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EX2 8FW

Alphington · Exeter · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Exeter
Ward
Alphington
Local authority
Exeter
Constituency
Exeter
Postcode district
EX2
Postcode sector
EX2 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EX2 8FU 32 m
EX2 8GQ 33 m
EX2 8FJ 74 m
EX2 8FR 106 m
EX2 8GD 107 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX2 8FW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX2
Postcode sector
EX2 8
Latitude
50.695907
Longitude
-3.529533
British National Grid easting
292,070
British National Grid northing
89,591

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Exeter · E07000041
Electoral ward
Alphington · E05011011
Parish or community
E43000052
Westminster constituency
Exeter · E14001231
Output area
E00101076
Lower layer super output area
Exeter 014C · E01019970
Middle layer super output area
Exeter 014 · E02004162

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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13 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, Tower Walk, Exeter, EX2 8FW 18 December 2025 £250,000
3, Tower Walk, Exeter, EX2 8FW 20 August 2021 £280,000
7, Tower Walk, Exeter, EX2 8FW 23 August 2017 £233,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
51
Primary
27
Secondary
3

  1. Alphington Primary School

    Academy converter

    770 m

  2. Matford Brook Academy

    Free schools

    926 m

  3. West Exe School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
526
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 204
  • Other theft 56
  • Anti social behaviour 51
  • Criminal damage and arson 45
  • Public order 44

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
14

8 female, 6 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
2.3
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

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider EX2 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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
33.3%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

15

within 5 km

  • IDE LANE SURGERY

    IDE LANE, ALPHINGTON, EXETER, EX2 8UP

    ODS code L83079

    552 m

  • ST THOMAS MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code L83016

    2.3 km

  • WONFORD GREEN SURGERY

    BURNTHOUSE LANE, EXETER, EX2 6NF

    ODS code L83655

    2.9 km

  • SOUTHERNHAY HOUSE SURGERY

    30 BARNFIELD ROAD, EXETER, EX1 1RX

    ODS code L83058

    3.0 km

  • BARNFIELD HILL SURGERY

    10-12 BARNFIELD HILL, EXETER, EX1 1SR

    ODS code L83024

    3.1 km

  • ST LEONARDS PRACTICE

    ATHELSTAN ROAD, EXETER, EX1 1SB

    ODS code L83042

    3.1 km

  • WESTBANK PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L83041

    3.1 km

  • HEAVITREE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L83077

    3.5 km

  • SOUTH LAWN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L83084

    3.5 km

  • INCLUSION HEALTH DEVON CIC

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

    ODS code L83673

    3.5 km

  • FOXHAYES PRACTICE

    117 EXWICK ROAD, EXETER, EX4 2BH

    ODS code Y00568

    3.6 km

  • ISCA MEDICAL PRACTICE

    38 POLSLOE ROAD, EXETER, EX1 2DW

    ODS code L83099

    3.7 km

  • MOUNT PLEASANT HEALTH CENTRE

    MOUNT PLEASANT ROAD, EXETER, EX4 7BW

    ODS code L83066

    4.2 km

  • HILL BARTON SURGERY

    1 LOWER HILL BARTON ROAD, EXETER, EX1 3EN

    ODS code L83143

    4.6 km

  • TOPSHAM SURGERY

    HOLMAN WAY, TOPSHAM, EXETER, EX3 0EN

    ODS code L83036

    5.0 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • Canon Way

    BCT · Alphington

    0.0 miles

  • Steeple Drive

    BCT · Alphington

    0.1 miles

  • Raglans

    BCT · Alphington

    0.1 miles

  • Deacon Close

    BCT · Alphington

    0.2 miles

  • Veitch Gardens

    BCT · Alphington

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Exeter 014C, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

23,282 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
7 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.

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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £265,000 from 2 recorded sales in EX2 8FW. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Exeter is £280,982 in June 2026, down 1.7% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

51 open schools are in scope, including 27 primary and 3 secondary schools. Alphington Primary School is the nearest published school at 770 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

526 published events cover 12 months, averaging 43.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 204 events.

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