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EX8 postcode area · Exmouth

The EX8 postcode district covers Exmouth and spans 6 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in East Devon. Area Scores range from 35 to 85 across them. Every full EX8 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the EX8 district: Clyst, Exton & Lympstone scores 85 out of 100 (#1,006 of 6,856 nationally) while Exmouth Town sits at 36 — neighbours on the map, 49 points apart on the index. 3 of the 6 rank in the least-deprived third of England; none falls in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £250,000 in Exmouth Town to £595,000 in Clyst, Exton & Lympstone — a 2.4× gap within the EX8 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£40,587a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime51per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)49
Owner-occupied71%

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 EX8 district

£328,000median home sold over the past year · +19.3% over 5 years · +0.9% over the year · 545 sales
Detached£475,000
Semi-detached£330,000
Terraced£270,000
Flat£210,000
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
Clyst, Exton & LympstoneEast Devon 1,00685 £595,000
Exmouth HalsdonEast Devon 1,43879 £390,000
Exmouth BrixingtonEast Devon 1,84273 £359,500
Exmouth LittlehamEast Devon 3,35751 £340,000
Exmouth Withycombe RaleighEast Devon 3,54248 £288,500
Exmouth TownEast Devon 4,39236 £250,000

People living in EX8 Census 2021

Residents41,895
Median age (est.)49
Density713per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above32%
No car or van18%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 10%25–44 20%45–64 27%65+ 28%

Tenure

Own outright: 45%Mortgage/shared: 27%Social rent: 10%Private rent: 18%
Own outright 45%Mortgage/shared 27%Social rent 10%Private rent 18%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 22%Lone parent: 8%Other: 21%
One person 31%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 22%Lone parent 8%Other 21%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 17% · Associate professional 13% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups
Professional17%
Associate professional13%
Managers & directors13%
Skilled trades12%
Caring & leisure12%
Elementary10%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 97%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 49% · No religion 43% · Other 1%

Born outside the UK: 6%

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 EX8

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the EX8 district.

Exmouth

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around EX8.

EX9 EX7 EX3 EX2 EX11 EX1 EX10 EX5

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.