# EX1 2RB: area report for a postcode in Exeter

EX1 2RB is a postcode in Exeter.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Exeter. Open the map at EX1 2RB for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Exeter](https://openindex.co.uk/exeter) › [EX1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex1) › [EX1 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex1-2)

## Around this postcode

- **33 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 13% on July. Exeter 006A: 56 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.5068,50.7244,EX12RB
- **Polsloe Bridge, 840 m**: About 10 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.5068,50.7244,EX12RB
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 200 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.5068,50.7244,EX12RB
- **No property in EX1 2RB listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-3.5068,50.7244,EX12RB
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Exeter 006A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-3.5068,50.7244,EX12RB
- **£289,403 average price**: For the whole of Exeter, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.5068,50.7244,EX12RB
- **4 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 160 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.5068,50.7244,EX12RB
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 340 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.5068,50.7244,EX12RB
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at EX1 2RB**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.5068,50.7244,EX12RB
- **Low road and rail noise at EX1 2RB**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-3.5068,50.7244,EX12RB
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-3.5068,50.7244,EX12RB
- **8.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.5068,50.7244,EX12RB

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Michael's Church of England Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-michaels-church-of-england-primary-academy-e139818) | Primary | 200 m (2 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ladysmith Infant & Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ladysmith-infant-and-nursery-school-e151327) | Primary | 370 m (5 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), February 2023, before the school changed | – |
| [Ladysmith Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ladysmith-junior-school-e151328) | Primary | 440 m (6 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), May 2024, before the school changed | – |
| [Exeter School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/exeter-school-e113607) | Independent | 650 m (8 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Devon Hospitals' Short Stay School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/devon-hospitals-short-stay-school-e134859) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 860 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2023 | – |
| [Newtown Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newtown-primary-school-e149615) | Primary | 860 m (11 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), September 2021, before the school changed | 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Magdalen Court School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/magdalen-court-school-e113623) | Special | 980 m (12 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [The Maynard School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-maynard-school-e113608) | Independent | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2026 | £340,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| March 2026 | £205,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| July 2026 | £230,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| January 2026 | £253,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| July 2026 | £226,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| July 2026 | £475,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| June 2023 | £300,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| November 2024 | £818,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Polsloe Bridge (840 m, 10 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: HEAVITREE PRACTICE (160 m); SOUTH LAWN MEDICAL PRACTICE (160 m); ISCA MEDICAL PRACTICE (550 m); BARNFIELD HILL SURGERY (990 m)
- Pharmacies: ALLIED PHARMACY HEAVITREE (350 m)
- Dental practices: HEAVITREE DENTAL CENTRE (160 m); ROYAL DEVON AND EXETER HOSPITAL (520 m); IRISH AND KING DENTAL PRACTICE (690 m); SPICER ROAD DENTAL PRACTICE (880 m); BARNFIELD DENTAL STUDIO (990 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Daily Exteter Polsloe Road (340 m, Morrisons); Co-op Heavitree (360 m, The Co-operative Group); Tesco Heavitree Esso Express (400 m, Tesco); Waitrose Exeter (570 m, Waitrose); Morrisons Daily Brentwood Warley The Keys (720 m, Morrisons)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £289,403** (August 2026). Exeter’s average house price was £289,403 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 0.7% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £34,514** (2025). Full-time workers living in Exeter earned a median of £34,514 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 43rd lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 8.4×** (2025). A home in Exeter costs 8.4 times local full-time pay. Joint 111th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 15.9** (2025). Exeter has a deprivation score of 15.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 111th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Exeter 006A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 12.2** (2025). Exeter 006A has a deprivation score of 12.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 11,333rd least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £280,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Exeter 006A was £280,000 in 2025. Joint 14,314th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,758** (2021). Exeter 006A had 1,758 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 11,277th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 84.6%** (January 2026). In Exeter 006A, 84.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## EX1 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £320,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in EX1 was £320,000 in 2025. Joint 961st most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 28,321** (2021). EX1 had 28,321 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,007th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 47%** (2022). About 47% of people in EX1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 90.4%** (January 2026). In EX1, 90.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Exeter](https://openindex.co.uk/exeter)
- Centre: 50.7244, -3.5068

Council: [Exeter](https://openindex.co.uk/exeter) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Exeter](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/exeter): Steve Race (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), August 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-3.5068,50.7244,EX12RB

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