EX2 5YQ

Priory · Exeter · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Priory
Local authority
Exeter
Constituency
Exeter
Postcode district
EX2
Postcode sector
EX2 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EX2 5LB 29 m
EX2 5LF 60 m
EX2 5LA 74 m
EX2 5LG 79 m
EX2 5JU 91 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX2 5YQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1997
Terminated
1 July 2000
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX2
Postcode sector
EX2 5
Latitude
50.717599
Longitude
-3.494200
British National Grid easting
294,614
British National Grid northing
91,952

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Exeter · E07000041
Electoral ward
Priory · E05011019
Parish or community
E43000052
Westminster constituency
Exeter · E14001231
Output area
E00101280
Lower layer super output area
Exeter 013D · E01020014
Middle layer super output area
Exeter 013 · E02004161

Postcode source versions

Explore EX2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
60
Primary
32
Secondary
5
  1. Woodwater Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    403 m
  2. Chestnut Nursery School - Exeter Nursery Schools Federation

    Local authority nursery school

    686 m
  3. St Peter's Church of England Aided School

    Voluntary aided school

    779 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,016
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,385
  • Anti social behaviour 324
  • Criminal damage and arson 266
  • Public order 229
  • Shoplifting 200

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
EX2 5 residents
7,886

Age bands in EX2 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.6%

1,188 residents

Age 15 to 24
13.5%

1,179 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.9%

2,183 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.5%

2,322 residents

Age 65 and over
21.6%

1,891 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

17

within 5 km straight-line

  • WONFORD GREEN SURGERY

    BURNTHOUSE LANE, EXETER, EX2 6NF

    ODS code L83655

    563 m

  • HEAVITREE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L83077

    1.0 km

  • SOUTH LAWN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L83084

    1.0 km

  • HILL BARTON SURGERY

    1 LOWER HILL BARTON ROAD, EXETER, EX1 3EN

    ODS code L83143

    1.1 km

  • ISCA MEDICAL PRACTICE

    38 POLSLOE ROAD, EXETER, EX1 2DW

    ODS code L83099

    1.7 km

  • WHIPTON SURGERY

    378 PINHOE ROAD, WHIPTON, EXETER, EX4 8EG

    ODS code L83115

    1.8 km

  • BARNFIELD HILL SURGERY

    10-12 BARNFIELD HILL, EXETER, EX1 1SR

    ODS code L83024

    2.0 km

  • ST LEONARDS PRACTICE

    ATHELSTAN ROAD, EXETER, EX1 1SB

    ODS code L83042

    2.1 km

  • SOUTHERNHAY HOUSE SURGERY

    30 BARNFIELD ROAD, EXETER, EX1 1RX

    ODS code L83058

    2.1 km

  • MOUNT PLEASANT HEALTH CENTRE

    MOUNT PLEASANT ROAD, EXETER, EX4 7BW

    ODS code L83066

    2.3 km

  • INCLUSION HEALTH DEVON CIC

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

    ODS code L83673

    2.4 km

  • PINHOE SURGERY

    PINN LANE, PINHOE, EXETER, EX1 3SY

    ODS code L83040

    2.8 km

  • IDE LANE SURGERY

    IDE LANE, ALPHINGTON, EXETER, EX2 8UP

    ODS code L83079

    3.5 km

  • ST THOMAS MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code L83016

    3.6 km

  • FOXHAYES PRACTICE

    117 EXWICK ROAD, EXETER, EX4 2BH

    ODS code Y00568

    4.0 km

  • WESTBANK PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L83041

    4.3 km

  • TOPSHAM SURGERY

    HOLMAN WAY, TOPSHAM, EXETER, EX3 0EN

    ODS code L83036

    4.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Lethbridge Road

    BCT · St Loyes

    0.0 miles
  • Woodwater Lane

    BCT · St Loyes

    0.1 miles
  • Woodwater Lane

    BCT · St Loyes

    0.1 miles
  • Woodwater Lane

    BCT · St Loyes

    0.1 miles
  • Heavitree Bridge

    BCT · Heavitree

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Exeter 013D, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

5,114 of 33,755

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

60 open schools are in scope, including 32 primary and 5 secondary schools. Woodwater Academy is the nearest published school at 403 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,016 published events cover 12 months, averaging 251.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,385 events.

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