EX8 5FL

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 5FH 44 m
EX8 5FN 61 m
EX8 5DQ 76 m
EX8 5FF 89 m
EX8 5EN 112 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX8 5FL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 2026
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX8
Postcode sector
EX8 5
Latitude
50.645479
Longitude
-3.395787
British National Grid easting
301,410
British National Grid northing
83,797

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

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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

    818 m
  2. St Peter's Preparatory School

    Other independent school

    1.4 km
  3. Bassetts Farm Primary School

    Foundation school

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
377
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 194
  • Anti social behaviour 43
  • Criminal damage and arson 31
  • Other theft 28
  • Public order 24

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

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.

NHS ODS

GP practices

4

within 5 km

  • ROLLE MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code L83056

    2.7 km

  • WOODBURY SURGERY

    FULFORD WAY, WOODBURY, EXETER, EX5 1NZ

    ODS code L83116

    3.2 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

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

  • Shakespeare Way

    BCT · Hulham

    0.1 miles
  • Wordsworth Close

    BCT · Hulham

    0.2 miles
  • Hulham Road

    BCT · Hulham

    0.2 miles
  • Hulham Road

    BCT · Hulham

    0.2 miles
  • Tennyson Way

    BCT · Hulham

    0.2 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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

17 open schools are in scope, including 13 primary and 1 secondary schools. Brixington Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 818 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

377 published events cover 12 months, averaging 31.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 194 events.

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