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Axminster

WARD
Avg IMD
Around average
Population
8,140
Households
3,679
Crimes · May '26
47 · 5.8 per 1k
3,679
Households
White Brit. · 94%
Ethnicity
Christian · 49%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
47 · 5.8 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£272,375
Median property price
290
Postcodes
3,679
Households
White Brit. · 94%
Ethnicity
Christian · 49%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
47 · 5.8 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£272,375
Median property price
290
Postcodes

Overview of Axminster

Coordinates50.7816, -2.9933
Postcodes
290
Population (Census)
8,140
Households (Census)
3,679
Recorded crime · May '26
47 · 5.8 per 1k

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Axminster

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 5.95 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Around average on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 5.95 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Sold prices in Axminster

Property sales · Axminster
HM Land Registry · Axminster
Average price
£296,867
YoY: +9.7%
Median price: £264,806
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 3 sales · avg £223,333
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£369k£245k£122k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26

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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in Axminster

Crime trends · Axminster
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
372614
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
25
YoY stable
ASB
1581
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
4
YoY -73%
Vehicle Crime
530
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY stable
Burglary
530
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY stable
Criminal damage
1161
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
7
YoY +75%

1 of 5 key categories improving · criminal damage rising

47
incidents · May '26

Demographics in Axminster

Ethnicity

Total residents: 8,122
White Brit.93.7%
Other White2.7%
+ other · 3.6%

Religion

Total residents: 8,128
Christian49.1%
No religion43.2%
Not answered6.6%
+ other · 1.1%

Age groups

Total residents: 8,140
50–6420.0%
35–4916.3%
65–7414.1%
25–3410.6%
75–8410.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.7%

Households

Total households: 3,679
Any member 66+18.3%
Other14.5%
All members 66+13.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.2%
+ 7 other households · 30.3%

Schools in Axminster

Open state schools in this area, ranked by distance from the area centre.

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Postcode Districts in Axminster