EX5 3LR

Broadclyst · 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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EX5 3LS 42 m
EX5 3NA 49 m
EX5 3LP 63 m
EX5 3NB 71 m
EX5 3ND 92 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX5 3LR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX5
Postcode sector
EX5 3
Latitude
50.762079
Longitude
-3.439268
British National Grid easting
298,588
British National Grid northing
96,821

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
East Devon · E07000040
Parish or community
E04012465
Westminster constituency
Exmouth and Exeter East · E14001232
Output area
E00100661
Lower layer super output area
East Devon 021C · E01034620
Middle layer super output area
East Devon 021 · E02007027

Postcode source versions

Explore EX5

14 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
14, Sycamore Close, Broadclyst, Exeter, EX5 3LR 22 February 2016 £185,000
9, Sycamore Close, Broadclyst, Exeter, EX5 3LR 12 February 2016 £169,950
14, Sycamore Close, Broadclyst, Exeter, EX5 3LR 30 September 2015 £140,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
13
Primary
8
Secondary
3
  1. Clyst Vale Community College

    Academy converter

    398 m
  2. Broadclyst Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    654 m
  3. St Martin's CofE Primary & Nursery School

    Academy converter

    2.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
52
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 26
  • Criminal damage and arson 6
  • Public order 5
  • Anti social behaviour 5
  • Other crime 4

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
16

8 female, 8 male

Postcode households
12
Residents per household
1.3
EX5 3 residents
2,408

Age bands in EX5 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.3%

447 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.8%

296 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.9%

572 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.9%

847 residents

Age 65 and over
21.2%

581 residents

This postcode contained 0.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider EX5 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

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+
16.7%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
16.7%
Gigabit-capable
16.7%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

3

within 5 km

  • CRANBROOK MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y04662

    2.4 km

  • PINHOE SURGERY

    PINN LANE, PINHOE, EXETER, EX1 3SY

    ODS code L83040

    3.5 km

  • WHIPTON SURGERY

    378 PINHOE ROAD, WHIPTON, EXETER, EX4 8EG

    ODS code L83115

    4.7 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

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

Nearby transport

  • Woodland Road

    BCT · Broadclyst

    0.1 miles
  • Woodland Road

    BCT · Broadclyst

    0.1 miles
  • Old Police House

    BCT · Broadclyst

    0.2 miles
  • Station Road

    BCT · Broadclyst

    0.2 miles
  • Station Road

    BCT · Broadclyst

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for East Devon 021C, 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

20,203 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
5 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
1
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

Schools

13 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 3 secondary schools. Clyst Vale Community College is the nearest published school at 398 m.

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

Recorded crime

52 published events cover 12 months, averaging 4.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 26 events.

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