Jun 2026 · Affordability year 2025 · Broadband source year 2024 · Mobile source year 2025
- Median sold price, last 5 years £320,000Based on 15,022 sales · Latest sale in data: 26 Jun 2026
- Affordability High-costMedian ratio 8.4x in 2025
- Gigabit availability 77.7%Ofcom source year 2024
- 4G strong coverage 97%Area-level mobile source year 2025
- Nearby planning QuietCurrent applications plus recent decisions linked to the area radius
Area summary
Use this summary to decide whether this shortlist survives, then move into postcode-level due diligence where the evidence looks strongest.
Affordability and price
High-cost at 8.4xMedian house-price-to-earnings ratio is 8.4x in 2025, with a median house price of £335,000 and residence earnings of £40,087.
Broadband
Gigabit 77.7%Gigabit availability is 77.7%, with median download at Unavailable and below-USO share at 0.3%.
Mobile
4G 97% · 5G 8.5%4G strong-coverage share is 97%, with 5G at 8.5% in the current area-level summary.
Planning watch
No nearby matchesNo nearby planning rows matched East Devon in the current live coverage yet.
Schools
17 nearby school rows17 nearby school rows matched postcode area EX1 4AR for East Devon. Use the schools flow to compare them in more detail.
Transport
1,296 mapped stopsEast Devon currently links 1,296 mapped transport stops, including 1,267 local bus or tram access points and 18 rail or metro stops. Where NaPTAN status is present, 1,037 stops are marked active and 259 inactive. Top localities include Exmouth (78), Brixington (76), Honiton (66).
Local business
Score 100/100East Devon currently links 697 mapped local businesses across 8 tracked categories. Top amenity groups include 245 food and drink, 129 nightlife, 107 grocery. The current amenity availability signal scores 100/100.
Jobs
843 online job adverts observedEast Devon local authority · May 2026. Same geography one year earlier: 1,097 online job adverts observed in May 2025.
Postcode follow-up
3 featured postcodes3 featured postcodes are ready for deeper due-diligence follow-up under East Devon.
Crime
Latest month 646East Devon recorded 646 crimes in Jun 2026. Rolling twelve month context shows 7,452, with a 4.8% fall against the prior twelve months and violence and sexual offences as the top recorded type. Devon & Cornwall Police contributes the largest matched force share in the latest month.
Local business
This area-level OSM snapshot shows the amenity mix currently mapped around East Devon, so you can judge everyday convenience before you spend more time on postcode-level checks.
Amenity availability
Convenience score 100/100
Basis: nearest matching geography. Area local-business counts use postcode tags first and nearest-postcode fallback when the OSM record has no usable postcode tag.
Amenity group
Food and drink
245 mapped places currently map into this amenity group, led by cafe (117), fast food (65), restaurant (63).
Amenity group
Nightlife
129 mapped places currently map into this amenity group, led by pub (119), bar (10).
Amenity group
Grocery
107 mapped places currently map into this amenity group, led by convenience (56), supermarket (27), bakery (9).
Amenity group
Personal services
82 mapped places currently map into this amenity group, led by hairdresser (55), beauty (27).
Compare against another area
Keep at least one alternative area in view while you weigh cost, connectivity, planning pressure, and postcode follow-up coverage.
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Birmingham has 63,331 recorded sales with a median sold price of £220,400.
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Leeds has 60,832 recorded sales with a median sold price of £225,000.
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North Yorkshire has 59,996 recorded sales with a median sold price of £260,000.
Open area researchPostcodes worth checking next
These are the best current postcode follow-up routes from the live area brief, so use them to move from early shortlist thinking into deeper due diligence.
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EX1 4AR
EX1 4AR has 72 recorded sales with a median sold price of £279,750.
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EX5 7HY
EX5 7HY has 60 recorded sales with a median sold price of £249,500.
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EX1 3BH
EX1 3BH has 59 recorded sales with a median sold price of £355,000.
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Compare nearby schools
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Check sold prices
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Check affordability
Use the affordability checker to see whether East Devon still fits your income and deposit.
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Check planning nearby
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Read area guides
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Use area planners and templates
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