# EX8 1XU: area report for a postcode in East Devon

EX8 1XU 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 EX8 1XU for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [East Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/east-devon) › [EX8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex8) › [EX8 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex8-1)

## Around this postcode

- **13 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 32% on July. East Devon 019C: 130 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.4236,50.6184,EX81XU
- **Exmouth, 710 m**: About 9 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.4236,50.6184,EX81XU
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 760 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.4236,50.6184,EX81XU
- **12 of 12 properties in EX8 1XU at low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 3. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-3.4236,50.6184,EX81XU
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, East Devon 019C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-3.4236,50.6184,EX81XU
- **£339,683 average price**: For the whole of East Devon, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.4236,50.6184,EX81XU
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 540 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.4236,50.6184,EX81XU
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 670 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.4236,50.6184,EX81XU
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at EX8 1XU**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.4236,50.6184,EX81XU
- **Low road and rail noise at EX8 1XU**: Road 42 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-3.4236,50.6184,EX81XU
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% 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=-3.4236,50.6184,EX81XU
- **4.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.4236,50.6184,EX81XU

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [The Beacon Church of England (VA) Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-beacon-church-of-england-va-primary-school-e113430) | Primary | 760 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met, special measures | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Exeter Road Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/exeter-road-community-primary-school-e113095) | Primary | 960 m (12 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 8% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Royal Deaf Education Trust](https://openindex.co.uk/school/royal-deaf-education-trust-e113654) | Special | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2023 | – |
| [Royal Deaf Education Trust](https://openindex.co.uk/school/royal-deaf-education-trust-e132001) | Special | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Exmouth](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-catholic-primary-school-exmouth-e140766) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2024 | 36% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Exmouth Community College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/exmouth-community-college-e136612) | Secondary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), February 2024 | Attainment 8 of 41.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Cockwood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cockwood-primary-school-e145766) | Primary | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2023 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2024 | £730,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| April 2026 | £560,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 30 m |
| May 2024 | £360,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| April 2023 | £985,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| July 2025 | £475,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| June 2024 | £500,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| October 2024 | £870,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| November 2024 | £230,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Exmouth (710 m, 9 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: HALDON HOUSE SURGERY (540 m); IMPERIAL SURGERY (540 m)
- Pharmacies: CLAREPHARM PHARMACY (610 m); WHITE'S PHARMACY (760 m); BOOTS (840 m)
- Dental practices: VICTORIA ROAD DENTAL PRACTICE (540 m); BICTON PLACE DENTAL PRACTICE (800 m)
- Supermarkets: M&S Exmouth Royal Avenue Foodhall (670 m, Marks and Spencer); Tesco Rolle St Express (720 m, Tesco); Co-op Exmouth - Magnolia Walk (790 m, The Co-operative Group); Iceland Exmouth (790 m, Iceland)

## 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 019C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 25.2** (2025). East Devon 019C has a deprivation score of 25.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,952nd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £390,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in East Devon 019C was £390,000 in 2025. Joint 9,167th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,715** (2021). East Devon 019C had 1,715 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 12,885th 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: 99.3%** (January 2026). In East Devon 019C, 99.3% 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.

## EX8 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £328,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in EX8 was £328,000 in 2025. Joint 917th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 38,453** (2021). EX8 had 38,453 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 508th 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: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in EX8 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: 96.7%** (January 2026). In EX8, 96.7% 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: 50.6184, -3.4236

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=-3.4236,50.6184,EX81XU

## How to cite

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