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EX8 5HL

Woodbury & Lympstone · East Devon · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Woodbury & Lympstone
Local authority
East Devon
Constituency
Exmouth and Exeter East
Postcode district
EX8
Postcode sector
EX8 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EX8 5JT 58 m
EX8 5JS 101 m
EX8 5JH 103 m
EX8 5JR 129 m
EX8 5JP 139 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX8 5HL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 August 2021
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX8
Postcode sector
EX8 5
Latitude
50.648129
Longitude
-3.427960
British National Grid easting
299,141
British National Grid northing
84,135

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
East Devon · E07000040
Electoral ward
Woodbury & Lympstone · E05011810
Parish or community
E04002971
Westminster constituency
Exmouth and Exeter East · E14001232
Output area
E00101055
Lower layer super output area
East Devon 014C · E01019965
Middle layer super output area
East Devon 014 · E02004142

Postcode source versions

Explore EX8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
18
Primary
14
Secondary
1

  1. Lympstone Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    172 m

  2. St Peter's Preparatory School

    Other independent school

    1.1 km

  3. Brixington Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    2.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
49
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 27
  • Criminal damage and arson 6
  • Burglary 4
  • Anti social behaviour 4
  • Public order 3

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
3

2 female, 1 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
3.0
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.

GP practices

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • HALDON HOUSE SURGERY

    37-41 IMPERIAL ROAD, EXMOUTH, EX8 1DQ

    ODS code L83136

    3.3 km

  • IMPERIAL SURGERY

    49 IMPERIAL ROAD, EXMOUTH, EX8 1DQ

    ODS code L83628

    3.3 km

  • WOODBURY SURGERY

    FULFORD WAY, WOODBURY, EXETER, EX5 1NZ

    ODS code L83116

    3.5 km

  • ROLLE MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code L83056

    3.5 km

  • TOPSHAM SURGERY

    HOLMAN WAY, TOPSHAM, EXETER, EX3 0EN

    ODS code L83036

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Lympstone Village Rail Station

    RLY · Lympstone

    0.1 miles

  • Lympstone Village Rail Station

    RSE · Lympstone

    0.1 miles

  • Marine Estate

    BCT · Lympstone

    0.3 miles

  • Marine Estate

    BCT · Lympstone

    0.3 miles

  • Saddlers Arms

    BCT · Lympstone

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for East Devon 014C, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

23,230 of 33,755

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

18 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 1 secondary schools. Lympstone Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 172 m.

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

Recorded crime

49 published events cover 12 months, averaging 4.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 27 events.

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