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EX2 postcode area · Exeter

The EX2 postcode district spans 12 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in East Devon, Exeter, Teignbridge. Area Scores range from 27 to 87 across them. Every full EX2 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the EX2 district: Middlemoor & Sowton scores 88 out of 100 (#841 of 6,856 nationally) while Wonford & St Loye's sits at 28 — neighbours on the map, 60 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 5 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 2 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £208,500 in Central Exeter to £595,000 in Clyst, Exton & Lympstone — a 2.9× gap within the EX2 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — East Devon, Exeter and Teignbridge — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£41,027a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime102per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)40
Owner-occupied62%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the EX2 district

£307,500median home sold over the past year · +10.3% over 5 years · -2.4% over the year · 665 sales
Detached£479,000
Semi-detached£332,248
Terraced£285,000
Flat£200,000
Exeter£300,000
South West£310,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Middlemoor & SowtonExeter 84188 £310,625
Clyst, Exton & LympstoneEast Devon 1,00685 £595,000
St Leonard'sExeter 1,08184 £380,000
Heavitree West & PolsloeExeter 1,95272 £295,000
Alphington & Marsh BartonExeter 2,10969 £295,000
St Thomas WestExeter 2,34266 £314,500
Starcross & ExminsterTeignbridge 2,41865 £335,000
Countess Wear & TopshamExeter 2,98756 £413,500
St Thomas EastExeter 3,63847 £265,000
Tedburn, Shillingford & Higher AshtonTeignbridge 3,66546 £400,000
Central ExeterExeter 4,61833 £208,500
Wonford & St Loye'sExeter 4,96128 £248,000

People living in EX2 Census 2021

Residents98,378
Median age (est.)40
Density367per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above38%
No car or van23%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 15%25–44 27%45–64 24%65+ 20%

Tenure

Own outright: 35%Mortgage/shared: 28%Social rent: 14%Private rent: 24%
Own outright 35%Mortgage/shared 28%Social rent 14%Private rent 24%

Households

One person: 33%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 22%Lone parent: 8%Other: 19%
One person 33%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 22%Lone parent 8%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 25% · Associate professional 13% · Managers & directors 12%

All occupation groups
Professional25%
Associate professional13%
Managers & directors12%
Elementary10%
Skilled trades9%
Caring & leisure9%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 92%Asian: 4%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 92%Asian 4%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

No religion 47% · Christian 43% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 13%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in EX2

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the EX2 district.

Heavitree St Thomas

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around EX2.

EX4 EX1 EX3 EX5 EX6 EX7 EX8 EX11

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.