EX8 5DU

Exmouth Brixington · 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 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EX8 5ED 86 m
EX8 5DX 230 m
EX8 5DT 304 m
EX8 5DY 460 m
EX8 5DH 542 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX8 5DU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 September 2009
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX8
Postcode sector
EX8 5
Latitude
50.651318
Longitude
-3.384275
British National Grid easting
302,236
British National Grid northing
84,431

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
E00100739
Lower layer super output area
East Devon 015B · E01019905
Middle layer super output area
East Devon 015 · E02004143

Postcode source versions

Explore EX8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
17
Primary
13
Secondary
1
  1. Brixington Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.6 km
  2. Bassetts Farm Primary School

    Foundation school

    1.9 km
  3. St Peter's Preparatory School

    Other independent school

    2.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
152
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 89
  • Other theft 12
  • Public order 11
  • Anti social behaviour 11
  • Other crime 10

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
EX8 5 residents
7,559

Age bands in EX8 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.3%

1,141 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.3%

550 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.6%

1,492 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.7%

1,900 residents

Age 65 and over
23.1%

1,531 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

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • WOODBURY SURGERY

    FULFORD WAY, WOODBURY, EXETER, EX5 1NZ

    ODS code L83116

    2.8 km

  • ROLLE MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code L83056

    3.6 km

  • HALDON HOUSE SURGERY

    37-41 IMPERIAL ROAD, EXMOUTH, EX8 1DQ

    ODS code L83136

    4.2 km

  • IMPERIAL SURGERY

    49 IMPERIAL ROAD, EXMOUTH, EX8 1DQ

    ODS code L83628

    4.2 km

  • BUDLEIGH SALTERTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BUDLEIGH HEALTH CENTRE, 1 THE LAWN, BUDLEIGH SALTERTON, EX9 6LS

    ODS code L83011

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Bystock Road

    BCT · Brixington

    0.6 miles
  • Bystock Road

    BCT · Brixington

    0.7 miles
  • St Briac Way

    BCT · Brixington

    0.7 miles
  • Bunn Road

    BCT · Brixington

    0.7 miles
  • Evergreen Close

    BCT · Brixington

    0.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for East Devon 015B, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

30,396 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
10 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

17 open schools are in scope, including 13 primary and 1 secondary schools. Brixington Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 1.0 miles.

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

Recorded crime

152 published events cover 12 months, averaging 12.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 89 events.

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