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

EX2 8XY 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 8XY 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

- **8 crimes within 500 m**: August, the same as July. Exeter 014A: 54 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.5313,50.6993,EX28XY
- **Marsh Barton, 890 m**: About 11 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.5313,50.6993,EX28XY
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 480 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.5313,50.6993,EX28XY
- **No property in EX2 8XY 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=-3.5313,50.6993,EX28XY
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Exeter 014A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-3.5313,50.6993,EX28XY
- **£282,696 average price**: For the whole of Exeter, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.5313,50.6993,EX28XY
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 260 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.5313,50.6993,EX28XY
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 250 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.5313,50.6993,EX28XY
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at EX2 8XY**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.5313,50.6993,EX28XY
- **Low road and rail noise at EX2 8XY**: Road 49 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-3.5313,50.6993,EX28XY
- **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=-3.5313,50.6993,EX28XY
- **9.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.5313,50.6993,EX28XY

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Alphington Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/alphington-primary-school-e143188) | Primary | 480 m (6 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [West Exe School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/west-exe-school-e145404) | Secondary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 48.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Matford Brook Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/matford-brook-academy-e143724) | All-through | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [The Outdoors School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-outdoors-school-e146200) | 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 | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 47.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Thomas Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-thomas-primary-school-e143191) | Primary | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2023 | 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [West Exe Nursery School - Exeter Nursery Schools Federation](https://openindex.co.uk/school/west-exe-nursery-school-exeter-nursery-schools-federation-e134674) | Nursery | 2 km (25 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, July 2023 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 2025 | £440,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| December 2023 | £275,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| April 2025 | £300,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| October 2024 | £300,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| January 2026 | £260,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| March 2023 | £270,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| September 2023 | £950,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| February 2026 | £450,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Marsh Barton (900 m, 11 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: IDE LANE SURGERY (260 m)
- Pharmacies: ALPHINGTON PHARMACY (260 m)
- Supermarkets: Lidl Marsh Barton Exeter (250 m, Lidl); Spar - Alphington (320 m, Spar); Sainsburys Alphington Rd (890 m, Sainsburys)

## 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 014A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 8.8** (2025). Exeter 014A has a deprivation score of 8.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,245th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £315,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Exeter 014A was £315,000 in 2025. Joint 14,290th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,472** (2021). Exeter 014A had 1,472 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 21,683rd 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: 93.3%** (January 2026). In Exeter 014A, 93.3% 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: 50.6993, -3.5313

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=-3.5313,50.6993,EX28XY

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