Housing in EX10 8LP
What the homes in EX10 8LP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Sidmouth Town
- Council
- East Devon
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,859 (2024)
EX10 8LPSidmouth
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (33.4%). Flats make up 43.3%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
66% of households in the EX10 8LP area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 26.6% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 53.3% own outright and 12.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned66%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.3%1%
- Private rented26.6%20.5%
- Social rented5.8%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.3%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.8 people living in it. 50% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (35.2%). 11.4% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in East Devon
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in East Devon (August 2026, +6% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around EX10 8LP (Sidmouth Town) (about 1,859 residents).
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.