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EX1 2LB

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 2FU 17 m
EX1 2FT 39 m
EX1 2FW 42 m
EX1 1XG 57 m
EX1 2AA 57 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX1 2LB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 October 2016
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX1
Postcode sector
EX1 2
Latitude
50.726300
Longitude
-3.523070
British National Grid easting
292,596
British National Grid northing
92,961

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

Explore EX1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
55
Primary
28
Secondary
5

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

    Academy converter

    303 m

  2. Newtown Primary School

    Academy converter

    305 m

  3. The Maynard School

    Other independent school

    423 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7,378
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,983
  • Shoplifting 980
  • Anti social behaviour 795
  • Criminal damage and arson 556
  • Public order 495

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
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

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+
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
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 straight-line

  • INCLUSION HEALTH DEVON CIC

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

    ODS code L83673

    186 m

  • ST LEONARDS PRACTICE

    ATHELSTAN ROAD, EXETER, EX1 1SB

    ODS code L83042

    287 m

  • BARNFIELD HILL SURGERY

    10-12 BARNFIELD HILL, EXETER, EX1 1SR

    ODS code L83024

    377 m

  • SOUTHERNHAY HOUSE SURGERY

    30 BARNFIELD ROAD, EXETER, EX1 1RX

    ODS code L83058

    414 m

  • ISCA MEDICAL PRACTICE

    38 POLSLOE ROAD, EXETER, EX1 2DW

    ODS code L83099

    756 m

  • MOUNT PLEASANT HEALTH CENTRE

    MOUNT PLEASANT ROAD, EXETER, EX4 7BW

    ODS code L83066

    882 m

  • HEAVITREE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L83077

    1.3 km

  • SOUTH LAWN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L83084

    1.3 km

  • FOXHAYES PRACTICE

    117 EXWICK ROAD, EXETER, EX4 2BH

    ODS code Y00568

    1.9 km

  • ST THOMAS MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code L83016

    2.0 km

  • WONFORD GREEN SURGERY

    BURNTHOUSE LANE, EXETER, EX2 6NF

    ODS code L83655

    2.2 km

  • WHIPTON SURGERY

    378 PINHOE ROAD, WHIPTON, EXETER, EX4 8EG

    ODS code L83115

    2.6 km

  • HILL BARTON SURGERY

    1 LOWER HILL BARTON ROAD, EXETER, EX1 3EN

    ODS code L83143

    2.9 km

  • IDE LANE SURGERY

    IDE LANE, ALPHINGTON, EXETER, EX2 8UP

    ODS code L83079

    3.1 km

  • PINHOE SURGERY

    PINN LANE, PINHOE, EXETER, EX1 3SY

    ODS code L83040

    4.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Cheeke Street

    BCT · Exeter City Centre

    0.0 miles

  • Bus Station

    BCS · Exeter City Centre

    0.0 miles

  • Bus Station

    BCS · Exeter City Centre

    0.0 miles

  • Bus Station

    BCS · Exeter City Centre

    0.0 miles

  • Bus Station

    BCS · Exeter City Centre

    0.0 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

55 open schools are in scope, including 28 primary and 5 secondary schools. St Sidwell's Church of England Primary School & Nursery is the nearest published school at 303 m.

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

Recorded crime

7,378 published events cover 12 months, averaging 614.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,983 events.

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