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Sidmouth Rural

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The south east of the East Devon. About 2,098 people in 34 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Sidmouth Rural, 44.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
2,102
345th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
44.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
46.6%
20th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Sidmouth Rural compares

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

Sidmouth RuralMiddle
Population30 wards, East Devon · 2021
Population: every ward in East Devon30 areas from 2,102 to 8,124. The middle area is 4,968. Sidmouth Rural is 2,102.
2,102lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage30 wards, East Devon · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in East Devon30 areas from 7.0% to 99.7%. The middle area is 72.4%. Sidmouth Rural is 44.0%.
44.0%7th lowest
Claimant rate30 wards, East Devon · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in East Devon30 areas from 0.8% to 3.6%. The middle area is 1.8%. Sidmouth Rural is 1.7%.
1.7%joint 11th lowest
Aged 15 to 6430 wards, East Devon · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in East Devon30 areas from 41.7% to 67.6%. The middle area is 55.1%. Sidmouth Rural is 46.6%.
46.6%2nd lowest

Figures for the whole of East Devon

These figures are published for the whole of East Devon, not for each ward, so they describe all of East Devon and not Sidmouth Rural 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 Rural in brief

Sidmouth Rural had 2,102 usual residents at the census.

In Sidmouth Rural, 44.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

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

46.6% of residents in Sidmouth Rural were aged 15 to 64 at the census.