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Braunton East

Ward

The north west of the North Devon. About 4,865 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 21 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 Braunton East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
4,866
Joint 2,625th 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
12.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Braunton East compares

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

Braunton EastMiddle
Population25 wards, North Devon · 2021
Population: every ward in North Devon25 areas from 2,038 to 8,045. The middle area is 2,896. Braunton East is 4,866.
4,8668th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares25 wards, North Devon · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in North Devon25 areas from 42.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Braunton East is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage25 wards, North Devon · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in North Devon25 areas from 5.8% to 97.9%. The middle area is 58.0%. Braunton East is 12.0%.
12.0%2nd lowest
Claimant rate25 wards, North Devon · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in North Devon25 areas from 0.9% to 5.5%. The middle area is 2.5%. Braunton East is 1.5%.
1.5%3rd lowest

Is Braunton East safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Braunton East at a rate of 34.0 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 70.2 per 1,000 people across North Devon.

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

In August 2026 alone, 9 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Braunton East.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (67), anti-social behaviour (29) and criminal damage and arson (17).

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 North Devon

These figures are published for the whole of North Devon, not for each ward, so they describe all of North Devon and not Braunton East alone. See North Devon

Average house price
£282,633
Down 2.4% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£32,682
14th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.6×
Joint 101st least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
22.0
Joint 114th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Braunton East in brief

Braunton East had 4,866 usual residents at the census.

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

In Braunton East, 12.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Braunton East, 1.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.