EX2 7ED

Topsham · Exeter · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Topsham
Local authority
Exeter
Postcode district
EX2
Postcode sector
EX2 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EX2 7DZ 27 m
EX2 7EA 27 m
EX2 7DY 40 m
EX2 7EB 77 m
EX2 7DJ 83 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX2 7ED
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX2
Postcode sector
EX2 7
Latitude
50.691954
Longitude
-3.481166
British National Grid easting
295,477
British National Grid northing
89,082

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Exeter · E07000041
Electoral ward
Topsham · E05011023
Parish or community
E43000052
Westminster constituency
Exmouth and Exeter East · E14001232
Output area
E00180189
Lower layer super output area
Exeter 015H · E01034635
Middle layer super output area
Exeter 015 · E02004163

Postcode source versions

Explore EX2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
40
Primary
21
Secondary
4
  1. Countess Wear Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    980 m
  2. The Topsham School

    Community school

    1.1 km
  3. Trinity CofE Primary and Nursery School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
719
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 315
  • Anti social behaviour 83
  • Criminal damage and arson 74
  • Public order 59
  • Other theft 45

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
7

4 female, 3 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
1.2
EX2 7 residents
9,706

Age bands in EX2 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
21.1%

1,932 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.5%

1,054 residents

Age 25 to 44
31.3%

2,866 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.2%

2,217 residents

Age 65 and over
11.8%

1,081 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider EX2 7 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
85.7%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

12

within 5 km

  • TOPSHAM SURGERY

    HOLMAN WAY, TOPSHAM, EXETER, EX3 0EN

    ODS code L83036

    1.6 km

  • WESTBANK PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L83041

    1.7 km

  • WONFORD GREEN SURGERY

    BURNTHOUSE LANE, EXETER, EX2 6NF

    ODS code L83655

    2.8 km

  • HILL BARTON SURGERY

    1 LOWER HILL BARTON ROAD, EXETER, EX1 3EN

    ODS code L83143

    3.5 km

  • HEAVITREE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L83077

    3.9 km

  • SOUTH LAWN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L83084

    3.9 km

  • IDE LANE SURGERY

    IDE LANE, ALPHINGTON, EXETER, EX2 8UP

    ODS code L83079

    3.9 km

  • BARNFIELD HILL SURGERY

    10-12 BARNFIELD HILL, EXETER, EX1 1SR

    ODS code L83024

    4.5 km

  • SOUTHERNHAY HOUSE SURGERY

    30 BARNFIELD ROAD, EXETER, EX1 1RX

    ODS code L83058

    4.5 km

  • ISCA MEDICAL PRACTICE

    38 POLSLOE ROAD, EXETER, EX1 2DW

    ODS code L83099

    4.6 km

  • WHIPTON SURGERY

    378 PINHOE ROAD, WHIPTON, EXETER, EX4 8EG

    ODS code L83115

    4.6 km

  • ST LEONARDS PRACTICE

    ATHELSTAN ROAD, EXETER, EX1 1SB

    ODS code L83042

    4.6 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Newport Park

    BCT · Countess Wear

    0.1 miles
  • Newport Park

    BCT · Countess Wear

    0.1 miles
  • The Retreat Drive

    BCT · Topsham

    0.1 miles
  • The Retreat Drive

    BCT · Topsham

    0.2 miles
  • Seabrook Avenue

    BCT · Countess Wear

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Exeter 015H, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

20,023 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
8 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

40 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 4 secondary schools. Countess Wear Primary School is the nearest published school at 980 m.

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

Recorded crime

719 published events cover 12 months, averaging 59.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 315 events.

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