EX1 2RX

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 2RE 51 m
EX1 2SW 67 m
EX1 2RD 84 m
EX1 2SP 86 m
EX1 2RG 87 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX1 2RX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1983
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX1
Postcode sector
EX1 2
Latitude
50.723191
Longitude
-3.505557
British National Grid easting
293,825
British National Grid northing
92,590

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
E00101179
Lower layer super output area
Exeter 006B · E01019989
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

    115 m
  2. Ladysmith Infant & Nursery School

    Academy converter

    525 m
  3. Ladysmith Junior School

    Academy converter

    600 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,719
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,045
  • Anti social behaviour 562
  • Shoplifting 421
  • Criminal damage and arson 405
  • Public order 309

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

  • HEAVITREE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L83077

    0 m

  • SOUTH LAWN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L83084

    0 m

  • ISCA MEDICAL PRACTICE

    38 POLSLOE ROAD, EXETER, EX1 2DW

    ODS code L83099

    710 m

  • BARNFIELD HILL SURGERY

    10-12 BARNFIELD HILL, EXETER, EX1 1SR

    ODS code L83024

    1.1 km

  • WONFORD GREEN SURGERY

    BURNTHOUSE LANE, EXETER, EX2 6NF

    ODS code L83655

    1.1 km

  • ST LEONARDS PRACTICE

    ATHELSTAN ROAD, EXETER, EX1 1SB

    ODS code L83042

    1.2 km

  • SOUTHERNHAY HOUSE SURGERY

    30 BARNFIELD ROAD, EXETER, EX1 1RX

    ODS code L83058

    1.3 km

  • MOUNT PLEASANT HEALTH CENTRE

    MOUNT PLEASANT ROAD, EXETER, EX4 7BW

    ODS code L83066

    1.3 km

  • INCLUSION HEALTH DEVON CIC

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

    ODS code L83673

    1.4 km

  • WHIPTON SURGERY

    378 PINHOE ROAD, WHIPTON, EXETER, EX4 8EG

    ODS code L83115

    1.6 km

  • HILL BARTON SURGERY

    1 LOWER HILL BARTON ROAD, EXETER, EX1 3EN

    ODS code L83143

    1.7 km

  • ST THOMAS MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code L83016

    3.0 km

  • PINHOE SURGERY

    PINN LANE, PINHOE, EXETER, EX1 3SY

    ODS code L83040

    3.0 km

  • FOXHAYES PRACTICE

    117 EXWICK ROAD, EXETER, EX4 2BH

    ODS code Y00568

    3.1 km

  • IDE LANE SURGERY

    IDE LANE, ALPHINGTON, EXETER, EX2 8UP

    ODS code L83079

    3.4 km

  • WESTBANK PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L83041

    5.0 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Dental Centre

    BCT · Heavitree

    0.1 miles
  • Windsor Castle

    BCT · Heavitree

    0.1 miles
  • Windsor Castle

    BCT · Heavitree

    0.1 miles
  • South Lawn Terrace

    BCT · Heavitree

    0.1 miles
  • Shops

    BCT · Heavitree

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Exeter 006B, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

27,877 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
3 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

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 115 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,719 published events cover 12 months, averaging 393.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,045 events.

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