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Sidmouth Town

Middle area

The south of the East Devon. 5,385 people in 5.9 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 Sidmouth Town’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£420,000
1,696th highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
5,272
2,054th lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
71.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Sidmouth Town compares

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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. Sidmouth Town is £420,000.
£420,0005th highest
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. Sidmouth Town is 5,272.
5,272lowest
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%. Sidmouth Town is 71.5%.
71.5%joint 9th 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%. Sidmouth Town is 1.7%.
1.7%joint 5th lowest

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 Sidmouth Town 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
Sidmouth Town in brief

The median price paid for a home in Sidmouth Town was £420,000 in 2025.

Sidmouth Town had 5,272 usual residents at the census.

In Sidmouth Town, 71.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Sidmouth Town, 1.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.