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EX5 2QU

Tale Vale · East Devon · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Tale Vale
Local authority
East Devon
Constituency
Honiton and Sidmouth
Postcode district
EX5
Postcode sector
EX5 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EX5 2QS 323 m
EX5 2QT 478 m
EX11 1LN 637 m
EX11 1LF 744 m
EX5 2QR 823 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX5 2QU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1998
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX5
Postcode sector
EX5 2
Latitude
50.760263
Longitude
-3.326250
British National Grid easting
306,555
British National Grid northing
96,470

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
East Devon · E07000040
Electoral ward
Tale Vale · E05011806
Parish or community
E04002994
Westminster constituency
Honiton and Sidmouth · E14001291
Output area
E00180142
Lower layer super output area
East Devon 004F · E01019962
Middle layer super output area
East Devon 004 · E02004132

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
7
Primary
5
Secondary
1

  1. Whimple Primary School

    Community school

    2.3 km

  2. The King's School

    Academy converter

    2.6 km

  3. West Hill Primary School

    Foundation school

    2.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4
  • Other theft 1
  • Public order 1
  • Criminal damage and arson 1

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

  • COLERIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    CANAAN WAY, OTTERY ST. MARY, EX11 1EQ

    ODS code L83095

    3.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Willow View Park

    BCT · Whimple

    0.3 miles

  • Daisy Mount

    BCT · Allercombe

    0.7 miles

  • School Lane

    BCT · West Hill

    1.4 miles

  • School Lane

    BCT · West Hill

    1.4 miles

  • Garage

    BCT · West Hill

    1.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for East Devon 004F, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,734 of 33,755

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

7 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 1 secondary schools. Whimple 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

7 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4 events.

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