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EX8 5EJ

Exmouth Brixington · East Devon · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Exmouth Brixington
Local authority
East Devon
Constituency
Exmouth and Exeter East
Postcode district
EX8
Postcode sector
EX8 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EX8 4RL 28 m
EX8 4PU 89 m
EX8 4PX 129 m
EX8 5RJ 162 m
EX8 5RL 173 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX8 5EJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 October 1985
Terminated
1 January 1995
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX8
Postcode sector
EX8 5
Latitude
50.641127
Longitude
-3.385899
British National Grid easting
302,100
British National Grid northing
83,300

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
East Devon · E07000040
Electoral ward
Exmouth Brixington · E05011791
Parish or community
E04003003
Westminster constituency
Exmouth and Exeter East · E14001232
Output area
E00100742
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

    670 m

  2. Bassetts Farm Primary School

    Foundation school

    798 m

  3. Marpool Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
541
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 261
  • Anti social behaviour 66
  • Criminal damage and arson 53
  • Other theft 39
  • Public order 31

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

  • ROLLE MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code L83056

    2.5 km

  • HALDON HOUSE SURGERY

    37-41 IMPERIAL ROAD, EXMOUTH, EX8 1DQ

    ODS code L83136

    3.2 km

  • IMPERIAL SURGERY

    49 IMPERIAL ROAD, EXMOUTH, EX8 1DQ

    ODS code L83628

    3.2 km

  • WOODBURY SURGERY

    FULFORD WAY, WOODBURY, EXETER, EX5 1NZ

    ODS code L83116

    3.8 km

  • BUDLEIGH SALTERTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L83011

    4.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Sherwood Drive

    BCT · Brixington

    0.0 miles

  • Evergreen Close

    BCT · Brixington

    0.0 miles

  • St Briac Way

    BCT · Brixington

    0.1 miles

  • Parkside Drive

    BCT · Brixington

    0.1 miles

  • Parkside Drive

    BCT · Brixington

    0.1 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 670 m.

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

Recorded crime

541 published events cover 12 months, averaging 45.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 261 events.

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