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EX5 2SF

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 2RA 705 m
EX5 2RB 825 m
EX5 2RD 831 m
EX5 2QG 960 m
EX5 2RE 967 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX5 2SF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1983
Terminated
1 December 1995
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX5
Postcode sector
EX5 2
Latitude
50.778391
Longitude
-3.337472
British National Grid easting
305,800
British National Grid northing
98,500

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
8
Primary
6
Secondary
1

  1. Whimple Primary School

    Community school

    1.8 km

  2. The Wildings

    Other independent special school

    2.3 km

  3. Clyst Hydon Primary School

    Foundation school

    3.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
12
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

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

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Railway Bridge

    BCT · Talaton

    0.5 miles

  • Railway Bridge

    BCT · Talaton

    0.6 miles

  • Talaton Inn

    BCT · Talaton

    0.9 miles

  • Talaton Inn

    BCT · Talaton

    0.9 miles

  • Station Road

    BCT · Whimple

    1.0 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

8 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 1 secondary schools. Whimple Primary 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

12 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1 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.