EX5 2AL

Broadclyst · 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 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EX5 2AR 157 m
EX5 2FT 157 m
EX5 2AW 160 m
EX1 4BE 349 m
EX1 4AU 351 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX5 2AL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 April 2019
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX5
Postcode sector
EX5 2
Latitude
50.731477
Longitude
-3.449241
British National Grid easting
297,818
British National Grid northing
93,432

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
East Devon · E07000040
Parish or community
E04012465
Westminster constituency
Exmouth and Exeter East · E14001232
Output area
E00180278
Lower layer super output area
East Devon 021F · E01034623
Middle layer super output area
East Devon 021 · E02007027

Postcode source versions

Explore EX5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
37
Primary
23
Secondary
4
  1. Monkerton Community Primary School

    Free schools

    1.6 km
  2. Ellen Tinkham School

    Foundation special school

    1.6 km
  3. Westclyst Community Primary School

    Free schools

    2.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
423
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 227
  • Anti social behaviour 39
  • Criminal damage and arson 33
  • Public order 31
  • Other theft 22

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
EX5 2 residents
4,881

Age bands in EX5 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.4%

697 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.4%

456 residents

Age 25 to 44
17.7%

859 residents

Age 45 to 64
32.6%

1,576 residents

Age 65 and over
25.9%

1,252 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

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • PINHOE SURGERY

    PINN LANE, PINHOE, EXETER, EX1 3SY

    ODS code L83040

    1.6 km

  • HILL BARTON SURGERY

    1 LOWER HILL BARTON ROAD, EXETER, EX1 3EN

    ODS code L83143

    2.5 km

  • WHIPTON SURGERY

    378 PINHOE ROAD, WHIPTON, EXETER, EX4 8EG

    ODS code L83115

    2.8 km

  • CRANBROOK MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y04662

    2.9 km

  • WONFORD GREEN SURGERY

    BURNTHOUSE LANE, EXETER, EX2 6NF

    ODS code L83655

    4.1 km

  • HEAVITREE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L83077

    4.1 km

  • SOUTH LAWN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L83084

    4.1 km

  • ISCA MEDICAL PRACTICE

    38 POLSLOE ROAD, EXETER, EX1 2DW

    ODS code L83099

    4.5 km

  • MOUNT PLEASANT HEALTH CENTRE

    MOUNT PLEASANT ROAD, EXETER, EX4 7BW

    ODS code L83066

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Endsleigh Crescent

    BCT · Clyst Honiton

    0.1 miles
  • Endsleigh Crescent

    BCT · Clyst Honiton

    0.1 miles
  • Anning Drive

    BCT · Tithebarn

    0.2 miles
  • Anning Drive

    BCT · Tithebarn

    0.2 miles
  • Old Honiton Road

    BCT · Tithebarn

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for East Devon 021F, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

13,438 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
1 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

37 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 4 secondary schools. Monkerton Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.0 miles.

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

Recorded crime

423 published events cover 12 months, averaging 35.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 227 events.

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