EX5 4RL

Exe Valley · 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 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EX5 4DY 101 m
EX5 4DX 427 m
EX5 5NA 686 m
EX5 5LZ 772 m
EX5 5NB 896 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX5 4RL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1991
Terminated
1 December 1991
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX5
Postcode sector
EX5 4
Latitude
50.798486
Longitude
-3.496978
British National Grid easting
294,600
British National Grid northing
100,950

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
East Devon · E07000040
Parish or community
E04002984
Westminster constituency
Exmouth and Exeter East · E14001232
Output area
E00100732
Lower layer super output area
East Devon 021A · E01019903
Middle layer super output area
East Devon 021 · E02007027

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
4
Primary
4
Secondary
0
  1. Thorverton Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.4 km
  2. Silverton Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.7 km
  3. Stoke Canon Church of England Primary School and Pre-School

    Voluntary controlled school

    3.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3
  • Other theft 1
  • Anti social behaviour 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 4 residents
5,292

Age bands in EX5 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.7%

808 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.7%

500 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.5%

1,000 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.2%

1,498 residents

Age 65 and over
25.8%

1,326 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

  • WYNDHAM HOUSE SURGERY

    FORE STREET, SILVERTON, EXETER, EX5 4HZ

    ODS code L83134

    2.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Ruffwell Hotel

    BCT · Silverton

    0.4 miles
  • Ruffwell Hotel

    BCT · Silverton

    0.4 miles
  • Heazille Cottage

    BCT · Rewe

    0.4 miles
  • Ruffwell Hotel

    BCT · Silverton

    0.4 miles
  • Ruffwell Hotel

    BCT · Silverton

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for East Devon 021A, 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

18,350 of 33,755

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

4 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 0 secondary schools. Thorverton Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.5 miles.

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

Recorded crime

6 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3 events.

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