EX1 2QW

Heavitree · Exeter · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Exeter
Constituency
Exeter
Postcode district
EX1
Postcode sector
EX1 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EX1 2QS 52 m
EX1 2QE 57 m
EX1 2QJ 69 m
EX1 2QN 81 m
EX1 2QL 84 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX1 2QW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1991
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX1
Postcode sector
EX1 2
Latitude
50.721460
Longitude
-3.507272
British National Grid easting
293,700
British National Grid northing
92,400

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Exeter · E07000041
Electoral ward
Heavitree · E05011014
Parish or community
E43000052
Westminster constituency
Exeter · E14001231
Output area
E00101163
Lower layer super output area
Exeter 006A · E01019987
Middle layer super output area
Exeter 006 · E02004154

Postcode source versions

Explore EX1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
59
Primary
31
Secondary
5
  1. St Michael's Church of England Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    336 m
  2. Exeter School

    Other independent school

    397 m
  3. Devon Hospitals' Short Stay School

    Pupil referral unit

    531 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,014
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,113
  • Anti social behaviour 605
  • Shoplifting 498
  • Criminal damage and arson 419
  • Public order 332

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.

GP practices

16

within 5 km straight-line

  • HEAVITREE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L83077

    227 m

  • SOUTH LAWN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L83084

    227 m

  • ISCA MEDICAL PRACTICE

    38 POLSLOE ROAD, EXETER, EX1 2DW

    ODS code L83099

    794 m

  • BARNFIELD HILL SURGERY

    10-12 BARNFIELD HILL, EXETER, EX1 1SR

    ODS code L83024

    974 m

  • WONFORD GREEN SURGERY

    BURNTHOUSE LANE, EXETER, EX2 6NF

    ODS code L83655

    1.0 km

  • ST LEONARDS PRACTICE

    ATHELSTAN ROAD, EXETER, EX1 1SB

    ODS code L83042

    1.1 km

  • SOUTHERNHAY HOUSE SURGERY

    30 BARNFIELD ROAD, EXETER, EX1 1RX

    ODS code L83058

    1.1 km

  • MOUNT PLEASANT HEALTH CENTRE

    MOUNT PLEASANT ROAD, EXETER, EX4 7BW

    ODS code L83066

    1.4 km

  • INCLUSION HEALTH DEVON CIC

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

    ODS code L83673

    1.4 km

  • HILL BARTON SURGERY

    1 LOWER HILL BARTON ROAD, EXETER, EX1 3EN

    ODS code L83143

    1.8 km

  • WHIPTON SURGERY

    378 PINHOE ROAD, WHIPTON, EXETER, EX4 8EG

    ODS code L83115

    1.9 km

  • ST THOMAS MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code L83016

    2.8 km

  • FOXHAYES PRACTICE

    117 EXWICK ROAD, EXETER, EX4 2BH

    ODS code Y00568

    3.0 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

    3.2 km

  • WESTBANK PRACTICE

    THE LIMES SURGERY, CHURCH STILE, EXMINSTER, EXETER, EX6 8DF

    ODS code L83041

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Shops

    BCT · Heavitree

    0.0 miles
  • Windsor Castle

    BCT · Heavitree

    0.1 miles
  • Windsor Castle

    BCT · Heavitree

    0.1 miles
  • Co-operative

    BCT · Heavitree

    0.1 miles
  • Bovemoors Lane

    BCT · Wonford

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Exeter 006A, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

22,361 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
2 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

59 open schools are in scope, including 31 primary and 5 secondary schools. St Michael's Church of England Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 336 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,014 published events cover 12 months, averaging 417.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,113 events.

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