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East Devon District Council

Local authority area: East Devon

East Devon is a district council in Devon, in the South West England region of England. It covers 814.4 km² and had 154,500 residents in 2022 — about 190 people per km². The council is based in Sidmouth.

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People

Population

Estimates recorded for East Devon, 2012–2022.

Residents, 2022154,500+15.0% since 2012

Land area814.4km²314.4 sq mi

Density190/ km²people per square kilometre

Rank by population#183of 382 UK councils · #161 in England

Population estimates4 data points

134.4K138.1K144.3K154.5K

2012201520182022

History

How the council came to be

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Predecessors
Axminster Rural District, St Thomas Rural District, Honiton Rural District

Same county

Other councils in Devon

All councils in South West

Teignbridge135,952 Exeter134,939 North Devon100,505 South Hams89,812 Mid Devon83,786 Torridge68,635 West Devon58,190

Elections

30 electoral wards

Census 2021: 150,828 residents in 66,790 households across the wards; 30.0% aged 65+, 72.1% of homes owned, 13.6% of households without a car.

1Axminster3,678 households · 28.6% aged 65+8,125 2Exmouth Littleham3,813 households · 39.4% aged 65+8,070 3Ottery St Mary3,398 households · 26.2% aged 65+7,986 4Sidmouth Sidford3,686 households · 36.7% aged 65+7,863 5Budleigh & Raleigh3,599 households · 42.0% aged 65+7,671 6Exmouth Brixington3,254 households · 27.8% aged 65+7,640

All wards of East Devon

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Council offices

Offices, town halls and local council offices in the area.

PColyton Parish CouncilParish council · Colyton EX24 6JR · hours listed PWoodbury Parish CouncilParish council · Exeter EX5 1LP · hours listed

Westminster

Constituencies

Honiton and Sidmouth · 18 wards Exmouth and Exeter East · 12 wards

Source: Wikidata Q1277825 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.