EX2 4XB

St David's · Exeter · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EX2 4BZ 46 m
EX2 4AN 72 m
EX2 4AZ 73 m
EX2 4DG 76 m
EX2 4DE 79 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX2 4XB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1999
Terminated
1 December 1999
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX2
Postcode sector
EX2 4
Latitude
50.718468
Longitude
-3.529842
British National Grid easting
292,100
British National Grid northing
92,100

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
E00101318
Lower layer super output area
Exeter 008F · E01034630
Middle layer super output area
Exeter 008 · E02004156

Postcode source versions

Explore EX2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
56
Primary
28
Secondary
5
  1. Exeter Cathedral School

    Other independent school

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

    Academy converter

    617 m
  3. St Thomas Primary School

    Academy converter

    748 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7,381
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,856
  • Shoplifting 1,084
  • Anti social behaviour 838
  • Criminal damage and arson 554
  • Public order 498

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

15

within 5 km straight-line

  • SOUTHERNHAY HOUSE SURGERY

    30 BARNFIELD ROAD, EXETER, EX1 1RX

    ODS code L83058

    644 m

  • ST LEONARDS PRACTICE

    ATHELSTAN ROAD, EXETER, EX1 1SB

    ODS code L83042

    771 m

  • BARNFIELD HILL SURGERY

    10-12 BARNFIELD HILL, EXETER, EX1 1SR

    ODS code L83024

    832 m

  • INCLUSION HEALTH DEVON CIC

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

    ODS code L83673

    1.1 km

  • ST THOMAS MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code L83016

    1.2 km

  • ISCA MEDICAL PRACTICE

    38 POLSLOE ROAD, EXETER, EX1 2DW

    ODS code L83099

    1.6 km

  • FOXHAYES PRACTICE

    117 EXWICK ROAD, EXETER, EX4 2BH

    ODS code Y00568

    1.6 km

  • HEAVITREE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L83077

    1.8 km

  • SOUTH LAWN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L83084

    1.8 km

  • MOUNT PLEASANT HEALTH CENTRE

    MOUNT PLEASANT ROAD, EXETER, EX4 7BW

    ODS code L83066

    1.9 km

  • IDE LANE SURGERY

    IDE LANE, ALPHINGTON, EXETER, EX2 8UP

    ODS code L83079

    2.1 km

  • WONFORD GREEN SURGERY

    BURNTHOUSE LANE, EXETER, EX2 6NF

    ODS code L83655

    2.2 km

  • WHIPTON SURGERY

    378 PINHOE ROAD, WHIPTON, EXETER, EX4 8EG

    ODS code L83115

    3.4 km

  • HILL BARTON SURGERY

    1 LOWER HILL BARTON ROAD, EXETER, EX1 3EN

    ODS code L83143

    3.4 km

  • PINHOE SURGERY

    PINN LANE, PINHOE, EXETER, EX1 3SY

    ODS code L83040

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • The Quay

    BCT · Haven Banks

    0.1 miles
  • Holloway Street

    BCT · St Leonards

    0.1 miles
  • Holloway Street

    BCT · St Leonards

    0.1 miles
  • South Street

    BCT · Exeter City Centre

    0.1 miles
  • George's Meeting House

    BCT · Exeter City Centre

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Exeter 008F, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

10,978 of 33,755

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

56 open schools are in scope, including 28 primary and 5 secondary schools. Exeter Cathedral School is the nearest published school at 349 m.

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

Recorded crime

7,381 published events cover 12 months, averaging 615.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,856 events.

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