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Cranbrook: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Cranbrook neighbourhood of East Devon, England (ONS area East Devon 022). Headline figures assembled 3 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes EX5. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near EX5 7FH.

A middle-income neighbourhood, changing little against East Devon

Cranbrook is a middle-income neighbourhood; it is changing little against East Devon (signals are mixed: 4 rising and 3 falling of 13). Houses here typically resell for £271,000 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is higher than across East Devon (1.4 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving faster than the council's and the nearest station, Cranbrook, is about a 17-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 13 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£271,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +18% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Middle income

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Mixed signs

Weighted balance +0.03; 4 of 13 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 6 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 4 small areas range from decile 5 to 7.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£73,700

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

1.4 times the borough's rate

Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.

Source: Police.uk

Schools getting better

Faster than the council's

Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.

Source: Ofsted, Department for Education

Where Cranbrook sits in East Devon

  • Typical house price: the lowest of 21 neighbourhoods in East Devon
  • Average household income: the highest of 21 neighbourhoods in East Devon

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 13 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Cranbrook

House prices: Cranbrook against East Devon: This neighbourhood £205k (2015) to £276k (2026); East Devon £258k (2015) to £335k (2026).£227k£349k202620242022202020182015This neighbourhood£276kEast Devon£335k
Median resale price of houses each year here and across East Devon, 2015 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 13 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

4 of 13 counted signals point towards rising affluence against East Devon, 3 the other way and 6 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

  • Plug-in car growth
  • Schools improving
  • New-build activity
  • Homes selling

Falling behind the borough

  • Recorded crime
  • Homes improving their energy rating
  • Benefit claims (DWP)

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

  • Cranbrook Railway station, about a 17-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.3 km in a straight line). About 1.1 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: South Western Railway to Exeter St Davids (about 15 min); South Western Railway and Great Western Railway to Axminster (about 32 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

  • Nearest state primary school Rockbeare Church of England Primary School and Pre-School 920 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Apr 2022).
  • Nearest state secondary school Cranbrook Education Campus 500 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (May 2024).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (11 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 31 August 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Cranbrook

What is the typical house price in Cranbrook?

£271,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +18% against 2017-2019.

How does Cranbrook compare with the rest of East Devon?

Typical house price: the lowest of 21 neighbourhoods in East Devon. Average household income: the highest of 21 neighbourhoods in East Devon.

Is Cranbrook an affluent area?

Middle income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Cranbrook gentrifying?

Mixed signs. Weighted balance +0.03; 4 of 13 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Cranbrook?

Cranbrook. Railway station, about a 17-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.3 km in a straight line). About 1.1 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: South Western Railway to Exeter St Davids (about 15 min); South Western Railway and Great Western Railway to Axminster (about 32 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Cranbrook?

Nearest state primary school. Rockbeare Church of England Primary School and Pre-School. 920 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Apr 2022). Nearest state secondary school. Cranbrook Education Campus. 500 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (May 2024).

Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.