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EX5 postcode area · East Devon

The EX5 postcode district spans 11 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in East Devon, Exeter, Mid Devon. Area Scores range from 32 to 97 across them. Every full EX5 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The EX5 district contains both ends of the scale: Pennsylvania & University at 98 out of 100 (#156 of 6,856 in England) against Central Exeter at 33, a 65-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 4 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 1 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 EX5 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — East Devon, Exeter and Mid Devon — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£44,278a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime76per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)39
Owner-occupied69%

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 EX5 district

£290,000median home sold over the past year · +7.4% over 5 years · -2.4% over the year · 377 sales
Detached£470,000
Semi-detached£290,000
Terraced£250,000
Flat£185,250
East Devon£330,000
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
Pennsylvania & UniversityExeter 15698 £410,000
Middlemoor & SowtonExeter 84188 £310,625
Clyst, Exton & LympstoneEast Devon 1,00685 £595,000
Ottery St Mary & West HillEast Devon 1,54777 £357,000
Poppleford, Otterton & WoodburyEast Devon 2,30166 £330,000
Feniton & WhimpleEast Devon 2,39065 £343,900
Broadclyst, West Clyst & Stoke CanonEast Devon 2,69961 £334,748
Bradninch, Silverton & ThorvertonMid Devon 2,74760 £312,000
CranbrookEast Devon 2,85058 £269,000
Morchard Bishop, Copplestone & Newton St CyresMid Devon 3,69346 £330,000
Central ExeterExeter 4,61833 £208,500

People living in EX5 Census 2021

Residents99,485
Median age (est.)39
Density147per km²
No qualifications11%
Degree or above37%
No car or van15%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 18%25–44 24%45–64 24%65+ 20%

Tenure

Own outright: 37%Mortgage/shared: 32%Social rent: 12%Private rent: 19%
Own outright 37%Mortgage/shared 32%Social rent 12%Private rent 19%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 8%Other: 19%
One person 28%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 8%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 23% · Managers & directors 14% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional23%
Managers & directors14%
Associate professional13%
Skilled trades11%
Administrative9%
Elementary9%
Caring & leisure8%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 93%Asian: 3%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 93%Asian 3%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

No religion 46% · Christian 44% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 11%

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.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around EX5.

EX1 EX4 EX3 EX11 EX2 EX8 EX15 EX10

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.