EX6 8RA

Dawlish North East · Teignbridge · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Exeter
Local authority
Teignbridge
Constituency
Newton Abbot
Postcode district
EX6
Postcode sector
EX6 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EX6 8SG 67 m
EX6 8NU 74 m
EX6 8RD 78 m
EX6 8RE 109 m
EX6 8QY 149 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX6 8RA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX6
Postcode sector
EX6 8
Latitude
50.617036
Longitude
-3.449253
British National Grid easting
297,568
British National Grid northing
80,707

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Teignbridge · E07000045
Parish or community
E04003204
Westminster constituency
Newton Abbot · E14001381
Output area
E00102452
Lower layer super output area
Teignbridge 005E · E01034165
Middle layer super output area
Teignbridge 005 · E02004205

Postcode source versions

Explore EX6

3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Sea View, Cockwood, Exeter, EX6 8RA 6 May 2022 £420,000
Sea View, 1, Cockwood, Exeter, EX6 8RA 3 July 2015 £275,000
2, Sea View, Cockwood, Exeter, EX6 8RA 15 December 1999 £93,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
21
Primary
13
Secondary
2
  1. Cockwood Primary School

    Academy converter

    145 m
  2. Starcross Primary School

    Academy converter

    930 m
  3. The Beacon Church of England (VA) Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
121
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 55
  • Anti social behaviour 14
  • Other theft 12
  • Criminal damage and arson 10
  • Vehicle crime 8

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
6

3 female, 3 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
1.5
EX6 8 residents
7,750

Age bands in EX6 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.7%

1,326 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.1%

640 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.1%

1,836 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.7%

2,204 residents

Age 65 and over
24.4%

1,943 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider EX6 8 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+
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
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

4

within 5 km

  • HALDON HOUSE SURGERY

    37-41 IMPERIAL ROAD, EXMOUTH, EX8 1DQ

    ODS code L83136

    2.4 km

  • IMPERIAL SURGERY

    49 IMPERIAL ROAD, EXMOUTH, EX8 1DQ

    ODS code L83628

    2.4 km

  • ROLLE MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

    EXMOUTH HEALTH CENTRE, CLAREMONT GROVE, EXMOUTH, EX8 2JF

    ODS code L83056

    3.4 km

  • BARTON SURGERY

    THE BARTON SURGERY, BARTON TERRACE, DAWLISH, EX7 9QH

    ODS code L83005

    4.5 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

  • Anchor Inn

    BCT · Cockwood

    0.0 miles
  • Anchor Inn

    BCT · Cockwood

    0.0 miles
  • The Ship Inn

    BCT · Cockwood

    0.0 miles
  • The Ship Inn

    BCT · Cockwood

    0.1 miles
  • Cockwood Bridge

    BCT · Cockwood

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Teignbridge 005E, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

13,207 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
3 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
1
Low risk addresses
3
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

Property market

The five-year median is £420,000 from 1 recorded sale in EX6 8RA. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Teignbridge is £303,564 in June 2026, up 0.8% year on year.

Schools

21 open schools are in scope, including 13 primary and 2 secondary schools. Cockwood Primary School is the nearest published school at 145 m.

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

Recorded crime

121 published events cover 12 months, averaging 10.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 55 events.

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