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EX8 5QL

Exmouth Brixington · East Devon · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Exmouth
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 5QN 40 m
EX8 5QJ 55 m
EX8 5QH 104 m
EX8 5QD 107 m
EX8 5QA 116 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX8 5QL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 April 1986
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX8
Postcode sector
EX8 5
Latitude
50.644970
Longitude
-3.386422
British National Grid easting
302,071
British National Grid northing
83,728

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
E00100740
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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Property

At this postcode

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20 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
5, Wells Close, Exmouth, EX8 5QL 20 October 2025 £650,000
6, Wells Close, Exmouth, EX8 5QL 17 December 2024 £650,000
7, Wells Close, Exmouth, EX8 5QL 23 November 2023 £590,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
16
Primary
12
Secondary
1

  1. Brixington Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    932 m

  2. Bassetts Farm Primary School

    Foundation school

    1.2 km

  3. Withycombe Raleigh Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
347
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 180
  • Anti social behaviour 35
  • Criminal damage and arson 30
  • Other theft 26
  • Other crime 21

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
16

9 female, 7 male

Postcode households
9
Residents per household
1.8
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 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider EX8 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
50%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

5

within 5 km

  • ROLLE MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code L83056

    2.9 km

  • WOODBURY SURGERY

    FULFORD WAY, WOODBURY, EXETER, EX5 1NZ

    ODS code L83116

    3.4 km

  • HALDON HOUSE SURGERY

    37-41 IMPERIAL ROAD, EXMOUTH, EX8 1DQ

    ODS code L83136

    3.5 km

  • IMPERIAL SURGERY

    49 IMPERIAL ROAD, EXMOUTH, EX8 1DQ

    ODS code L83628

    3.5 km

  • BUDLEIGH SALTERTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L83011

    4.5 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

  • Bystock Road

    BCT · Brixington

    0.2 miles

  • Bystock Road

    BCT · Brixington

    0.2 miles

  • St Briac Way

    BCT · Brixington

    0.2 miles

  • Evergreen Close

    BCT · Brixington

    0.2 miles

  • Sherwood Drive

    BCT · Brixington

    0.3 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

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

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £620,000 from 4 recorded sales in EX8 5QL. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for East Devon is £345,757 in June 2026, up 3.5% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

16 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 1 secondary schools. Brixington Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 932 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

347 published events cover 12 months, averaging 28.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 180 events.

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