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EX1 2FJ

Newtown and St Leonard's · Exeter · England

Updated September 2026

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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 2FL 0 m
EX1 2FN 0 m
EX1 2DE 39 m
EX1 2DQ 39 m
EX1 2AW 45 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX1 2FJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 2016
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX1
Postcode sector
EX1 2
Latitude
50.728020
Longitude
-3.520830
British National Grid easting
292,758
British National Grid northing
93,149

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
E00180147
Lower layer super output area
Exeter 008B · E01019995
Middle layer super output area
Exeter 008 · E02004156

Postcode source versions

Explore EX1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
56
Primary
29
Secondary
5

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

    Academy converter

    257 m

  2. Newtown Primary School

    Academy converter

    297 m

  3. The Maynard School

    Other independent school

    590 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
7,024
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,900
  • Shoplifting 861
  • Anti social behaviour 753
  • Criminal damage and arson 535
  • Public order 469

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
52

22 female, 30 male

Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider EX1 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
100%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

15

within 5 km

  • INCLUSION HEALTH DEVON CIC

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

    ODS code L83673

    288 m

  • ST LEONARDS PRACTICE

    ATHELSTAN ROAD, EXETER, EX1 1SB

    ODS code L83042

    496 m

  • BARNFIELD HILL SURGERY

    10-12 BARNFIELD HILL, EXETER, EX1 1SR

    ODS code L83024

    531 m

  • ISCA MEDICAL PRACTICE

    38 POLSLOE ROAD, EXETER, EX1 2DW

    ODS code L83099

    582 m

  • SOUTHERNHAY HOUSE SURGERY

    30 BARNFIELD ROAD, EXETER, EX1 1RX

    ODS code L83058

    631 m

  • MOUNT PLEASANT HEALTH CENTRE

    MOUNT PLEASANT ROAD, EXETER, EX4 7BW

    ODS code L83066

    635 m

  • HEAVITREE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L83077

    1.2 km

  • SOUTH LAWN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L83084

    1.2 km

  • FOXHAYES PRACTICE

    117 EXWICK ROAD, EXETER, EX4 2BH

    ODS code Y00568

    2.0 km

  • WONFORD GREEN SURGERY

    BURNTHOUSE LANE, EXETER, EX2 6NF

    ODS code L83655

    2.2 km

  • ST THOMAS MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code L83016

    2.3 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

    2.8 km

  • IDE LANE SURGERY

    IDE LANE, ALPHINGTON, EXETER, EX2 8UP

    ODS code L83079

    3.3 km

  • PINHOE SURGERY

    PINN LANE, PINHOE, EXETER, EX1 3SY

    ODS code L83040

    3.8 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Odeon Cinema

    BCT · Exeter City Centre

    0.0 miles

  • Odeon Cinema

    BCT · Exeter City Centre

    0.1 miles

  • St James Road

    BCT · Exeter City Centre

    0.1 miles

  • St James Road

    BCT · Exeter City Centre

    0.1 miles

  • Exeter Trust House

    BCT · 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
0
Low risk addresses
0
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

Schools

56 open schools are in scope, including 29 primary and 5 secondary schools. St Sidwell's Church of England Primary School & Nursery is the nearest published school at 257 m.

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

Recorded crime

7,024 published events cover 12 months, averaging 585.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,900 events.

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