# EX5 3BX: area report for a postcode in East Devon

EX5 3BX is a postcode in East Devon.

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 East Devon. Open the map at EX5 3BX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [East Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/east-devon) › [EX5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex5) › [EX5 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex5-3)

## Around this postcode

- **1 crime within 500 m**: August, the same as July. East Devon 021B: 21 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.4326,50.7643,EX53BX
- **Cranbrook (Devon), 1.8 km**: About 22 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.4326,50.7643,EX53BX
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 770 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.4326,50.7643,EX53BX
- **No property in EX5 3BX 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=-3.4326,50.7643,EX53BX
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, East Devon 021B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-3.4326,50.7643,EX53BX
- **£339,683 average price**: For the whole of East Devon, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.4326,50.7643,EX53BX
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.4326,50.7643,EX53BX
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.4326,50.7643,EX53BX
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at EX5 3BX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.4326,50.7643,EX53BX
- **Moderate road and rail noise at EX5 3BX**: Road 55 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-3.4326,50.7643,EX53BX
- **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=-3.4326,50.7643,EX53BX
- **6.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.4326,50.7643,EX53BX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Broadclyst Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/broadclyst-community-primary-school-e136280) | Primary | 770 m (10 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), October 2022 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Clyst Vale Community College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/clyst-vale-community-college-e136638) | Secondary | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2022 | Attainment 8 of 45.9 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2024 | £615,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 440 m |
| February 2026 | £375,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 450 m |
| June 2026 | £318,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 480 m |
| July 2026 | £410,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 490 m |
| April 2024 | £395,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 500 m |
| September 2025 | £415,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 510 m |
| June 2024 | £370,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 530 m |
| December 2024 | £267,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 590 m |

## Within 1 km

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £339,683** (July 2026). East Devon’s average house price was £339,683 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 1.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £40,087** (2025). Full-time workers living in East Devon earned a median of £40,087 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 136th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 8.5×** (2025). A home in East Devon costs 8.5 times local full-time pay. Joint 105th 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: 14.5** (2025). East Devon has a deprivation score of 14.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 91st least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## East Devon 021B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 16.9** (2025). East Devon 021B has a deprivation score of 16.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 16,339th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,694** (2021). East Devon 021B had 1,694 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 13,781st 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: 54.6%** (January 2026). In East Devon 021B, 54.6% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 1.9%** (August 2026). In East Devon 021B, 1.9% 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.

## EX5 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £290,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in EX5 was £290,000 in 2025. Joint 1,065th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 26,419** (2021). EX5 had 26,419 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,105th 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: 39%** (2022). About 39% of people in EX5 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: 71.2%** (January 2026). In EX5, 71.2% 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: [East Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/east-devon)
- Centre: 50.7643, -3.4326

Council: [East Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/east-devon) (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), 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=-3.4326,50.7643,EX53BX

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