EX7
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Dawlish, in Teignbridge.
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 EX7 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In EX7, 63.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How EX7 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is EX7 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in EX7 at a rate of 81.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 67.8 per 1,000 people across EX.
In August 2026 alone, 112 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in EX7.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (578), other crime (190) and shoplifting (139).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in EX7 was 82.3 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 EX7, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so EX7 has no single figure. Of its 9 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 3: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in EX7
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teignbridge 005B | 1,825 | 63.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 52.6% |
| Teignbridge 005C | 1,527 | 42.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 57.2% |
| Teignbridge 005D | 1,839 | 36.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 55.2% |
| Teignbridge 005E | 1,519 | 134.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 77.2% |
| Teignbridge 005F | 1,881 | 99.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 77.7% |
| Teignbridge 006A | 1,721 | 199.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 37.1% |
| Teignbridge 006B | 1,838 | 18.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 84.8% |
| Teignbridge 006C | 1,393 | 63.7 per 1,000 | 3 | 79.2% |
| Teignbridge 006D | 1,721 | 59.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 68.7% |
Your MP
- Martin WrigleyLiberal DemocratMP for Newton Abbot
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in EX72
Postcode sectors in EX73
Council1
Towns in EX71
Postcode districts next to EX72
Nearest rail stations4
More in the EX postcode area2
EX7 in brief
EX7 is a postcode district covering Dawlish, in Teignbridge.
About 14,841 people lived in EX7 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £288,000 in 2025 across 269 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 81.9 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in EX7 was £288,000 in 2025.
EX7 had 14,556 usual residents at the census.
In EX7, 63.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In EX7, 2.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.