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Axminster

Middle area

The east of the East Devon. 10,241 people in 52 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Axminster’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£270,000
3,117th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
9,813
1,310th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
68.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Axminster compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

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Median sale price21 middle areas, East Devon · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in East Devon21 areas from £243,000 to £592,500. The middle area is £350,000. Axminster is £270,000.
£270,0003rd lowest
Population21 middle areas, East Devon · 2021
Population: every middle area in East Devon21 areas from 5,272 to 10,871. The middle area is 6,864. Axminster is 9,813.
9,8132nd highest
Gigabit broadband coverage21 middle areas, East Devon · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in East Devon21 areas from 24.7% to 99.7%. The middle area is 72.8%. Axminster is 68.2%.
68.2%8th lowest
Claimant rate21 middle areas, East Devon · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in East Devon21 areas from 0.7% to 3.5%. The middle area is 1.8%. Axminster is 2.9%.
2.9%3rd highest

Figures for the whole of East Devon

These figures are published for the whole of East Devon, not for each middle area, so they describe all of East Devon and not Axminster alone. See East Devon

Average house price
£339,683
Up 1.3% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£40,087
136th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.5×
105th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
14.5
91st least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Axminster in brief

The median price paid for a home in Axminster was £270,000 in 2025.

Axminster had 9,813 usual residents at the census.

In Axminster, 68.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Axminster, 2.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.