# EX2 6LJ: area report for a postcode in Exeter

EX2 6LJ 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 6LJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Exeter](https://openindex.co.uk/exeter) › [EX2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex2) › [EX2 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex2-6)

## Around this postcode

- **2 crimes within 500 m**: August, the same as July. Exeter 015A: 53 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.5030,50.7026,EX26LJ
- **Marsh Barton, 1.3 km**: About 16 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.5030,50.7026,EX26LJ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 590 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.5030,50.7026,EX26LJ
- **No property in EX2 6LJ 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=-3.5030,50.7026,EX26LJ
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Exeter 015A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-3.5030,50.7026,EX26LJ
- **£282,696 average price**: For the whole of Exeter, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.5030,50.7026,EX26LJ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.3 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.5030,50.7026,EX26LJ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 950 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.5030,50.7026,EX26LJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at EX2 6LJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.5030,50.7026,EX26LJ
- **Low road and rail noise at EX2 6LJ**: Road 48 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-3.5030,50.7026,EX26LJ
- **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=-3.5030,50.7026,EX26LJ
- **10.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.5030,50.7026,EX26LJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Southbrook School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/southbrook-school-e113634) | Special | 590 m (7 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | – |
| [Infocus College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/infocus-college-e132042) | Special | 620 m (8 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Isca Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/isca-academy-e139682) | Secondary | 760 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 47.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Countess Wear Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/countess-wear-primary-school-e150755) | Primary | 970 m (12 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), October 2022, before the school changed | 31% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Wynstream Primary School Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wynstream-primary-school-academy-e149629) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 57% 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 | 1.2 km (15 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 | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2023 | – |
| [Woodwater Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woodwater-academy-e139019) | Primary | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2023 | £602,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| February 2026 | £420,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 40 m |
| August 2024 | £495,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| May 2023 | £230,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| June 2025 | £630,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| June 2026 | £450,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| November 2024 | £273,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| February 2024 | £596,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |

## Within 1 km

- Dental practices: DEE SHAPLAND DENTAL (580 m); DENTAL 397 (660 m); VEYSEY CLOSE (DENTAL SURGERY) (960 m)
- Supermarkets: Makro Exeter (950 m, Makro)

## 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 015A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 12.2** (2025). Exeter 015A 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.
- **Population: 1,340** (2021). Exeter 015A had 1,340 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 15,825th 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: 94.8%** (January 2026). In Exeter 015A, 94.8% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 1.7%** (August 2026). In Exeter 015A, 1.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 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: 50.7026, -3.5030

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=-3.5030,50.7026,EX26LJ

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