EX5 2DL

West Hill & Aylesbeare · 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 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EX5 2BX 81 m
EX5 2FH 88 m
EX5 2AY 93 m
EX5 2DT 97 m
EX5 2BY 198 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX5 2DL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX5
Postcode sector
EX5 2
Latitude
50.717306
Longitude
-3.363355
British National Grid easting
303,850
British National Grid northing
91,741

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
East Devon · E07000040
Parish or community
E04002939
Westminster constituency
Honiton and Sidmouth · E14001291
Output area
E00100920
Lower layer super output area
East Devon 008A · E01019939
Middle layer super output area
East Devon 008 · E02004136

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, Withen Lane, Aylesbeare, Exeter, EX5 2DL 30 June 2021 £295,000
1, Withen Lane, Aylesbeare, Exeter, EX5 2DL 9 March 2018 £285,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
6
Primary
5
Secondary
0
  1. West Hill Primary School

    Foundation school

    3.6 km
  2. Woodbury Salterton Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    3.7 km
  3. Rockbeare Church of England Primary School and Pre-School

    Academy converter

    3.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
16
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 6
  • Other theft 3
  • Public order 3
  • Criminal damage and arson 2
  • Other crime 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
2

2 female, 0 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
1.0
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

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider EX5 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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
50%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • CRANBROOK MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y04662

    4.9 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • The Nightjar Inn

    BCT · Aylesbeare

    0.0 miles
  • The Nightjar Inn

    BCT · Aylesbeare

    0.0 miles
  • Scotchmead

    BCT · Aylesbeare

    0.2 miles
  • Scotchmead

    BCT · Aylesbeare

    0.2 miles
  • Harp Lane

    BCT · Nine Oaks

    0.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for East Devon 008A, 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

27,813 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
7 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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

6 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 0 secondary schools. West Hill Primary School is the nearest published school at 2.2 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

16 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 6 events.

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