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Dunkeswell & Otterhead

Ward

The north east of the East Devon. About 5,784 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 143 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Dunkeswell & Otterhead live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
5,777
3,412th least populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
69.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Dunkeswell & Otterhead compares

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

Dunkeswell & OtterheadMiddle
Population30 wards, East Devon · 2021
Population: every ward in East Devon30 areas from 2,102 to 8,124. The middle area is 4,968. Dunkeswell & Otterhead is 5,777.
5,77714th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares30 wards, East Devon · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in East Devon30 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 27.0%. Dunkeswell & Otterhead is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
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%. Dunkeswell & Otterhead is 69.0%.
69.0%14th 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%. Dunkeswell & Otterhead is 1.6%.
1.6%joint 7th lowest

Is Dunkeswell & Otterhead safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Dunkeswell & Otterhead at a rate of 21.3 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 46.7 per 1,000 people across East Devon.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 15 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Dunkeswell & Otterhead.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (49), other crime (24) and criminal damage and arson (11).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

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 Dunkeswell & Otterhead 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 paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.5×
Joint 105th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
14.5
Joint 91st least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Dunkeswell & Otterhead in brief

Dunkeswell & Otterhead had 5,777 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Dunkeswell & Otterhead live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Dunkeswell & Otterhead, 69.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Dunkeswell & Otterhead, 1.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.