# EX2 8XR: area report for a postcode in Exeter

EX2 8XR 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 8XR for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Exeter](https://openindex.co.uk/exeter) › [EX2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex2) › [EX2 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex2-8)

## Around this postcode

- **5 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 25% on July. Exeter 014C: 101 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.5116,50.6925,EX28XR
- **Marsh Barton, 1.5 km**: About 18 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.5116,50.6925,EX28XR
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.5116,50.6925,EX28XR
- **No property in EX2 8XR listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 2. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-3.5116,50.6925,EX28XR
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Exeter 014C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-3.5116,50.6925,EX28XR
- **£282,696 average price**: For the whole of Exeter, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.5116,50.6925,EX28XR
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.8 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.5116,50.6925,EX28XR
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 430 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.5116,50.6925,EX28XR
- **No gigabit broadband at EX2 8XR**: Superfast for 0%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.5116,50.6925,EX28XR
- **Moderate road and rail noise at EX2 8XR**: Road 63 dB, rail 48 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-3.5116,50.6925,EX28XR
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 3 of 6**: 3% to 5% 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=-3.5116,50.6925,EX28XR
- **10.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.5116,50.6925,EX28XR

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Matford Brook Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/matford-brook-academy-e143724) | All-through | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Countess Wear Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/countess-wear-primary-school-e150755) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), October 2022, before the school changed | 31% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Infocus College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/infocus-college-e132042) | Special | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Isca Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/isca-academy-e139682) | Secondary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 47.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Exminster Community Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/exminster-community-primary-e113201) | Primary | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2022 | 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Exeter Pre-Prep School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/exeter-pre-prep-school-e113624) | Independent | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Southbrook School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/southbrook-school-e113634) | Special | 1.9 km (23 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2024 | £334,087 | Terraced, new build, freehold | 100 m |
| December 2025 | £157,500 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 210 m |
| December 2023 | £595,000 | Detached, new build, freehold | 240 m |
| June 2025 | £280,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 250 m |
| September 2025 | £420,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 320 m |
| June 2025 | £520,000 | Detached, new build, freehold | 340 m |
| May 2024 | £960,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 360 m |

## Within 1 km

- Dental practices: MATFORD DENTAL CLINIC (430 m)
- Supermarkets: Makro Exeter (430 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 014C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 11.4** (2025). Exeter 014C has a deprivation score of 11.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,405th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £417,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Exeter 014C was £417,000 in 2025. Joint 7,914th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,221** (2021). Exeter 014C had 1,221 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 12,943rd 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: 93.5%** (January 2026). In Exeter 014C, 93.5% 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: 50.6925, -3.5116

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=-3.5116,50.6925,EX28XR

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