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A village of 1,193 in Devon, South West.
Clyst St Mary has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Its strongest subject is health (A+): life expectancy 82.7 for men, 87.6 for women. Its weakest is hazard risk (D−): 12% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. The median home sold for £445,000 in the last three years, 8.3 times what households in the East Devon council area earn in a year.
Devon And Cornwall Police published 33 of the 36 months; rates are per year over the months published.
The 3 things Clyst St Mary does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Clyst St Mary is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists them inside Clyst St Mary’s built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
25% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Clyst St Mary.
2.7% of residents described their health as bad or very bad, lower than both Devon’s towns (5.9%) and England’s towns (5.2%). Asked at the census, 87% of residents of Clyst St Mary said they were in good or very good health. Women here live to 87.6 on average and men to 82.7 (2019–23). Seeing a GP means leaving Clyst St Mary: the nearest practice is 1.7 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Clyst St Mary | Devon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 87% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.7% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 13% | 21% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Self-reported health favours young towns, since these answers ignore age; the Health Grade leans on age-adjusted measures such as life expectancy and early deaths.
58% of pupils at the 8 primary schools within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). The town has one school, shown below. Its one primary school teaches 170 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clyst St Mary Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 170 | C |
6% live in social housing, below both Devon’s towns (14%) and England’s towns (18%). Private rents average £968 a month across the East Devon council area. The median sale, £445,000, comes from 44 standard sales inside Clyst St Mary’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £571,500 | 29 |
| Semi-detached | £330,000 | 7 |
| Terraced | £253,750 | 8 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Violence came to 17.7 per 1,000 residents a year, below both Devon’s towns (21.5) and England’s towns (22). Police recorded 36 crimes inside Clyst St Mary’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 2 reports of anti-social behaviour. Also worth knowing: just over three fifths of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences.
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL · The police category of violence and sexual offences includes harassment and stalking.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Clyst St Mary has 109 listed buildings for every 10,000 residents. A quarter of its homes were built before 1919, close to Devon’s towns (24%) and above England’s towns (16%). Grade II* covers 2 of them.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 38% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
84% of commuters drove, above both Devon’s towns (73%) and England’s towns (70%). There are 1.6 jobs in Clyst St Mary for each resident in work. Of the commuters living locally, 2% work in the town itself. Average household income comes to £64K a year before tax.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Children under 15 make up 17% of residents. People 65 and over make up a quarter of the town, about level with Devon’s towns (24%) and above England’s towns (18%). Residents of Clyst St Mary have a median age of 46.2. 38% of adults hold a degree.
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Clyst St Mary | Devon | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 15% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.2% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 25% | 24% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.1% | 6.6% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 38% | 30% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Devon and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Clyst St Mary. Best known first.
Theme parkCrealy Adventure Park2.1 km outside town, to the east
MuseumTopsham Museum2.8 km outside town, to the south
Abbey or prioryPolsloe Priory4 km outside town, to the northwestAttractionAttractionRaceworld3.8 km outside town, to the eastZooZooGreendale Farm Trail3.1 km outside town, to the eastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clyst St Mary | 1,193 | — | — | C− | A− | A+ |
| Topsham | 4,193 | 1.6 | B | D− | B− | A− |
| Clyst Honiton | 1,030 | 1.9 | — | B− | D− | A− |
| West Clyst | 2,683 | 2.7 | B− | C− | C+ | A− |
| Exminster | 4,388 | 2.8 | B+ | C− | A− | B |
| Exeter | 126,181 | 2.9 | C | C− | D | C+ |
| Exton | 1,287 | 3.1 | — | C− | A+ | A |
| Woodbury | 1,749 | 3.2 | — | C | B | A |
Clyst Honiton, Exton and Woodbury have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
That is 4.5 times the typical UK town for its size. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £445,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £253,750, semi-detached houses £330,000 and detached houses £571,500.
Against all UK towns, it grades A−.
Village in Devon, England
Clyst St Mary is a built-up area of 1,193 people, in the East Devon council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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