EX6 postcode area · Teignbridge

The EX6 postcode district spans 11 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Exeter, Mid Devon, Teignbridge, West Devon. Area Scores range from 32 to 87 across them. Every full EX6 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the EX6 district: Middlemoor & Sowton scores 88 out of 100 (#841 of 6,856 nationally) while Central Exeter sits at 33 — neighbours on the map, 55 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood 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 £420,000 in Moretonhampstead, Lustleigh & East Dartmoor — a 2.0× gap within the EX6 district. Note that the district straddles 4 local authorities — Exeter, Mid Devon, Teignbridge and West Devon — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£40,042a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime86per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)46
Owner-occupied68%

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 EX6 district

£350,000median home sold over the past year · +12.0% over 5 years · +7.7% over the year · 162 sales
Detached£450,000
Semi-detached£317,500
Terraced£270,000
Flat£165,000
Teignbridge£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
Chudleigh & Bovey TraceyTeignbridge 2,41165 £302,500
Starcross & ExminsterTeignbridge 2,41865 £335,000
Moretonhampstead, Lustleigh & East DartmoorTeignbridge 3,48049 £420,000
Dawlish NorthTeignbridge 3,52249 £306,500
Tedburn, Shillingford & Higher AshtonTeignbridge 3,66546 £400,000
Morchard Bishop, Copplestone & Newton St CyresMid Devon 3,69346 £330,000
Dawlish SouthTeignbridge 3,97442 £246,000
Chagford, Princetown & DartmoorWest Devon 4,01541 £391,250
Bow, Lapford & YeofordMid Devon 4,35136 £340,000
Central ExeterExeter 4,61833 £208,500

People living in EX6 Census 2021

Residents90,495
Median age (est.)46
Density78per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above37%
No car or van17%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 13%25–44 22%45–64 27%65+ 24%

Tenure

Own outright: 41%Mortgage/shared: 27%Social rent: 11%Private rent: 21%
Own outright 41%Mortgage/shared 27%Social rent 11%Private rent 21%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 22%Lone parent: 7%Other: 20%
One person 32%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 22%Lone parent 7%Other 20%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 22% · Managers & directors 13% · Skilled trades 13%

All occupation groups
Professional22%
Managers & directors13%
Skilled trades13%
Associate professional12%
Caring & leisure9%
Elementary9%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 95%Asian: 2%Black: 0%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 95%Asian 2%Black 0%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

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

Born outside the UK: 9%

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 EX6

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the EX6 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around EX6.

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.