EX5 5LY

Exe Valley · 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 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EX5 5LZ 303 m
EX5 5NF 516 m
EX5 5LX 538 m
EX5 5NB 639 m
EX5 5NA 686 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX5 5LY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX5
Postcode sector
EX5 5
Latitude
50.804269
Longitude
-3.507467
British National Grid easting
293,874
British National Grid northing
101,608

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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Property

At this postcode

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15 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Four Ways Cottage, Latchmoor Green, Exeter, EX5 5LY 10 April 2026 £262,000
Wingates, Latchmoor Green, Exeter, EX5 5LY 19 July 2024 £500,000
Four Ways Cottage, Latchmoor Green, Exeter, EX5 5LY 28 June 2022 £235,000

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

    1.4 km
  2. Silverton Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.6 km
  3. Brampford Speke Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    3.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
10
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4
  • Vehicle crime 2
  • Drugs 1
  • Bicycle theft 1
  • Anti social behaviour 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
35

20 female, 15 male

Postcode households
14
Residents per household
2.5
EX5 5 residents
3,078

Age bands in EX5 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.3%

462 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.9%

271 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.2%

581 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.5%

864 residents

Age 65 and over
28.1%

850 residents

This postcode contained 1.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider EX5 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
76.5%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • WYNDHAM HOUSE SURGERY

    FORE STREET, SILVERTON, EXETER, EX5 4HZ

    ODS code L83134

    2.3 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • Ruffwell Hotel

    BCT · Silverton

    0.3 miles
  • Ruffwell Hotel

    BCT · Silverton

    0.3 miles
  • Ruffwell Hotel

    BCT · Silverton

    0.4 miles
  • Ruffwell Hotel

    BCT · Silverton

    0.4 miles
  • Silver Street

    BCT · Thorverton

    0.5 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.

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
16
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £325,000 from 7 recorded sales in EX5 5LY. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for East Devon is £345,757 in June 2026, up 3.5% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

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 0.9 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

10 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.833 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.