EX5 1HD

Woodbury & Lympstone · East Devon · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Exeter
Local authority
East Devon
Postcode district
EX5
Postcode sector
EX5 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EX5 1JL 0 m
EX5 1HE 582 m
EX8 5EA 1.0 km
EX5 1HH 1.1 km
EX5 1HF 1.2 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX5 1HD
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 February 2019
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX5
Postcode sector
EX5 1
Latitude
50.663978
Longitude
-3.376101
British National Grid easting
302,840
British National Grid northing
85,828

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
East Devon · E07000040
Parish or community
E04003000
Westminster constituency
Exmouth and Exeter East · E14001232
Output area
E00101063
Lower layer super output area
East Devon 014B · E01019964
Middle layer super output area
East Devon 014 · E02004142

Postcode source versions

Explore EX5

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Blackhill Quarry, Woodbury, Exeter, EX5 1HD 19 December 2018 £315,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
13
Primary
10
Secondary
1
  1. Woodbury Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.2 km
  2. St Peter's Preparatory School

    Other independent school

    2.9 km
  3. Brixington Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    3.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
9
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 5
  • Public order 2
  • Other theft 1
  • Anti social behaviour 1

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

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • WOODBURY SURGERY

    FULFORD WAY, WOODBURY, EXETER, EX5 1NZ

    ODS code L83116

    2.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Broadway (Couches Lane)

    BCT · Woodbury

    1.1 miles
  • Broadway (Couches Lane)

    BCT · Woodbury

    1.1 miles
  • Broadway (Fulford Road)

    BCT · Woodbury

    1.2 miles
  • St Briac Way

    BCT · Brixington

    1.6 miles
  • Bystock Road

    BCT · Brixington

    1.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for East Devon 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

29,057 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
4 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

13 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 1 secondary schools. Woodbury Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.4 miles.

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

Recorded crime

9 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 5 events.

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