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A town of 7,429 in Devon, South West.
Seaton grades B+ overall against UK towns: better than 69% of UK towns, and #4 of 47 in Devon. Its strongest subject is schools (A): primary results beat 77% of towns in England; secondary results beat 100% of towns in England. Its weakest is hazard risk (D): 5.3% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. The median home sold for £310,000 in the last three years, 5.8 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 Seaton 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 Seaton is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 15 buildings inside Seaton’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade I, and 1 scheduled monument.
15% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Seaton. Best known first.
MuseumAxe Valley Heritage Museumin town
CastleColcombe Castle2.7 km outside town, to the north
Fort · English HeritageBlackbury Camp4.9 km outside town, to the west
Historic siteBeer Quarry Caves1.8 km outside town, to the southwest
AttractionPecorama1.1 km outside town, to the southwest
FortMusbury Castle4.3 km outside town, to the northeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Seaton.
29% of adults hold a degree. Children under 15 make up 9.5%, lower than both Devon’s towns (15%) and England’s towns (18%), and on top of that people aged 15 to 24 make up 6.8% of the town. Half of Seaton is older than 61, half younger.
53% women, 47% men
About 88 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.
| Seaton | Devon | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 9.5% | 15% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 6.8% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 14% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 44% | 24% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.9% | 6.6% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 29% | 30% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Devon and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Below is its only school. Two thirds of pupils at the 3 primary schools within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). 377 pupils attend Seaton’s one primary school.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seaton Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 377 | B+ |
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 20% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
For every resident in work, Seaton has 0.7 jobs. A fifth of workers worked mainly from home, below both Devon’s towns (24%) and England’s towns (31%). The 2026 claimant rate among 16 to 64s was 2.5%.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
The 12 months to August 2026 brought 308 recorded crimes inside Seaton’s built-up area, and 22 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violence and sexual offences were nearly three fifths of the crimes. Among the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people, Seaton has less crime per resident than 69% of them.
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.
8% of households live in social housing. Behind the median of £310,000: 420 standard sales inside Seaton’s built-up area, September 2023 to August 2026. Private rents average £968 a month across the East Devon council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £380,000 | 171 |
| Semi-detached | £310,000 | 94 |
| Terraced | £280,000 | 59 |
| Flat or maisonette | £163,500 | 96 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Seaton’s listed buildings include the Church of St Gregory, Grade I. Listed buildings per head: 20 for every 10,000 residents of the town. It has one scheduled monument.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The nearest A&E to Seaton is Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital (Wonford), 19 miles away. At the census, 25% of people here had a disability, above both Devon’s towns (21%) and England’s towns (17%). Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 7.2% of the town. 2 GP practices serve the town; 88% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey.
| Census 2021 | Seaton | Devon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 74% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 7.2% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 25% | 21% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · The census answers take no account of age, so a young town looks healthier; the Health Grade relies on age-adjusted measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them.
15 listed buildings in Seaton, 1 of them Grade I.
Cliff Castle and St Elmo: Photo: Simon Cobb · CC0 · Bridge Cottage: Photo: Simon Cobb · CC0 · No 11 and Premises of the Women's Institute: Photo: Simon Cobb · CC0 · Premises of Neils and Nos 27 and 31: Photo: Simon Cobb · CC0
6 notable people were born in Seaton.
M. J. Coldwell: unknown (crop by Abebenjoe), Public domain
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seaton | 7,429 | — | B+ | C+ | B | B− |
| Beer | 1,280 | 1.4 | — | C+ | A− | A |
| Colyton | 1,938 | 1.9 | — | C | A− | A |
| Uplyme | 1,053 | 5.4 | — | C− | A | A |
| Lyme Regis | 3,741 | 6 | C | D− | B− | B+ |
| Axminster | 6,094 | 6.2 | D | B | D | C+ |
| Sidmouth | 13,258 | 7.4 | B | C− | B | A |
| Charmouth | 1,337 | 7.8 | — | D− | A− | B+ |
Beer, Colyton, Uplyme and Charmouth have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
GCSE results beat almost all towns in England, and primary results beat 77% (Department for Education, Attainment 8 and Key Stage 2). One state school is inside the town; places are handled by Devon council.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Band D council tax in Seaton is £2,658 for 2026–27, more than in 93% 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.
Town in Devon, England
Seaton is a built-up area of 7,429 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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