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A village of 275 in Devon, South West.
Colaton Raleigh has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real.
The 3 things Colaton Raleigh does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists them inside Colaton Raleigh’s built-up area.
31% 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 Colaton Raleigh.
The middle age in Colaton Raleigh is 52.2. The 65-and-over age group makes up 28% of residents. A tenth of the population is aged 15 to 24, below both Devon’s towns (12%) and England’s towns (12%). Degrees are held by nearly two in five adults.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Colaton Raleigh | Devon | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 15% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.8% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 14% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 36% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 28% | 24% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.4% | 6.6% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 39% | 30% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Devon and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 42% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Unemployment benefit claims reached 1.5% of 16 to 64s in 2026. The car took 89% of commuters, above Devon’s towns (73%) and England’s towns (70%) alike. Add to that, the census counted just over two in five workers working mainly from home. Of the commuters living in Colaton Raleigh, 3% work in the town itself.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Council and housing-body homes hold 6% of households. Private rents average £968 a month across the East Devon council area. Owners make up 64% of households, close to Devon’s towns (64%) and above England’s towns (61%).
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 1.3 reports per 1,000, below Devon’s towns (5.7) and England’s towns (7.8) alike. In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 26 crimes inside Colaton Raleigh’s built-up area. Of all the crimes, 65% were 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.
21% of residents in Colaton Raleigh live with a disability. The town has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 2.9 miles away. The nearest A&E to Colaton Raleigh is Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital (Wonford), 9.2 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Colaton Raleigh | Devon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 83% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 6.5% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 21% | 21% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Census health answers are raw, so younger towns score better on them; for the Health Grade we use age-adjusted figures like life expectancy and early deaths.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Grade II* covers 6 of them. Colaton Raleigh has 24 listed buildings on Historic England’s list: 6 Grade II*. 31% of its homes were built before 1919, above both Devon’s towns (24%) and England’s towns (16%).
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Colaton Raleigh. Best known first.
MuseumBicton Park botanical gardenin town
MuseumSidmouth Museum4 km outside town, to the east
MuseumFairlynch Musuem3.9 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumCountryside Museumin townGardenGardenBicton Park100 m outside town, to the southwestAttractionAttractionOtterton Mill500 m outside town, to the southPhotos: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colaton Raleigh | 275 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Newton Poppleford | 1,918 | 1.4 | — | C+ | B− | A− |
| Sidmouth | 13,258 | 3 | B | C− | B | A |
| Budleigh Salterton | 5,237 | 3.2 | B | C− | A | A− |
| West Hill | 2,109 | 3.9 | — | C− | A | A+ |
| Woodbury | 1,749 | 4.2 | — | C | B | A |
| Ottery St Mary | 6,043 | 5.2 | A− | C+ | B | A+ |
| Exmouth | 35,502 | 5.4 | C | C+ | C+ | B− |
Newton Poppleford, West Hill and Woodbury have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 35.8 times the typical UK town for its size.
Band D council tax in Colaton Raleigh is £2,519 for 2026–27, more than in 69% of UK towns (council, county, police and fire, plus the parish or town council). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
Village in Devon, England
Colaton Raleigh is a built-up area of 275 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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