EX2 9HW

St Thomas · 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 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EX2 9HB 30 m
EX2 9HN 56 m
EX2 9BX 59 m
EX2 9BU 62 m
EX2 9HP 64 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX2 9HW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX2
Postcode sector
EX2 9
Latitude
50.713715
Longitude
-3.547210
British National Grid easting
290,863
British National Grid northing
91,597

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Exeter · E07000041
Electoral ward
St Thomas · E05011022
Parish or community
E43000052
Westminster constituency
Exeter · E14001231
Output area
E00101399
Lower layer super output area
Exeter 010D · E01020031
Middle layer super output area
Exeter 010 · E02004158

Postcode source versions

Explore EX2

15 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
23, Cowick Lane, Exeter, EX2 9HW 6 December 2019 £260,000
25, Cowick Lane, Exeter, EX2 9HW 22 July 2019 £320,000
27, Cowick Lane, Exeter, EX2 9HW 16 March 2017 £195,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
48
Primary
24
Secondary
4
  1. West Exe Nursery School - Exeter Nursery Schools Federation

    Local authority nursery school

    138 m
  2. Bowhill Primary School

    Academy converter

    223 m
  3. Belong School Devon

    Other independent special school

    411 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,133
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,660
  • Shoplifting 582
  • Anti social behaviour 446
  • Criminal damage and arson 292
  • Public order 277

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
12

8 female, 4 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
3.0
EX2 9 residents
7,922

Age bands in EX2 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.1%

1,145 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.9%

700 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.3%

1,864 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.7%

1,964 residents

Age 65 and over
20%

1,420 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider EX2 9 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
0%

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

14

within 5 km

  • ST THOMAS MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code L83016

    165 m

  • FOXHAYES PRACTICE

    117 EXWICK ROAD, EXETER, EX4 2BH

    ODS code Y00568

    1.4 km

  • IDE LANE SURGERY

    IDE LANE, ALPHINGTON, EXETER, EX2 8UP

    ODS code L83079

    1.8 km

  • SOUTHERNHAY HOUSE SURGERY

    30 BARNFIELD ROAD, EXETER, EX1 1RX

    ODS code L83058

    1.9 km

  • ST LEONARDS PRACTICE

    ATHELSTAN ROAD, EXETER, EX1 1SB

    ODS code L83042

    2.1 km

  • BARNFIELD HILL SURGERY

    10-12 BARNFIELD HILL, EXETER, EX1 1SR

    ODS code L83024

    2.1 km

  • INCLUSION HEALTH DEVON CIC

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

    ODS code L83673

    2.2 km

  • ISCA MEDICAL PRACTICE

    38 POLSLOE ROAD, EXETER, EX1 2DW

    ODS code L83099

    2.9 km

  • MOUNT PLEASANT HEALTH CENTRE

    MOUNT PLEASANT ROAD, EXETER, EX4 7BW

    ODS code L83066

    3.1 km

  • HEAVITREE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L83077

    3.1 km

  • SOUTH LAWN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L83084

    3.1 km

  • WONFORD GREEN SURGERY

    BURNTHOUSE LANE, EXETER, EX2 6NF

    ODS code L83655

    3.4 km

  • WHIPTON SURGERY

    378 PINHOE ROAD, WHIPTON, EXETER, EX4 8EG

    ODS code L83115

    4.7 km

  • HILL BARTON SURGERY

    1 LOWER HILL BARTON ROAD, EXETER, EX1 3EN

    ODS code L83143

    4.7 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

  • Churchill Road

    BCT · St Thomas

    0.0 miles
  • Coleridge Road

    BCT · St Thomas

    0.0 miles
  • First and Last Apartments

    BCT · St Thomas

    0.1 miles
  • First and Last Apartments

    BCT · St Thomas

    0.1 miles
  • Church Path Road

    BCT · St Thomas

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Exeter 010D, 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

22,986 of 33,755

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

48 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 4 secondary schools. West Exe Nursery School - Exeter Nursery Schools Federation is the nearest published school at 138 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,133 published events cover 12 months, averaging 344.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,660 events.

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