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EX2 8WH

Alphington · Exeter · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EX2 8WG 67 m
EX2 8WB 74 m
EX2 8WF 103 m
EX2 8WJ 117 m
EX2 0DH 147 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX2 8WH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 2026
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX2
Postcode sector
EX2 8
Latitude
50.693447
Longitude
-3.536079
British National Grid easting
291,602
British National Grid northing
89,327

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
E00101092
Lower layer super output area
Exeter 014A · E01019968
Middle layer super output area
Exeter 014 · E02004162

Postcode source versions

Explore EX2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
44
Primary
22
Secondary
3

  1. Alphington Primary School

    Academy converter

    775 m

  2. Matford Brook Academy

    Free schools

    961 m

  3. The Outdoors School

    Other independent special school

    979 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
474
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 187
  • Other theft 50
  • Anti social behaviour 40
  • Burglary 39
  • Public order 38

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.

GP practices

13

within 5 km

  • IDE LANE SURGERY

    IDE LANE, ALPHINGTON, EXETER, EX2 8UP

    ODS code L83079

    673 m

  • ST THOMAS MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code L83016

    2.4 km

  • SOUTHERNHAY HOUSE SURGERY

    30 BARNFIELD ROAD, EXETER, EX1 1RX

    ODS code L83058

    3.4 km

  • WESTBANK PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L83041

    3.4 km

  • WONFORD GREEN SURGERY

    BURNTHOUSE LANE, EXETER, EX2 6NF

    ODS code L83655

    3.4 km

  • BARNFIELD HILL SURGERY

    10-12 BARNFIELD HILL, EXETER, EX1 1SR

    ODS code L83024

    3.5 km

  • ST LEONARDS PRACTICE

    ATHELSTAN ROAD, EXETER, EX1 1SB

    ODS code L83042

    3.5 km

  • FOXHAYES PRACTICE

    117 EXWICK ROAD, EXETER, EX4 2BH

    ODS code Y00568

    3.8 km

  • INCLUSION HEALTH DEVON CIC

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

    ODS code L83673

    3.9 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

  • ISCA MEDICAL PRACTICE

    38 POLSLOE ROAD, EXETER, EX1 2DW

    ODS code L83099

    4.2 km

  • MOUNT PLEASANT HEALTH CENTRE

    MOUNT PLEASANT ROAD, EXETER, EX4 7BW

    ODS code L83066

    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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Fawcett Way

    BCT · Alphington

    0.1 miles

  • Fawcett Way

    BCT · Alphington

    0.1 miles

  • Shillingford Road

    BCT · Alphington

    0.2 miles

  • Veitch Gardens

    BCT · Alphington

    0.2 miles

  • Veitch Gardens

    BCT · Alphington

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Exeter 014A, 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

26,467 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
9 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

44 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 3 secondary schools. Alphington Primary School is the nearest published school at 775 m.

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

Recorded crime

474 published events cover 12 months, averaging 39.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 187 events.

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