EX8 1QX

Exmouth Halsdon · East Devon · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
East Devon
Postcode district
EX8
Postcode sector
EX8 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EX8 3DY 39 m
EX8 3DX 50 m
EX8 3DL 78 m
EX8 3HP 79 m
EX8 3HW 84 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX8 1QX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1991
Terminated
1 December 1991
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX8
Postcode sector
EX8 1
Latitude
50.628253
Longitude
-3.409557
British National Grid easting
300,400
British National Grid northing
81,900

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
East Devon · E07000040
Parish or community
E04003003
Westminster constituency
Exmouth and Exeter East · E14001232
Output area
E00100769
Lower layer super output area
East Devon 016C · E01019910
Middle layer super output area
East Devon 016 · E02004144

Postcode source versions

Explore EX8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
16
Primary
12
Secondary
1
  1. Exmouth Community College

    Academy converter

    265 m
  2. Exeter Road Community Primary School

    Foundation school

    672 m
  3. Withycombe Raleigh Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    775 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,591
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 728
  • Anti social behaviour 181
  • Criminal damage and arson 170
  • Shoplifting 107
  • Other theft 101

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
EX8 1 residents
6,721

Age bands in EX8 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.4%

897 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.6%

705 residents

Age 25 to 44
25%

1,667 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.5%

1,970 residents

Age 65 and over
21.5%

1,437 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

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • ROLLE MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code L83056

    976 m

  • HALDON HOUSE SURGERY

    37-41 IMPERIAL ROAD, EXMOUTH, EX8 1DQ

    ODS code L83136

    1.1 km

  • IMPERIAL SURGERY

    49 IMPERIAL ROAD, EXMOUTH, EX8 1DQ

    ODS code L83628

    1.1 km

Nearby transport

  • Waverley Road

    BCT · Withycombe Raleigh

    0.0 miles
  • Gipsy Lane

    BCT · Withycombe Raleigh

    0.0 miles
  • Waverly Road

    BCT · Withycombe Raleigh

    0.1 miles
  • Exmouth College

    BCT · Withycombe Raleigh

    0.1 miles
  • Hulham Road

    BCT · Withycombe Raleigh

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for East Devon 016C, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

23,553 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
8 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

16 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 1 secondary schools. Exmouth Community College is the nearest published school at 265 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,591 published events cover 12 months, averaging 132.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 728 events.

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