# EX2 5HJ: area report for a postcode in Exeter

EX2 5HJ 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 EX2 5HJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Exeter](https://openindex.co.uk/exeter) › [EX2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex2) › [EX2 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex2-5)

## Around this postcode

- **25 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 31% on July. Exeter 013A: 38 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.4965,50.7189,EX25HJ
- **Polsloe Bridge, 1.4 km**: About 18 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.4965,50.7189,EX25HJ
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 610 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.4965,50.7189,EX25HJ
- **No property in EX2 5HJ 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=-3.4965,50.7189,EX25HJ
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Exeter 013A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-3.4965,50.7189,EX25HJ
- **£282,696 average price**: For the whole of Exeter, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.4965,50.7189,EX25HJ
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 600 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.4965,50.7189,EX25HJ
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 270 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.4965,50.7189,EX25HJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at EX2 5HJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.4965,50.7189,EX25HJ
- **Low road and rail noise at EX2 5HJ**: Road 49 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-3.4965,50.7189,EX25HJ
- **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=-3.4965,50.7189,EX25HJ
- **8.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.4965,50.7189,EX25HJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Woodwater Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woodwater-academy-e139019) | Primary | 610 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Chestnut Nursery School - Exeter Nursery Schools Federation](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chestnut-nursery-school-exeter-nursery-schools-federation-e113050) | Nursery | 720 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, November 2023 | – |
| [Devon Hospitals' Short Stay School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/devon-hospitals-short-stay-school-e134859) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 760 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2023 | – |
| [St Michael's Church of England Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-michaels-church-of-england-primary-academy-e139818) | Primary | 770 m (10 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Peter's Church of England Aided School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-peters-church-of-england-aided-school-e113553) | Secondary | 930 m (12 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 50.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Wynstream Primary School Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wynstream-primary-school-academy-e149629) | Primary | 930 m (12 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Nicholas Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-nicholas-catholic-primary-school-e139394) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade | 32% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Exeter School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/exeter-school-e113607) | Independent | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2023 | £490,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| December 2024 | £475,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 30 m |
| June 2026 | £491,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| September 2023 | £478,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| May 2024 | £335,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| October 2025 | £415,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| October 2025 | £195,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| November 2023 | £165,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: WONFORD GREEN SURGERY (600 m); HEAVITREE PRACTICE (800 m); SOUTH LAWN MEDICAL PRACTICE (800 m)
- Pharmacies: WELL (600 m); ALLIED PHARMACY HEAVITREE (660 m)
- Dental practices: HEAVITREE DENTAL CENTRE (790 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Daily Exeter Hoker Road (270 m, Morrisons); Tesco Heavitree Esso Express (560 m, Tesco); Lidl Heavitree Exeter (570 m, Lidl); Co-op Heavitree (640 m, The Co-operative Group)

## 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 013A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 10.1** (2025). Exeter 013A has a deprivation score of 10.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 8,840th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £284,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Exeter 013A was £284,500 in 2025. Joint 14,778th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,404** (2021). Exeter 013A had 1,404 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 18,366th 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: 95.3%** (January 2026). In Exeter 013A, 95.3% 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.

## EX2 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £310,625** (2025). The median price paid for a home in EX2 was £310,625 in 2025. Joint 1,019th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 45,011** (2021). EX2 had 45,011 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 309th 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: 86%** (2022). About 86% of people in EX2 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: 91.8%** (January 2026). In EX2, 91.8% 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: 50.7189, -3.4965

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=-3.4965,50.7189,EX25HJ

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