# EX8 5LQ: area report for a postcode in East Devon

EX8 5LQ 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 5LQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [East Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/east-devon) › [EX8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex8) › [EX8 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex8-5)

## Around this postcode

- **2 crimes within 500 m**: August, none in July. East Devon 014C: 21 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.4193,50.6483,EX85LQ
- **Lympstone Village, 820 m**: About 10 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.4193,50.6483,EX85LQ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 550 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.4193,50.6483,EX85LQ
- **No property in EX8 5LQ 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=-3.4193,50.6483,EX85LQ
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, East Devon 014C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-3.4193,50.6483,EX85LQ
- **£339,683 average price**: For the whole of East Devon, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.4193,50.6483,EX85LQ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.4193,50.6483,EX85LQ
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.9 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.4193,50.6483,EX85LQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at EX8 5LQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.4193,50.6483,EX85LQ
- **Low road and rail noise at EX8 5LQ**: Road 45 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-3.4193,50.6483,EX85LQ
- **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=-3.4193,50.6483,EX85LQ
- **5.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.4193,50.6483,EX85LQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Lympstone Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lympstone-church-of-england-primary-school-e113358) | Primary | 550 m (7 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Peter's Preparatory School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-peters-preparatory-school-e113587) | Independent | 590 m (7 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2026 | £415,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| September 2025 | £405,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| January 2024 | £321,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| February 2026 | £525,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| November 2025 | £850,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| March 2026 | £430,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| June 2023 | £506,940 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| May 2023 | £270,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Lympstone Village (820 m, 10 minutes on foot)

## 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 014C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 11.4** (2025). East Devon 014C has a deprivation score of 11.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,405th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £580,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in East Devon 014C was £580,000 in 2025. Joint 2,968th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,838** (2021). East Devon 014C had 1,838 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 8,766th 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: 93.4%** (January 2026). In East Devon 014C, 93.4% 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: 50.6483, -3.4193

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=-3.4193,50.6483,EX85LQ

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