EX12 3WA

Beer & Branscombe · East Devon · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
East Devon
Postcode district
EX12
Postcode sector
EX12 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EX12 3DU 9 m
EX12 3JJ 21 m
EX12 3JH 32 m
EX12 3JB 37 m
EX12 3RB 39 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX12 3WA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 2001
Terminated
1 September 2004
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX12
Postcode sector
EX12 3
Latitude
50.698835
Longitude
-3.093521
British National Grid easting
322,868
British National Grid northing
89,371

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
East Devon · E07000040
Parish or community
E04002940
Westminster constituency
Honiton and Sidmouth · E14001291
Output area
E00100656
Lower layer super output area
East Devon 009A · E01019890
Middle layer super output area
East Devon 009 · E02004137

Postcode source versions

Explore EX12

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
5
Primary
4
Secondary
1
  1. Beer Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    435 m
  2. Seaton Primary School

    Community school

    2.1 km
  3. Branscombe Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    3.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
108
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 70
  • Anti social behaviour 11
  • Other theft 8
  • Criminal damage and arson 6
  • Public order 4

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • TOWNSEND HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

    49 HAREPATH ROAD, SEATON, EX12 2RY

    ODS code L83054

    1.8 km

  • SEATON & COLYTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    148 HAREPATH ROAD, SEATON, EX12 2DU

    ODS code L83007

    2.1 km

Nearby transport

  • Beer Cross

    BCT · Beer

    0.0 miles
  • New Road

    BCT · Beer

    0.1 miles
  • Post Box

    BCT · Beer

    0.2 miles
  • Pecorama

    BCT · Beer

    0.3 miles
  • Pecorama

    BCT · Beer

    0.3 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

5 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 1 secondary schools. Beer Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 435 m.

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

Recorded crime

108 published events cover 12 months, averaging 9 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 70 events.

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