EX5 1BU

Clyst Valley · East Devon · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
East Devon
Postcode district
EX5
Postcode sector
EX5 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EX5 1BX 64 m
EX5 1BW 108 m
EX5 1BT 117 m
EX5 1BS 125 m
EX5 1FE 132 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX5 1BU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX5
Postcode sector
EX5 1
Latitude
50.711338
Longitude
-3.454540
British National Grid easting
297,400
British National Grid northing
91,200

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
East Devon · E07000040
Parish or community
E04002991
Westminster constituency
Exmouth and Exeter East · E14001232
Output area
E00100706
Lower layer super output area
East Devon 014A · E01019898
Middle layer super output area
East Devon 014 · E02004142

Postcode source versions

Explore EX5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
39
Primary
23
Secondary
4
  1. Clyst St Mary Primary School

    Community school

    218 m
  2. Stansfield Academy

    Academy alternative provision sponsor led

    1.4 km
  3. Clyst Heath Nursery and Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
226
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 79
  • Shoplifting 33
  • Other theft 22
  • Anti social behaviour 22
  • Criminal damage and arson 18

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
EX5 1 residents
4,183

Age bands in EX5 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16%

648 residents

Age 15 to 24
7.5%

302 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.8%

801 residents

Age 45 to 64
28%

1,133 residents

Age 65 and over
28.7%

1,162 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

12

within 5 km straight-line

  • HILL BARTON SURGERY

    1 LOWER HILL BARTON ROAD, EXETER, EX1 3EN

    ODS code L83143

    2.3 km

  • PINHOE SURGERY

    PINN LANE, PINHOE, EXETER, EX1 3SY

    ODS code L83040

    3.1 km

  • TOPSHAM SURGERY

    HOLMAN WAY, TOPSHAM, EXETER, EX3 0EN

    ODS code L83036

    3.1 km

  • WONFORD GREEN SURGERY

    BURNTHOUSE LANE, EXETER, EX2 6NF

    ODS code L83655

    3.2 km

  • WHIPTON SURGERY

    378 PINHOE ROAD, WHIPTON, EXETER, EX4 8EG

    ODS code L83115

    3.4 km

  • HEAVITREE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L83077

    3.8 km

  • SOUTH LAWN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L83084

    3.8 km

  • ISCA MEDICAL PRACTICE

    38 POLSLOE ROAD, EXETER, EX1 2DW

    ODS code L83099

    4.5 km

  • WESTBANK PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L83041

    4.5 km

  • CRANBROOK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    YOUNGHAYES CENTRE, YOUNGHAYES ROAD, CRANBROOK, EXETER, EX5 7DR

    ODS code Y04662

    4.7 km

  • BARNFIELD HILL SURGERY

    10-12 BARNFIELD HILL, EXETER, EX1 1SR

    ODS code L83024

    4.9 km

  • MOUNT PLEASANT HEALTH CENTRE

    MOUNT PLEASANT ROAD, EXETER, EX4 7BW

    ODS code L83066

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Shelter

    BCT · Clyst St Mary

    0.2 miles
  • Shelter

    BCT · Clyst St Mary

    0.2 miles
  • Clyst Road

    BCT · Sandy Gate

    0.3 miles
  • Clyst Road

    BCT · Sandy Gate

    0.3 miles
  • St. Bridgets Nursery

    BCT · Clyst St Mary

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for East Devon 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

25,785 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
2 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

39 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 4 secondary schools. Clyst St Mary Primary School is the nearest published school at 218 m.

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

Recorded crime

226 published events cover 12 months, averaging 18.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 79 events.

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