EX16 5YX

Tiverton Westexe · Mid Devon · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Mid Devon
Postcode district
EX16
Postcode sector
EX16 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EX16 5LR 22 m
EX16 5AU 64 m
EX16 5LP 66 m
EX16 5AP 102 m
EX16 5LW 104 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX16 5YX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 1993
Terminated
1 December 1994
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX16
Postcode sector
EX16 5
Latitude
50.905049
Longitude
-3.497550
British National Grid easting
294,800
British National Grid northing
112,800

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Mid Devon · E07000042
Parish or community
E04003055
Westminster constituency
Tiverton and Minehead · E14001548
Output area
E00101674
Lower layer super output area
Mid Devon 005C · E01020079
Middle layer super output area
Mid Devon 005 · E02004168

Postcode source versions

Explore EX16

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
11
Primary
7
Secondary
1
  1. St John's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    95 m
  2. Heathcoat Primary School

    Foundation school

    538 m
  3. ACE Tiverton Special School

    Free schools special

    671 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,287
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 534
  • Criminal damage and arson 179
  • Anti social behaviour 165
  • Shoplifting 99
  • Other theft 92

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
EX16 5 residents
5,731

Age bands in EX16 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.2%

1,096 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.7%

555 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.6%

1,404 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.1%

1,372 residents

Age 65 and over
22.3%

1,271 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

  • CASTLE PLACE PRACTICE

    KENNEDY WAY, TIVERTON, EX16 6NP

    ODS code L83052

    538 m

  • AMICUS HEALTH

    CLARE HOUSE SURGERY, NEWPORT STREET, TIVERTON, EX16 6NJ

    ODS code L83085

    691 m

Nearby transport

  • Fire Station

    BCT · Cotteylands

    0.1 miles
  • Fire Station

    BCT · Cotteylands

    0.1 miles
  • Leat Meadow

    BCT · Cotteylands

    0.2 miles
  • Leat Meadow

    BCT · Cotteylands

    0.2 miles
  • Old School Close

    BCT · Cotteylands

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Mid Devon 005C, 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

7,150 of 33,755

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

11 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 1 secondary schools. St John's Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 95 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,287 published events cover 12 months, averaging 107.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 534 events.

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