Blackthorn Lane, Cranbrook, Exeter, EX5 7FF

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around EX5 7FF is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	52.5%	51%	-1.5%	51.0%	0.0%
Male	47.5%	49%	1.5%	49.0%	0.0%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around EX5 7FF, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 44.2% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	15.8%	44.2%	28.4%	37.9%	6.3%
Married: Opposite sex	61%	40.6%	-20.4%	44.2%	-3.6%
Married: Same sex	0%	2%	2.0%	0.3%	1.7%
Separated	1.5%	2%	0.5%	2.2%	-0.2%
Divorced	10%	10.9%	0.9%	9.1%	1.8%
Widowed	11.6%	0.3%	-11.3%	6.1%	-5.8%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (92.8%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	50.9%	61.4%	10.5%	48.4%	13.0%
Good health	32.4%	31.4%	-1.0%	33.6%	-2.2%
Fair health	13.3%	5.3%	-8.0%	12.7%	-7.4%
Bad health	3.1%	1.7%	-1.4%	4.0%	-2.3%
Very bad health	0.3%	0.2%	-0.1%	1.2%	-1.0%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

In the area around EX5 7FF this area, 7.6% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly lower than the UK average of 18.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	13.1%	7.6%	-5.5%	18.2%	-10.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	13.9%	9.9%	-4.0%	9.6%	0.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	15.1%	12.3%	-2.8%	13.4%	-1.1%
Apprenticeship	5%	3.3%	-1.7%	5.3%	-2.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.7%	28.5%	15.8%	16.9%	11.6%
Degree or Similar	36.3%	38.4%	2.1%	33.8%	4.6%
Other	3.9%	0%	-3.9%	2.8%	-2.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is predominantly white, with 95.1% identifying as such, significantly higher than the UK average of 81.4%. This indicates a lower level of ethnic diversity compared to the broader UK population.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Indian	0%	2.2%	2.2%	3.1%	-0.9%
Other Asian	0%	0.5%	0.5%	1.6%	-1.1%
Black African	0.3%	0.7%	0.4%	2.5%	-1.8%
Mixed White and Asian	0.3%	1.2%	0.9%	0.8%	0.4%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.4%	-0.2%
White	99.1%	95.1%	-4.0%	81.4%	13.7%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.1%	-0.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, 85.3% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	94.1%	85.3%	-8.8%	83.2%	2.1%
European Union	3.1%	8.4%	5.3%	6.1%	2.3%
Rest of Europe	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.8%	-0.6%
Africa	0.6%	1.7%	1.1%	2.7%	-1.0%
Middle East and Asia	0.3%	2.7%	2.4%	5.6%	-2.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.6%	1.7%	1.1%	1.3%	0.4%
Oceania	1.2%	0%	-1.2%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	93.5%	85.7%	-7.8%	83.2%	2.5%
10+ Years	2.2%	8.7%	6.5%	9.8%	-1.1%
5-10 Years	0.6%	2.4%	1.8%	2.9%	-0.5%
2-5 Years	0.9%	1.7%	0.8%	2.2%	-0.5%
Less than 2 years	2.8%	1.5%	-1.3%	1.9%	-0.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	79.2%	76.7%	2.5%
Ireland	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Germany	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Italy	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Portugal	1.2%	0.5%	0.7%
Spain	1%	0.4%	0.6%
Lithuania	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Poland	3.4%	1.3%	2.1%
Romania	0.5%	0.9%	-0.4%
Other EU countries	1.4%	1.5%	-0.1%
Central and Western Africa	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Southern Asia	1.7%	1.2%	0.5%
Central and South America	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
No passport held	10.1%	13.5%	-3.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	62.2%	37.2%	25.0%
Christian	32.4%	46.2%	-13.8%
Buddhist	0.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Jewish	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Other religion	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Not answered	4.1%	6.0%	-1.9%

Safety

Is Blackthorn Lane Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Blackthorn Lane was 48.1 per 1,000 residents, which is 21.6% lower than the Cranbrook average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Blackthorn Lane has the 18th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Cranbrook and the 167th highest crime rate of 480 local areas in East Devon .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 36.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 78% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£54,100

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in EX5 7FF, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 4/10 (below average )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 2/10 (very low )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 1/10 (very low )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 5/10 (average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 2/10 (very low )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Blackthorn Lane are based on 26 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for East Devon.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Blackthorn Lane, Cranbrook, Exeter, EX5 7FF

Estimated Average Property Prices for EX5 7FF

Average Price
£370,574

Semi-Detached
£369,621

Terraced
£250,593

Detached
£411,308

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Blackthorn Lane

Average Price
£375,219

Semi-Detached
£373,197

Terraced
£273,827

Detached
£407,816

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Blackthorn LaneStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
12 Blackthorn Lane, Exeter, Devon Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£354,000	2025-02-28	£368,750
10 Blackthorn Lane, Exeter, Devon Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£315,000	2024-05-17	£325,221
16 Blackthorn Lane, Exeter, Devon Detached, an established residential building	£355,000	2021-12-09	£392,489
8 Blackthorn Lane, Exeter, Devon Detached, an established residential building	£325,000	2021-06-30	£378,061
10 Blackthorn Lane, Exeter, Devon Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£273,000	2021-04-08	£326,481

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for EX5 7FF

Employment

EX5 7FF area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 3% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	168
Part-Time Employee	53
Self-Employed	24
Retired	14
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	10
Unemployed	8
Student (economically inactive)	8
Looking after home or family	8
Long-Term Sick or disabled	5
Other	3

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	24
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	22
Manufacturing	18
Education	14
Professional, scientific and technical activities	14
Administrative and support service activities	12
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	11
Construction	9
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	8
Transport and storage	8
Financial and insurance activities	7
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	7
Accommodation and food service activities	7
Other	4
Real estate activities	4
Information and communication	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	3

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Rockbeare Church of England Primary School and Pre-School Rockbeare , EX5 2EQ	3out of 4	819 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Martin's CofE Primary & Nursery School Younghayes Road , Cranbrook EX5 7DT	3out of 4	1,718 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Whimple Primary School Whimple , EX5 2TS	3out of 4	3,448 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Broadclyst Community Primary School School Lane , Broadclyst EX5 3JG	4out of 4	4,161 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Clyst Vale Community College Station Road , Broadclyst EX5 3AJ	3out of 4	3,630 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Cranbrook Education Campus Tillhouse Road , Cranbrook EX5 7EE	3out of 4	503 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Site Bites (Butter Me Up)	STREET RECORD, Yonder Acre Way		154 yd
Golden Pond	London Road, Rockbeare		548 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Cranberry Farm	Badger Way, Cranbrook		584 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
The Codfather	25 Rookswood Lane, Rockbeare		759 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Cranbrook Education Campus TILLHOUSE ROAD	artificial grass pitch	594 yd
Rockbeare C Of E Primary School & Preschool	grass pitches	743 yd
Rockbeare Village Hall & Playing Fields LOWBROOK	grass pitches	960 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	64.1 Mbit/s
Average download speed	65.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	79.97 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	79.97 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	18.4 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	16.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.