EX8 2WX

Exmouth Littleham · 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 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EX8 2JF 1 m
EX8 2JR 56 m
EX8 2LG 59 m
EX8 2JN 68 m
EX8 2LF 99 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX8 2WX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 2005
Terminated
1 September 2013
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX8
Postcode sector
EX8 2
Latitude
50.621137
Longitude
-3.401512
British National Grid easting
300,954
British National Grid northing
81,098

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
E00100780
Lower layer super output area
East Devon 020A · E01019912
Middle layer super output area
East Devon 020 · E02004148

Postcode source versions

Explore EX8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
15
Primary
11
Secondary
1
  1. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Exmouth

    Academy converter

    196 m
  2. Royal Deaf Education Trust

    Special post 16 institution

    700 m
  3. Exeter Road Community Primary School

    Foundation school

    718 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,698
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 770
  • Anti social behaviour 203
  • Criminal damage and arson 185
  • Shoplifting 108
  • Other theft 107

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
EX8 2 residents
8,902

Age bands in EX8 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12%

1,040 residents

Age 15 to 24
7.9%

689 residents

Age 25 to 44
16.5%

1,433 residents

Age 45 to 64
26%

2,255 residents

Age 65 and over
37.6%

3,264 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

    1 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

  • Hospital

    BCT · Exmouth

    0.1 miles
  • Hospital

    BCT · Exmouth

    0.1 miles
  • Hospital Corner

    BCT · Exmouth

    0.1 miles
  • Hospital Corner

    BCT · Exmouth

    0.1 miles
  • Cyprus Road

    BCT · Exmouth

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for East Devon 020A, 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

19,920 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
4 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

15 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 1 secondary schools. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Exmouth is the nearest published school at 196 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,698 published events cover 12 months, averaging 141.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 770 events.

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