# EX5

Postcode district covering Cranbrook, in East Devon and Mid Devon.

EX5 is a postcode district covering Cranbrook, in East Devon and Mid Devon. Median sale price £290,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 42.6 per 1,000 people.

Postcode district. Code EX5. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [EX](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an EX5 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex5#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex5#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex5#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex5#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=EX5) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 39% of people in EX5 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=EX5) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 429 homes were sold in EX5 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=EX5) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for EX5.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=EX5) (Census 2021, England and Wales): EX5 had 26,419 usual residents at the census.

## How EX5 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | EX5 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £290,000 | joint 10th cheapest | 33 postcode districts, EX · 2025 |
| Population | 26,419 | 8th most populated | 33 postcode districts, EX · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 39% | 5th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 33 postcode districts, EX · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 71.2% | 11th highest | 33 postcode districts, EX · Jan 2026 |

## Is EX5 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in EX5 at a rate of 42.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 67.8 per 1,000 people across the EX postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 121 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in EX5.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (670), other crime (232) and criminal damage and arson (132).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in EX5 was 46.8 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in EX5, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so EX5 has no single figure. Of its 15 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 7 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in EX5

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [East Devon 004F](https://openindex.co.uk/east-devon/neighbourhood/e01019962) | 2,303 | 29.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 80.1% |
| [East Devon 013C](https://openindex.co.uk/east-devon/neighbourhood/e01019963) | 1,750 | 50.1 per 1,000 | 8 | 93.7% |
| [East Devon 014A](https://openindex.co.uk/east-devon/neighbourhood/e01019898) | 2,777 | 52.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 93.9% |
| [East Devon 021A](https://openindex.co.uk/east-devon/neighbourhood/e01019903) | 2,155 | 32.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 22.7% |
| [East Devon 021B](https://openindex.co.uk/east-devon/neighbourhood/e01019891) | 1,694 | 20.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 54.6% |
| [East Devon 021C](https://openindex.co.uk/east-devon/neighbourhood/e01034620) | 1,781 | 35.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 87.1% |
| [East Devon 021F](https://openindex.co.uk/east-devon/neighbourhood/e01034623) | 1,707 | 68.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 69.2% |
| [East Devon 022A](https://openindex.co.uk/east-devon/neighbourhood/e01034624) | 1,760 | 37.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 98.3% |
| [East Devon 022B](https://openindex.co.uk/east-devon/neighbourhood/e01034625) | 1,674 | 72.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.5% |
| [East Devon 022C](https://openindex.co.uk/east-devon/neighbourhood/e01034626) | 1,431 | 81.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.2% |
| [East Devon 022D](https://openindex.co.uk/east-devon/neighbourhood/e01034627) | 1,245 | 42.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 98.1% |
| [Mid Devon 008A](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-devon/neighbourhood/e01020043) | 2,004 | 38.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 16.4% |
| [Mid Devon 008B](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-devon/neighbourhood/e01020044) | 1,656 | 19.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 78.7% |
| [Mid Devon 008D](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-devon/neighbourhood/e01020071) | 1,908 | 22.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 77.1% |
| [Mid Devon 010A](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-devon/neighbourhood/e01020068) | 1,587 | 34.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 7.3% |

## Your MP

- [Exmouth and Exeter East](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/exmouth-and-exeter-east): David Reed (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 73% of the people here.
- [Central Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/central-devon): Sir Mel Stride (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 20% of the people here.
- [Honiton and Sidmouth](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/honiton-and-sidmouth): Richard Foord (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024. 6.4% of the people here.
- [Exeter](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/exeter): Steve Race (Labour), MP since July 2024. 0.1% of the people here.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Middle areas in EX5

[Bradninch, Silverton & Thorverton](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-devon/bradninch-silverton-and-thorverton), [Broadclyst, West Clyst & Stoke Canon](https://openindex.co.uk/east-devon/broadclyst-west-clyst-and-stoke-canon), [Cranbrook](https://openindex.co.uk/east-devon/cranbrook)

## Postcode sectors in EX5

[EX5 1 (212 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex5-1), [EX5 2 (275 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex5-2), [EX5 3 (133 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex5-3), [EX5 4 (199 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex5-4), [EX5 5 (162 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex5-5), [EX5 7 (168 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex5-7)

## Councils EX5 covers

[East Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/east-devon), [Mid Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-devon)

## Postcode districts next to EX5

[EX1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex1), [EX2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex2), [EX3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex3), [EX4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex4), [EX8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex8), [EX9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex9), [EX10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex10), [EX11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex11), [EX14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex14), [EX15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex15), [EX16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex16), [EX17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex17)

## More in the EX postcode area

[All EX postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## EX5 in brief

EX5 is a postcode district covering Cranbrook, in East Devon and Mid Devon.
About 29,243 people lived in EX5 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £290,000 in 2025 across 429 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 42.6 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in EX5 was £290,000 in 2025.
EX5 had 26,419 usual residents at the census.
About 39% of people in EX5 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In EX5, 71.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: EX5
- Postcode area: [EX](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex)
- Constituency: [Exmouth and Exeter East †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/exmouth-and-exeter-east)
- Council: [East Devon †](https://openindex.co.uk/east-devon)
- Area: 240 km²
- People, mid-2024: 29,243*
- Neighbourhoods: 15
- Output areas: 80

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[EX15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex15), [EX4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex4), [EX17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex17), [EX10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex10), [EX8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex8), [EX11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex11)

## Latest updates for EX5

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/EX5

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex5, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex5#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex5