Social housing in East Devon
10.3% of households in East Devon are social housing — council or housing-association homes — according to the 2021–22 Census. That is below the UK average of 17.5%.
How much social housing is there in East Devon?
East Devon ranks 337th of 374 UK local authorities by social-housing share. Of its 66,782 households, 6,907 are social homes (10.3%) — renting from the council or a housing association.
How does East Devon compare with the UK average?
At -7.2 percentage points versus the UK average of 17.5%, East Devon sits below the national level.
East Devon at a glance
Beyond housing, here is what the map's other datasets say about East Devon.
Schools
On the Department for Education's register, East Devon has 70 schools — 66 state-funded and 4 independent. That includes 55 primary and 7 secondary schools. Of the 31 with a published Ofsted grade, 77% are Good or Outstanding.
Nurseries
There are 72 nurseries and pre-schools on Ofsted's childcare register in East Devon, offering about 2,072 registered childcare places. Childminders are not counted — Ofsted withholds their addresses.
Deprivation
The median neighbourhood in East Devon sits in decile 6 of 10 on its nation's deprivation index, and 1% of its 88 neighbourhoods fall in the most-deprived national fifth.
House prices
The median neighbourhood price is about £3,765 per m², from Land Registry sold prices matched to EPC floor areas.
Broadband
Median available download speed is about 1,000 Mbit/s — what can be ordered, not what residents have bought (Ofcom Connected Nations).
Explore East Devon
See East Devon through the other lenses on the interactive map — house prices, recorded crime and anti-social behaviour, road & rail noise, deprivation and broadband:
Which areas are similar to East Devon?
Figures: 2021–22 Census · Page updated 15 August 2026 · Download the full dataset (CSV, all 374 councils).