EX8 5EB

Exmouth Brixington · East Devon · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Exmouth
Local authority
East Devon
Postcode district
EX8
Postcode sector
EX8 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EX8 5EA 252 m
EX8 5ED 534 m
EX8 5EF 613 m
EX5 1HE 706 m
EX8 5DX 781 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX8 5EB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX8
Postcode sector
EX8 5
Latitude
50.652508
Longitude
-3.376445
British National Grid easting
302,792
British National Grid northing
84,553

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
E00165903
Lower layer super output area
East Devon 015B · E01019905
Middle layer super output area
East Devon 015 · E02004143

Postcode source versions

Explore EX8

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Moorland Cottage, Wrights Lane, Exmouth, EX8 5EB 24 February 2012 £810,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
18
Primary
13
Secondary
1
  1. Brixington Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    2.0 km
  2. Bassetts Farm Primary School

    Foundation school

    2.2 km
  3. St Peter's Preparatory School

    Other independent school

    2.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
39
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 18
  • Public order 5
  • Other crime 4
  • Other theft 4
  • Anti social behaviour 4

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
2

0 female, 2 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
1.0
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

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider EX8 5 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
100%
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

5

within 5 km

  • WOODBURY SURGERY

    FULFORD WAY, WOODBURY, EXETER, EX5 1NZ

    ODS code L83116

    2.9 km

  • ROLLE MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code L83056

    3.9 km

  • BUDLEIGH SALTERTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L83011

    4.3 km

  • HALDON HOUSE SURGERY

    37-41 IMPERIAL ROAD, EXMOUTH, EX8 1DQ

    ODS code L83136

    4.6 km

  • IMPERIAL SURGERY

    49 IMPERIAL ROAD, EXMOUTH, EX8 1DQ

    ODS code L83628

    4.6 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • St Briac Way

    BCT · Brixington

    0.8 miles
  • Old Bystock Drive

    BCT · Brixington

    0.9 miles
  • Bystock Road

    BCT · Brixington

    0.9 miles
  • Evergreen Close

    BCT · Brixington

    0.9 miles
  • Sherwood Drive

    BCT · Brixington

    0.9 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.

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
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

Schools

18 open schools are in scope, including 13 primary and 1 secondary schools. Brixington Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 1.3 miles.

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

Recorded crime

39 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 18 events.

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