EX16 8PL

Way · Mid Devon · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Way
Local authority
Mid Devon
Constituency
Central Devon
Postcode district
EX16
Postcode sector
EX16 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EX16 8NU 483 m
EX16 8NT 927 m
EX17 4QZ 1.0 km
EX16 8PS 1.0 km
EX16 8NX 1.1 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX16 8PL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 2002
Terminated
1 July 2011
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX16
Postcode sector
EX16 8
Latitude
50.901294
Longitude
-3.683367
British National Grid easting
281,726
British National Grid northing
112,664

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Mid Devon · E07000042
Electoral ward
Way · E05014816
Parish or community
E04003053
Westminster constituency
Central Devon · E14001155
Output area
E00101625
Lower layer super output area
Mid Devon 010C · E01020070
Middle layer super output area
Mid Devon 010 · E02004173

Postcode source versions

Explore EX16

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
2
Primary
2
Secondary
0
  1. Witheridge Church of England Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    1.9 km
  2. East Worlington Primary School

    Academy converter

    4.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
8
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 7
  • Anti social behaviour 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
EX16 8 residents
4,209

Age bands in EX16 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.1%

595 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.1%

384 residents

Age 25 to 44
16.5%

698 residents

Age 45 to 64
31.3%

1,320 residents

Age 65 and over
29%

1,222 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

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • AMICUS HEALTH - MID DEVON SITES

    WITHERIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE, CANNINGTON ROAD, WITHERIDGE, TIVERTON, EX16 8EZ

    ODS code L83023

    2.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Butts Close

    BCT · Witheridge

    1.0 miles
  • Lakelands Close

    BCT · Witheridge

    1.1 miles
  • The Old School

    BCT · Witheridge

    1.2 miles
  • The Old School

    BCT · Witheridge

    1.2 miles
  • Cricket Club

    BCT · Nomansland

    1.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Mid Devon 010C, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

14,781 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
1 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

2 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. Witheridge Church of England Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 1.2 miles.

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

Recorded crime

8 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 7 events.

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