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EX2 8DX

St David's · Exeter · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
St David's
Local authority
Exeter
Constituency
Exeter
Postcode district
EX2
Postcode sector
EX2 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EX2 8NY 162 m
EX2 8BD 205 m
EX2 8NR 253 m
EX2 8BZ 263 m
EX2 8BU 267 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX2 8DX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 January 2026
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX2
Postcode sector
EX2 8
Latitude
50.709378
Longitude
-3.525566
British National Grid easting
292,381
British National Grid northing
91,083

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Exeter · E07000041
Electoral ward
St David's · E05011020
Parish or community
E43000052
Westminster constituency
Exeter · E14001231
Output area
E00101084
Lower layer super output area
Exeter 014B · E01019969
Middle layer super output area
Exeter 014 · E02004162

Postcode source versions

Explore EX2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
57
Primary
29
Secondary
5

  1. Atkinson Secure Children's Home

    Secure units

    809 m

  2. St Leonard's (CofE) Primary School

    Academy converter

    868 m

  3. West Exe School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,346
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,817
  • Shoplifting 543
  • Anti social behaviour 448
  • Criminal damage and arson 328
  • Public order 300

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
EX2 8 residents
7,301

Age bands in EX2 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.1%

960 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.8%

717 residents

Age 25 to 44
29.1%

2,139 residents

Age 45 to 64
26%

1,909 residents

Age 65 and over
22%

1,618 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.

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

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

15

within 5 km straight-line

  • IDE LANE SURGERY

    IDE LANE, ALPHINGTON, EXETER, EX2 8UP

    ODS code L83079

    1.3 km

  • SOUTHERNHAY HOUSE SURGERY

    30 BARNFIELD ROAD, EXETER, EX1 1RX

    ODS code L83058

    1.5 km

  • ST THOMAS MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code L83016

    1.5 km

  • BARNFIELD HILL SURGERY

    10-12 BARNFIELD HILL, EXETER, EX1 1SR

    ODS code L83024

    1.6 km

  • ST LEONARDS PRACTICE

    ATHELSTAN ROAD, EXETER, EX1 1SB

    ODS code L83042

    1.6 km

  • WONFORD GREEN SURGERY

    BURNTHOUSE LANE, EXETER, EX2 6NF

    ODS code L83655

    1.9 km

  • INCLUSION HEALTH DEVON CIC

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

    ODS code L83673

    2.0 km

  • HEAVITREE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L83077

    2.1 km

  • SOUTH LAWN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L83084

    2.1 km

  • ISCA MEDICAL PRACTICE

    38 POLSLOE ROAD, EXETER, EX1 2DW

    ODS code L83099

    2.2 km

  • FOXHAYES PRACTICE

    117 EXWICK ROAD, EXETER, EX4 2BH

    ODS code Y00568

    2.5 km

  • MOUNT PLEASANT HEALTH CENTRE

    MOUNT PLEASANT ROAD, EXETER, EX4 7BW

    ODS code L83066

    2.7 km

  • HILL BARTON SURGERY

    1 LOWER HILL BARTON ROAD, EXETER, EX1 3EN

    ODS code L83143

    3.5 km

  • WHIPTON SURGERY

    378 PINHOE ROAD, WHIPTON, EXETER, EX4 8EG

    ODS code L83115

    3.7 km

  • WESTBANK PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L83041

    4.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Marsh Green Road North

    BCT · Marsh Barton

    0.1 miles

  • Marsh Green Road North

    BCT · Marsh Barton

    0.1 miles

  • Exton Road

    BCT · Marsh Barton

    0.2 miles

  • Exton Road

    BCT · Marsh Barton

    0.2 miles

  • Marsh Green Road East

    BCT · Marsh Barton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Exeter 014B, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,100 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
6 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
1
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

57 open schools are in scope, including 29 primary and 5 secondary schools. Atkinson Secure Children's Home is the nearest published school at 809 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,346 published events cover 12 months, averaging 362.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,817 events.

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