EX2 8TF

Alphington · Exeter · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EX2 8SD 88 m
EX2 8SE 88 m
EX2 8SL 91 m
EX2 8SH 105 m
EX2 8SN 110 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX2 8TF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX2
Postcode sector
EX2 8
Latitude
50.704492
Longitude
-3.534613
British National Grid easting
291,731
British National Grid northing
90,553

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
E00101083
Lower layer super output area
Exeter 014B · E01019969
Middle layer super output area
Exeter 014 · E02004162

Postcode source versions

Explore EX2

41 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
31, Legion Way, Exeter, EX2 8TF 6 December 2023 £260,000
18, Legion Way, Exeter, EX2 8TF 30 May 2022 £285,000
13, Legion Way, Exeter, EX2 8TF 22 March 2022 £135,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
54
Primary
27
Secondary
5
  1. West Exe School

    Academy sponsor led

    468 m
  2. Alphington Primary School

    Academy converter

    521 m
  3. St Thomas Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,963
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 608
  • Shoplifting 463
  • Anti social behaviour 214
  • Criminal damage and arson 130
  • Public order 127

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
82

40 female, 42 male

Postcode households
45
Residents per household
1.8
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 1.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider EX2 8 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+
97.8%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
97.8%
Gigabit-capable
97.8%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
89.1%

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

  • IDE LANE SURGERY

    IDE LANE, ALPHINGTON, EXETER, EX2 8UP

    ODS code L83079

    560 m

  • ST THOMAS MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code L83016

    1.3 km

  • SOUTHERNHAY HOUSE SURGERY

    30 BARNFIELD ROAD, EXETER, EX1 1RX

    ODS code L83058

    2.2 km

  • ST LEONARDS PRACTICE

    ATHELSTAN ROAD, EXETER, EX1 1SB

    ODS code L83042

    2.3 km

  • BARNFIELD HILL SURGERY

    10-12 BARNFIELD HILL, EXETER, EX1 1SR

    ODS code L83024

    2.3 km

  • FOXHAYES PRACTICE

    117 EXWICK ROAD, EXETER, EX4 2BH

    ODS code Y00568

    2.6 km

  • INCLUSION HEALTH DEVON CIC

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

    ODS code L83673

    2.7 km

  • WONFORD GREEN SURGERY

    BURNTHOUSE LANE, EXETER, EX2 6NF

    ODS code L83655

    2.7 km

  • HEAVITREE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L83077

    2.9 km

  • SOUTH LAWN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L83084

    2.9 km

  • ISCA MEDICAL PRACTICE

    38 POLSLOE ROAD, EXETER, EX1 2DW

    ODS code L83099

    3.0 km

  • MOUNT PLEASANT HEALTH CENTRE

    MOUNT PLEASANT ROAD, EXETER, EX4 7BW

    ODS code L83066

    3.4 km

  • WESTBANK PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L83041

    4.0 km

  • HILL BARTON SURGERY

    1 LOWER HILL BARTON ROAD, EXETER, EX1 3EN

    ODS code L83143

    4.3 km

  • WHIPTON SURGERY

    378 PINHOE ROAD, WHIPTON, EXETER, EX4 8EG

    ODS code L83115

    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

  • Legion Way

    BCT · Alphington

    0.1 miles
  • Fairfax Gardens

    BCT · Alphington

    0.1 miles
  • Fairfax Gardens

    BCT · Alphington

    0.1 miles
  • Bakers Yard

    BCT · Alphington

    0.1 miles
  • Sainsburys

    BCT · Alphington

    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
1
Low risk addresses
46
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

Property market

The five-year median is £260,000 from 3 recorded sales in EX2 8TF. 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

54 open schools are in scope, including 27 primary and 5 secondary schools. West Exe School is the nearest published school at 468 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,963 published events cover 12 months, averaging 163.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 608 events.

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