# EX1

Postcode district covering Exeter, Newtown and Monkerton, in Exeter and East Devon.

EX1 is a postcode district covering Exeter, Newtown and Monkerton, in Exeter and East Devon. Median sale price £320,000 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code EX1. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [EX](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an EX1 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex1#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex1#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex1#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex1#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=EX1) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 47% of people in EX1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=EX1) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 503 homes were sold in EX1 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=EX1) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for EX1.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=EX1) (Census 2021, England and Wales): EX1 had 28,321 usual residents at the census.

## How EX1 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | EX1 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £320,000 | 11th most expensive | 33 postcode districts, EX · 2025 |
| Population | 28,321 | 7th most populated | 33 postcode districts, EX · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 47% | joint 6th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 33 postcode districts, EX · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 90.4% | 4th highest | 33 postcode districts, EX · Jan 2026 |

## Is EX1 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in EX1 at a rate of 121.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 67.8 per 1,000 people across the EX postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 349 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in EX1.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,673), other crime (691) and anti-social behaviour (665).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in EX1 was 119.6 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.

## Deprivation in EX1, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so EX1 has no single figure. Of its 18 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 3: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 4 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in EX1

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [East Devon 021D](https://openindex.co.uk/east-devon/neighbourhood/e01034621) | 1,767 | 41.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 98.6% |
| [East Devon 021E](https://openindex.co.uk/east-devon/neighbourhood/e01034622) | 1,767 | 68.1 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.3% |
| [Exeter 003D](https://openindex.co.uk/exeter/neighbourhood/e01020004) | 2,403 | 51.0 per 1,000 | 8 | 98.2% |
| [Exeter 006A](https://openindex.co.uk/exeter/neighbourhood/e01019987) | 1,758 | 55.6 per 1,000 | 7 | 84.6% |
| [Exeter 006B](https://openindex.co.uk/exeter/neighbourhood/e01019989) | 1,160 | 59.0 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.3% |
| [Exeter 006D](https://openindex.co.uk/exeter/neighbourhood/e01020008) | 1,835 | 31.0 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.7% |
| [Exeter 006E](https://openindex.co.uk/exeter/neighbourhood/e01020009) | 1,386 | 42.0 per 1,000 | 9 | 97.0% |
| [Exeter 007A](https://openindex.co.uk/exeter/neighbourhood/e01019986) | 1,441 | 100.5 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.6% |
| [Exeter 007B](https://openindex.co.uk/exeter/neighbourhood/e01020036) | 1,438 | 94.0 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.4% |
| [Exeter 007C](https://openindex.co.uk/exeter/neighbourhood/e01020037) | 1,405 | 93.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 95.4% |
| [Exeter 007D](https://openindex.co.uk/exeter/neighbourhood/e01020039) | 1,862 | 69.1 per 1,000 | 3 | 95.6% |
| [Exeter 007E](https://openindex.co.uk/exeter/neighbourhood/e01020040) | 1,313 | 62.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.8% |
| [Exeter 008A](https://openindex.co.uk/exeter/neighbourhood/e01019994) | 1,546 | 82.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 91.8% |
| [Exeter 008B](https://openindex.co.uk/exeter/neighbourhood/e01019995) | 2,352 | 320.9 per 1,000 | 3 | 56.5% |
| [Exeter 008F](https://openindex.co.uk/exeter/neighbourhood/e01034630) | 1,432 | 736.3 per 1,000 | 4 | 76.9% |
| [Exeter 008G](https://openindex.co.uk/exeter/neighbourhood/e01034631) | 1,352 | 260.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 80.9% |
| [Exeter 009A](https://openindex.co.uk/exeter/neighbourhood/e01019996) | 1,175 | 59.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 92.8% |
| [Exeter 011E](https://openindex.co.uk/exeter/neighbourhood/e01020038) | 2,621 | 85.7 per 1,000 | 9 | 95.6% |

## Your MP

- [Exeter](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/exeter): Steve Race (Labour), MP since July 2024. 63% of the people here.
- [Exmouth and Exeter East](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/exmouth-and-exeter-east): David Reed (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 37% of the people here.

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

## Middle areas in EX1

[Central Exeter](https://openindex.co.uk/exeter/central-exeter), [Heavitree East & Whipton South](https://openindex.co.uk/exeter/heavitree-east-and-whipton-south), [Heavitree West & Polsloe](https://openindex.co.uk/exeter/heavitree-west-and-polsloe)

## Postcode sectors in EX1

[EX1 1 (149 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex1-1), [EX1 2 (231 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex1-2), [EX1 3 (392 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex1-3), [EX1 4 (57 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex1-4), [EX1 9 (63 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex1-9)

## Councils EX1 covers

[Exeter](https://openindex.co.uk/exeter), [East Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/east-devon)

## Towns in EX1

[Exeter](https://openindex.co.uk/exeter)

## Postcode districts next to EX1

[EX2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex2), [EX4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex4), [EX5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex5)

## Nearest rail stations

[Pinhoe (1.2 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-3.4693,50.7378), [Cranbrook (Devon) (2.6 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-3.4204,50.7501), [Digby and Sowton (3.2 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-3.4736,50.7140), [Polsloe Bridge (3.6 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-3.5019,50.7313)

## More in the EX postcode area

[All EX postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## EX1 in brief

EX1 is a postcode district covering Exeter, Newtown and Monkerton, in Exeter and East Devon.
About 33,309 people lived in EX1 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £320,000 in 2025 across 503 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 121.2 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in EX1 was £320,000 in 2025.
EX1 had 28,321 usual residents at the census.
About 47% of people in EX1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In EX1, 90.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: EX1
- Postcode area: [EX](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex)
- Constituency: [Exeter †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/exeter)
- Council: [Exeter †](https://openindex.co.uk/exeter)
- Area: 9.92 km²
- People, mid-2024: 33,309*
- Neighbourhoods: 18
- Output areas: 92

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[EX4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex4), [EX2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex2), [EX5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex5)

## Latest updates for EX1

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/EX1

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex1, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex1#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex1