Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 2,683 in Devon, South West. Only 8% of residents are 65 or over.
West Clyst grades B− overall against UK towns: better than 52% of UK towns, and #11 of 47 in Devon. Its strongest subject is hazard risk (A): 0% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. Its weakest is cost of living (C−): median sale £383,750, 7.2 years of area income; rent £968 a month.
Devon And Cornwall Police published 33 of the 36 months; rates are per year over the months published.
The 3 things West Clyst 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 West Clyst is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Historic England lists 2 buildings inside West Clyst’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade II*.
0% 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 West Clyst. Best known first.
CathedralExeter Cathedral5 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumRoyal Albert Memorial Museum4.9 km outside town, to the southwest · 340K visitors a year (2012)
CastleRougemont Castle4.8 km outside town, to the southwest
Historic house · National TrustKillerton House4.5 km outside town, to the north
Abbey or prioryPolsloe Priory2.6 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumThe Bill Douglas Cinema Museum4.7 km outside town, to the westPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in West Clyst.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
West Clyst has 2 listed buildings inside its built-up area on Historic England’s list: 0 Grade I, 1 Grade II*.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westclyst Community Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 551 | C− |
For West Clyst, that is above both Devon’s towns (80%) and England’s towns (82%). West Clyst has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 0.7 miles away. These answers aren’t adjusted for age, so young towns look healthier; the Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
| Census 2021 | West Clyst | Devon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 90% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.4% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 12% | 21% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL
West Clyst sits below both Devon’s towns (21%) and England’s towns (21%) on this measure. Social housing holds 19% of households.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £455,500 | 229 |
| Semi-detached | £333,500 | 78 |
| Terraced | £270,000 | 50 |
| Flat or maisonette | £185,000 | 17 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
That puts West Clyst above both Devon’s towns (21.4) and England’s towns (22). Police recorded 135 crimes inside West Clyst’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 7 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violence and sexual offences were 58% of the crimes; the police category includes harassment and stalking.
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 Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 33% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
On this, West Clyst is below both Devon’s towns (24%) and England’s towns (27%). The car carried 84% of commuters at the census.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
In the comparison, West Clyst comes above both Devon’s towns (15%) and England’s towns (18%). 8.4% of residents are 65 or over. The median resident of West Clyst is 32 years old.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| West Clyst | Devon | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 25% | 15% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.5% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 41% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 16% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 8.4% | 24% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 8.6% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.2% | 6.6% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 21% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 38% | 30% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Devon and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Clyst | 2,683 | — | B− | C− | C+ | A− |
| Clyst Honiton | 1,030 | 0.9 | — | B− | D− | A− |
| Broadclyst | 1,549 | 1.4 | — | B− | B+ | A− |
| Cranbrook | 4,936 | 2.3 | C | B− | C− | C+ |
| Exeter | 126,181 | 2.7 | C | C− | D | C+ |
| Clyst St Mary | 1,193 | 2.7 | — | C− | A− | A+ |
| Topsham | 4,193 | 4.2 | B | D− | B− | A− |
| Whimple | 1,120 | 4.8 | — | C | A | A |
Clyst Honiton, Broadclyst, Clyst St Mary and Whimple have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Band D council tax in West Clyst is £2,629 for 2026–27, more than in 90% 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.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £383,750, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £185,000, terraced houses £270,000, semi-detached houses £333,500 and detached houses £455,500.
About the middle for its size: 62% of the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people report less crime per resident. Against all UK towns, it grades C+. Burglary was rare, with 3 reports in the year.
Town in Devon, England
West Clyst is a built-up area of 2,683 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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