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EX1 2BU

Newtown and St Leonard's · Exeter · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Exeter
Ward
Newtown and St Leonard's
Local authority
Exeter
Constituency
Exeter
Postcode district
EX1
Postcode sector
EX1 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EX1 2DB 35 m
EX1 2BD 49 m
EX1 2AX 59 m
EX1 2EY 65 m
EX1 2BR 66 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX1 2BU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX1
Postcode sector
EX1 2
Latitude
50.726409
Longitude
-3.520240
British National Grid easting
292,796
British National Grid northing
92,969

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Exeter · E07000041
Electoral ward
Newtown and St Leonard's · E05011016
Parish or community
E43000052
Westminster constituency
Exeter · E14001231
Output area
E00101206
Lower layer super output area
Exeter 008B · E01019995
Middle layer super output area
Exeter 008 · E02004156

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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74 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Codrington Street, Exeter, EX1 2BU 4 March 2026 £200,000
12, Codrington Street, Exeter, EX1 2BU 9 September 2025 £179,000
10, Codrington Street, Exeter, EX1 2BU 16 December 2024 £325,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
55
Primary
28
Secondary
5

  1. Newtown Primary School

    Academy converter

    128 m

  2. St Sidwell's Church of England Primary School & Nursery

    Academy converter

    395 m

  3. The Maynard School

    Other independent school

    414 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7,132
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,952
  • Shoplifting 858
  • Anti social behaviour 774
  • Criminal damage and arson 544
  • Public order 476

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
103

51 female, 52 male

Postcode households
39
Residents per household
2.6
EX1 2 residents
9,797

Age bands in EX1 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
10.7%

1,064 residents

Age 15 to 24
31.4%

3,109 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.5%

2,728 residents

Age 45 to 64
18.1%

1,795 residents

Age 65 and over
12.3%

1,217 residents

This postcode contained 1.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider EX1 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
89.7%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

15

within 5 km

  • ST LEONARDS PRACTICE

    ATHELSTAN ROAD, EXETER, EX1 1SB

    ODS code L83042

    346 m

  • INCLUSION HEALTH DEVON CIC

    WAT TYLER HOUSE, KING WILLIAM STREET, EXETER, EX4 6PD

    ODS code L83673

    348 m

  • BARNFIELD HILL SURGERY

    10-12 BARNFIELD HILL, EXETER, EX1 1SR

    ODS code L83024

    354 m

  • SOUTHERNHAY HOUSE SURGERY

    30 BARNFIELD ROAD, EXETER, EX1 1RX

    ODS code L83058

    481 m

  • ISCA MEDICAL PRACTICE

    38 POLSLOE ROAD, EXETER, EX1 2DW

    ODS code L83099

    559 m

  • MOUNT PLEASANT HEALTH CENTRE

    MOUNT PLEASANT ROAD, EXETER, EX4 7BW

    ODS code L83066

    774 m

  • HEAVITREE PRACTICE

    HEAVITREE HEALTH CENTRE, SOUTH LAWN TERRACE, EXETER, EX1 2RX

    ODS code L83077

    1.1 km

  • SOUTH LAWN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HEAVITREE HEALTH CENTRE, SOUTH LAWN TERRACE, EXETER, EX1 2RX

    ODS code L83084

    1.1 km

  • WONFORD GREEN SURGERY

    BURNTHOUSE LANE, EXETER, EX2 6NF

    ODS code L83655

    2.0 km

  • FOXHAYES PRACTICE

    117 EXWICK ROAD, EXETER, EX4 2BH

    ODS code Y00568

    2.1 km

  • ST THOMAS MEDICAL GROUP

    ST. THOMAS HEALTH CENTRE, COWICK STREET, ST. THOMAS, EXETER, EX4 1HJ

    ODS code L83016

    2.2 km

  • WHIPTON SURGERY

    378 PINHOE ROAD, WHIPTON, EXETER, EX4 8EG

    ODS code L83115

    2.4 km

  • HILL BARTON SURGERY

    1 LOWER HILL BARTON ROAD, EXETER, EX1 3EN

    ODS code L83143

    2.7 km

  • IDE LANE SURGERY

    IDE LANE, ALPHINGTON, EXETER, EX2 8UP

    ODS code L83079

    3.2 km

  • PINHOE SURGERY

    PINN LANE, PINHOE, EXETER, EX1 3SY

    ODS code L83040

    3.8 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Denmark Road

    BCT · Exeter City Centre

    0.1 miles

  • Cheeke Street

    BCT · Exeter City Centre

    0.1 miles

  • Bampfylde Street

    BCT · Exeter City Centre

    0.1 miles

  • Lower Summerlands

    BCT · Exeter City Centre

    0.1 miles

  • Bus Station

    BCS · Exeter City Centre

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Exeter 008B, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

3 of 10

Overall England rank

9,157 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
4 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
1
Low risk addresses
3
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £297,000 from 8 recorded sales in EX1 2BU. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Exeter is £280,982 in June 2026, down 1.7% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

55 open schools are in scope, including 28 primary and 5 secondary schools. Newtown Primary School is the nearest published school at 128 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

Published police records

7,132 published events cover 12 months, averaging 594.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,952 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.