EX12 3DS

Beer & Branscombe · East Devon · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Seaton
Local authority
East Devon
Postcode district
EX12
Postcode sector
EX12 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EX12 3DD 48 m
EX12 3DF 73 m
EX12 3DR 109 m
EX12 3DE 111 m
EX12 3PA 154 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX12 3DS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1981
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX12
Postcode sector
EX12 3
Latitude
50.692239
Longitude
-3.135347
British National Grid easting
319,903
British National Grid northing
88,682

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
East Devon · E07000040
Parish or community
E04002943
Westminster constituency
Honiton and Sidmouth · E14001291
Output area
E00100659
Lower layer super output area
East Devon 009A · E01019890
Middle layer super output area
East Devon 009 · E02004137

Postcode source versions

Explore EX12

15 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
7, Mill Lane, Branscombe, Seaton, EX12 3DS 8 December 2025 £450,000
8, Mill Lane, Branscombe, Seaton, EX12 3DS 2 December 2025 £570,000
12, Mill Lane, Branscombe, Seaton, EX12 3DS 5 October 2023 £402,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
3
Primary
3
Secondary
0
  1. Branscombe Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    289 m
  2. Beer Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.6 km
  3. Seaton Primary School

    Community school

    5.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
22
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 11
  • Criminal damage and arson 4
  • Public order 2
  • Vehicle crime 2
  • Anti social behaviour 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
12

7 female, 5 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
1.7
EX12 3 residents
1,754

Age bands in EX12 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13%

233 residents

Age 15 to 24
7%

125 residents

Age 25 to 44
17.4%

312 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.9%

519 residents

Age 65 and over
33.7%

605 residents

This postcode contained 0.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider EX12 3 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
0%

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

2

within 5 km

  • TOWNSEND HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

    49 HAREPATH ROAD, SEATON, EX12 2RY

    ODS code L83054

    4.7 km

  • SEATON & COLYTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    148 HAREPATH ROAD, SEATON, EX12 2DU

    ODS code L83007

    4.9 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

  • Village Hall

    BCT · Branscombe

    0.1 miles
  • Village Hall

    BCT · Branscombe

    0.1 miles
  • Castle Cottage

    BCT · Branscombe

    0.2 miles
  • Castle Cottage

    BCT · Branscombe

    0.2 miles
  • Fountain Head

    BCT · Street

    0.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for East Devon 009A, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,352 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
2 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.

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

Property market

The five-year median is £482,500 from 4 recorded sales in EX12 3DS. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for East Devon is £345,757 in June 2026, up 3.5% year on year.

Schools

3 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 0 secondary schools. Branscombe Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 289 m.

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

Recorded crime

22 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 11 events.

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