EX5 2DU

West Hill & Aylesbeare · 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 2LL 395 m
EX5 2DR 485 m
EX5 2BN 508 m
EX5 2LN 548 m
EX5 2BW 875 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX5 2DU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 March 2008
Terminated
1 June 2008
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX5
Postcode sector
EX5 2
Latitude
50.729643
Longitude
-3.393923
British National Grid easting
301,718
British National Grid northing
93,153

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

Explore EX5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
6
Primary
4
Secondary
1
  1. Rockbeare Church of England Primary School and Pre-School

    Academy converter

    1.8 km
  2. St Martin's CofE Primary & Nursery School

    Academy converter

    2.5 km
  3. Cranbrook Education Campus

    Academy sponsor led

    2.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
85
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 37
  • Public order 16
  • Other theft 11
  • Anti social behaviour 8
  • Criminal damage and arson 5

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

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • CRANBROOK MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y04662

    2.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Silverdown Office Park

    BCT · Exeter Airport

    0.5 miles
  • Silverdown Office Park

    BCT · Exeter Airport

    0.7 miles
  • Fair Oak Court

    BCT · Exeter Airport

    0.8 miles
  • Fair Oak Court

    BCT · Exeter Airport

    0.8 miles
  • Westcott Road

    BCT · Exeter Airport

    0.9 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

6 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 1 secondary schools. Rockbeare Church of England Primary School and Pre-School is the nearest published school at 1.1 miles.

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

Recorded crime

85 published events cover 12 months, averaging 7.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 37 events.

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