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

EX2 5NJ 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 5NJ 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

- **20 crimes within 500 m**: August, the same as July. Exeter 011B: 56 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.4904,50.7175,EX25NJ
- **Digby and Sowton, 1.2 km**: About 16 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.4904,50.7175,EX25NJ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 180 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.4904,50.7175,EX25NJ
- **No property in EX2 5NJ 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=-3.4904,50.7175,EX25NJ
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Exeter 011B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-3.4904,50.7175,EX25NJ
- **£289,403 average price**: For the whole of Exeter, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.4904,50.7175,EX25NJ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 760 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.4904,50.7175,EX25NJ
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 560 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.4904,50.7175,EX25NJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at EX2 5NJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.4904,50.7175,EX25NJ
- **Low road and rail noise at EX2 5NJ**: Road 49 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-3.4904,50.7175,EX25NJ
- **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=-3.4904,50.7175,EX25NJ
- **9.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.4904,50.7175,EX25NJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Woodwater Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woodwater-academy-e139019) | Primary | 180 m (2 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | 65% 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 | 520 m (6 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 50.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Nicholas Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-nicholas-catholic-primary-school-e139394) | Primary | 870 m (11 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade | 32% 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 | 880 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, November 2023 | – |
| [Clyst Heath Nursery and Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/clyst-heath-nursery-and-community-primary-school-e150888) | Primary | 960 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Concerns), next inspection graded, July 2023 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Devon Hospitals' Short Stay School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/devon-hospitals-short-stay-school-e134859) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2023 | – |
| [Wynstream Primary School Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wynstream-primary-school-academy-e149629) | Primary | 1.2 km (14 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Michael's Church of England Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-michaels-church-of-england-primary-academy-e139818) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2025 | £295,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| October 2024 | £362,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| October 2024 | £300,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| June 2026 | £271,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| March 2023 | £470,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| August 2023 | £275,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| June 2026 | £325,550 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| March 2025 | £280,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: WONFORD GREEN SURGERY (760 m); HILL BARTON SURGERY (900 m)
- Pharmacies: WELL (760 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Daily Exeter Hoker Road (560 m, Morrisons); Lidl Heavitree Exeter (670 m, Lidl)

## 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 011B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 10.0** (2025). Exeter 011B has a deprivation score of 10.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 8,718th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £276,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Exeter 011B was £276,000 in 2025. Joint 14,076th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,615** (2021). Exeter 011B had 1,615 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 17,359th 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: 95.6%** (January 2026). In Exeter 011B, 95.6% 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.

## 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: 50.7175, -3.4904

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

## Your MP

- [Exmouth and Exeter East](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/exmouth-and-exeter-east): David Reed (Conservative), 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=-3.4904,50.7175,EX25NJ

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