EX8 1RL

Exmouth Town · 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 1RJ 26 m
EX8 1RH 34 m
EX8 1RW 38 m
EX8 1RS 53 m
EX8 1HL 62 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX8 1RL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX8
Postcode sector
EX8 1
Latitude
50.620480
Longitude
-3.413424
British National Grid easting
300,110
British National Grid northing
81,041

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
E00100823
Lower layer super output area
East Devon 019A · E01019916
Middle layer super output area
East Devon 019 · E02004147

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
16
Primary
12
Secondary
1
  1. Exeter Road Community Primary School

    Foundation school

    248 m
  2. The Beacon Church of England (VA) Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    298 m
  3. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Exmouth

    Academy converter

    662 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,392
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 620
  • Anti social behaviour 173
  • Criminal damage and arson 147
  • Shoplifting 97
  • Other theft 86

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

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

3

within 5 km

  • HALDON HOUSE SURGERY

    37-41 IMPERIAL ROAD, EXMOUTH, EX8 1DQ

    ODS code L83136

    220 m

  • IMPERIAL SURGERY

    49 IMPERIAL ROAD, EXMOUTH, EX8 1DQ

    ODS code L83628

    220 m

  • ROLLE MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code L83056

    846 m

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

  • Parade

    BCT · Exmouth

    0.0 miles
  • Strand

    BCT · Exmouth

    0.0 miles
  • Parade

    BCT · Exmouth

    0.0 miles
  • Savoy Cinema

    BCT · Exmouth

    0.1 miles
  • Parade

    BCT · Exmouth

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for East Devon 019A, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

8,094 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
1 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
1
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
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.

Schools

Published establishments

16 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 1 secondary schools. Exeter Road Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 248 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,392 published events cover 12 months, averaging 116 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 620 events.

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