EX
Postcode areaPostcode area named after Exeter, with 33 districts.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: the outline joins its districts’ outlines, each made of the census output areas that hold most of the district’s postcodes.
Gigabit coverage by postcode area
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In EX, 71.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How EX compares
Each dot is a postcode area. The black line marks the middle one.
Every postcode area ranked: median sale price, population, gigabit broadband coverage and claimant rate.
Is EX safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in EX at a rate of 67.8 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 3,879 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in EX.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (18,898), other crime (7,375) and anti-social behaviour (5,110).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in EX was 71.1 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Postcode districts in EX
| Name | People (census) | Median sale price | Recorded crime per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| EX1Exeter, Newtown | 28,321 | £320,000 | 121.2 per 1,000 |
| EX2Exeter, Alphington | 45,011 | £310,625 | 100.3 per 1,000 |
| EX3Topsham | 5,081 | £550,000 | 48.0 per 1,000 |
| EX4Exeter | 60,310 | £285,000 | 104.5 per 1,000 |
| EX5Cranbrook | 26,419 | £290,000 | 42.6 per 1,000 |
| EX6Exminster, Starcross | 14,585 | £345,000 | 39.8 per 1,000 |
| EX7Dawlish | 14,556 | £288,000 | 81.9 per 1,000 |
| EX8Exmouth, Withycombe Raleigh | 38,453 | £328,000 | 59.3 per 1,000 |
| EX9Budleigh Salterton, Knowle | 6,994 | £450,000 | 30.8 per 1,000 |
| EX10Sidmouth, Sidford | 17,997 | £415,000 | 45.8 per 1,000 |
| EX11Ottery St Mary, West Hill | 9,449 | £357,000 | 36.1 per 1,000 |
| EX12Seaton, Beer | 9,955 | £310,000 | 42.6 per 1,000 |
| EX13Axminster | 13,540 | £293,500 | 50.1 per 1,000 |
| EX14Honiton, Littletown | 22,065 | £285,000 | 42.5 per 1,000 |
| EX15Cullompton, Willand | 23,920 | £305,000 | 53.2 per 1,000 |
| EX16Tiverton, Moorhayes Park | 33,605 | £273,500 | 69.7 per 1,000 |
| EX17Crediton, East Town | 20,585 | £299,000 | 53.2 per 1,000 |
| EX18Chulmleigh, Wembworthy | 3,461 | £301,500 | 35.7 per 1,000 |
| EX19Winkleigh, Dolton | 3,699 | £297,500 | 29.5 per 1,000 |
| EX20Okehampton | 22,138 | £285,000 | 49.8 per 1,000 |
| EX21Shebbear, Halwill Junction | 4,616 | £293,725 | 30.3 per 1,000 |
| EX22Holsworthy | 11,995 | £297,500 | 42.2 per 1,000 |
| EX23Bude, Hillhead | 16,719 | £353,998 | 52.3 per 1,000 |
| EX24Colyton, Colyford | 3,925 | £450,000 | 30.1 per 1,000 |
| EX31Barnstaple, Roundswell | 28,838 | £310,625 | 76.1 per 1,000 |
| EX32Barnstaple, Newport | 24,119 | £243,620 | 78.8 per 1,000 |
| EX33Braunton, Croyde | 10,241 | £397,250 | 36.8 per 1,000 |
| EX34Ilfracombe, Combe Martin | 16,571 | £259,500 | 98.8 per 1,000 |
| EX35Lynton, Barbrook | 1,608 | £292,500 | 27.6 per 1,000 |
| EX36South Molton, North Molton | 9,987 | £290,000 | 49.4 per 1,000 |
| EX37High Bickington, Chittlehampton | 3,582 | £371,000 | 27.9 per 1,000 |
| EX38Great Torrington | 8,279 | £249,000 | 49.0 per 1,000 |
| EX39Bideford, Northam | 39,444 | £277,500 | 64.2 per 1,000 |
EX in brief
The EX postcode area, named after Exeter, has 33 postcode districts.
The median price paid for a home in EX was £302,500 in 2025.
EX had 600,068 usual residents at the census.
In EX, 71.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In EX, 2.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.