EX5 2TH

Whimple & Rockbeare · 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 2TJ 164 m
EX5 2QR 298 m
EX5 2QP 574 m
EX5 2TQ 698 m
EX5 2UH 727 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX5 2TH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 March 2010
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX5
Postcode sector
EX5 2
Latitude
50.762435
Longitude
-3.341568
British National Grid easting
305,479
British National Grid northing
96,731

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
East Devon · E07000040
Parish or community
E04012469
Westminster constituency
Exmouth and Exeter East · E14001232
Output area
E00180142
Lower layer super output area
East Devon 004F · E01019962
Middle layer super output area
East Devon 004 · E02004132

Postcode source versions

Explore EX5

2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Brig End, Whimple, Exeter, EX5 2TH 12 October 2005 £425,000
Brig End, Whimple, Exeter, EX5 2TH 3 November 1997 £121,950

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
6
Primary
3
Secondary
1
  1. Whimple Primary School

    Community school

    1.2 km
  2. West Hill Primary School

    Foundation school

    3.2 km
  3. The King's School

    Academy converter

    3.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
45
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 17
  • Criminal damage and arson 12
  • Anti social behaviour 5
  • Public order 4
  • Other crime 2

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

    4.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Willow View Park

    BCT · Whimple

    0.6 miles
  • Whimple Rail Station

    RLY · Whimple

    0.7 miles
  • Whimple Rail Station

    RSE · Whimple

    0.7 miles
  • Station Road

    BCT · Whimple

    0.7 miles
  • The Square

    BCT · Whimple

    0.7 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

6 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 1 secondary schools. Whimple Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

45 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 17 events.

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