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

EX1 2SS 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 2SS 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

- **27 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 27% on July. Exeter 006B: 59 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.5056,50.7247,EX12SS
- **Polsloe Bridge, 770 m**: About 10 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.5056,50.7247,EX12SS
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 140 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.5056,50.7247,EX12SS
- **No property in EX1 2SS 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=-3.5056,50.7247,EX12SS
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Exeter 006B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-3.5056,50.7247,EX12SS
- **£282,696 average price**: For the whole of Exeter, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.5056,50.7247,EX12SS
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 170 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.5056,50.7247,EX12SS
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 360 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.5056,50.7247,EX12SS
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at EX1 2SS**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.5056,50.7247,EX12SS
- **Moderate road and rail noise at EX1 2SS**: Road 56 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-3.5056,50.7247,EX12SS
- **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=-3.5056,50.7247,EX12SS
- **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=-3.5056,50.7247,EX12SS

## 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 | 140 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 | 380 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 | 460 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 | 730 m (9 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 | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2023 | – |
| [Newtown Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newtown-primary-school-e149615) | Primary | 940 m (12 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 | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [The Maynard School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-maynard-school-e113608) | Independent | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2026 | £226,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| March 2026 | £205,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 30 m |
| July 2026 | £310,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| April 2026 | £325,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| July 2026 | £230,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| July 2026 | £475,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| June 2025 | £290,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| June 2023 | £300,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Polsloe Bridge (780 m, 10 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: HEAVITREE PRACTICE (170 m); SOUTH LAWN MEDICAL PRACTICE (170 m); ISCA MEDICAL PRACTICE (600 m)
- Pharmacies: ALLIED PHARMACY HEAVITREE (360 m)
- Dental practices: HEAVITREE DENTAL CENTRE (120 m); ROYAL DEVON AND EXETER HOSPITAL (600 m); IRISH AND KING DENTAL PRACTICE (670 m); SPICER ROAD DENTAL PRACTICE (970 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Heavitree (360 m, The Co-operative Group); Tesco Heavitree Esso Express (380 m, Tesco); Morrisons Daily Exteter Polsloe Road (430 m, Morrisons); Waitrose Exeter (660 m, Waitrose); Morrisons Daily Brentwood Warley The Keys (680 m, Morrisons)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £282,696** (July 2026). Exeter’s average house price was £282,696 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 1.7% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 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: 8.2×** (2025). A home in Exeter costs 8.2 times local full-time pay. Joint 123rd least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 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 006B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 7.6** (2025). Exeter 006B has a deprivation score of 7.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 5,768th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £287,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Exeter 006B was £287,500 in 2025. Joint 15,083rd cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,160** (2021). Exeter 006B had 1,160 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 12,074th least 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: 99.3%** (January 2026). In Exeter 006B, 99.3% 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: 50.7247, -3.5056

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), July 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=-3.5056,50.7247,EX12SS

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