EX2 4QX

Newtown and St Leonard's · Exeter · England

Updated September 2026

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Local authority
Exeter
Constituency
Exeter
Postcode district
EX2
Postcode sector
EX2 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EX2 4QD 0 m
EX2 4RW 149 m
EX2 4RR 161 m
EX2 4PN 162 m
EX2 4PW 181 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX2 4QX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 2009
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX2
Postcode sector
EX2 4
Latitude
50.714546
Longitude
-3.517504
British National Grid easting
292,962
British National Grid northing
91,646

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Exeter · E07000041
Parish or community
E43000052
Westminster constituency
Exeter · E14001231
Output area
E00101357
Lower layer super output area
Exeter 009C · E01020024
Middle layer super output area
Exeter 009 · E02004157

Postcode source versions

Explore EX2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
58
Primary
30
Secondary
5
  1. Atkinson Secure Children's Home

    Secure units

    0 m
  2. St Leonard's (CofE) Primary School

    Academy converter

    375 m
  3. Magdalen Court School

    Other independent special school

    398 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,728
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,714
  • Shoplifting 982
  • Anti social behaviour 720
  • Criminal damage and arson 502
  • Public order 468

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
EX2 4 residents
6,207

Age bands in EX2 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.4%

868 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.1%

607 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.7%

1,731 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.5%

1,597 residents

Age 65 and over
20.2%

1,219 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

  • SOUTHERNHAY HOUSE SURGERY

    30 BARNFIELD ROAD, EXETER, EX1 1RX

    ODS code L83058

    988 m

  • BARNFIELD HILL SURGERY

    10-12 BARNFIELD HILL, EXETER, EX1 1SR

    ODS code L83024

    995 m

  • ST LEONARDS PRACTICE

    ATHELSTAN ROAD, EXETER, EX1 1SB

    ODS code L83042

    1.1 km

  • WONFORD GREEN SURGERY

    BURNTHOUSE LANE, EXETER, EX2 6NF

    ODS code L83655

    1.3 km

  • HEAVITREE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L83077

    1.3 km

  • SOUTH LAWN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L83084

    1.3 km

  • ISCA MEDICAL PRACTICE

    38 POLSLOE ROAD, EXETER, EX1 2DW

    ODS code L83099

    1.5 km

  • INCLUSION HEALTH DEVON CIC

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

    ODS code L83673

    1.5 km

  • ST THOMAS MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code L83016

    2.0 km

  • MOUNT PLEASANT HEALTH CENTRE

    MOUNT PLEASANT ROAD, EXETER, EX4 7BW

    ODS code L83066

    2.0 km

  • IDE LANE SURGERY

    IDE LANE, ALPHINGTON, EXETER, EX2 8UP

    ODS code L83079

    2.1 km

  • FOXHAYES PRACTICE

    117 EXWICK ROAD, EXETER, EX4 2BH

    ODS code Y00568

    2.6 km

  • HILL BARTON SURGERY

    1 LOWER HILL BARTON ROAD, EXETER, EX1 3EN

    ODS code L83143

    2.7 km

  • WHIPTON SURGERY

    378 PINHOE ROAD, WHIPTON, EXETER, EX4 8EG

    ODS code L83115

    2.9 km

  • PINHOE SURGERY

    PINN LANE, PINHOE, EXETER, EX1 3SY

    ODS code L83040

    4.2 km

  • WESTBANK PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L83041

    4.3 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • County Hall

    BCT · St Leonards

    0.1 miles
  • County Hall

    BCT · St Leonards

    0.1 miles
  • Rivermead Road

    BCT · St Leonards

    0.1 miles
  • Rivermead Road

    BCT · St Leonards

    0.1 miles
  • Victoria Park Road

    BCT · St Leonards

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Exeter 009C, 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

27,421 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
4 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

58 open schools are in scope, including 30 primary and 5 secondary schools. Atkinson Secure Children's Home is the nearest published school at 0 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,728 published events cover 12 months, averaging 560.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,714 events.

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