High deprivation
IMD England
Around average · 5.9 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
South West
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for EX13 5DF
Postcode
EX13 5DF
Coordinates
50.7854, -2.9927
Grid reference
SY301988
Easting
330,119
Northing
98,893
Region
South West
Plus Code
9C2VQ2P4+4W
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Axminster
Travel to Work
Sidmouth
ITL Region
East Devon
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
12347
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 12347 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near EX13 5DF
England & WalesCrime trends · near EX13 5DF
Counts are for Axminster electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
23
YoY -12%
372614
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
0
YoY -100%
1580
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
2
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
11
YoY —
1161
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.94.6%
Other White3.2%
+ other · 2.2%
Religion
No religion47.9%
Christian44.3%
Not answered6.9%
+ other · 0.9%
Age groups
50–6418.5%
35–4916.9%
65–7412.4%
25–3411.7%
75–849.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.4%
Households
Any member 66+17.9%
Other16.0%
All members 66+11.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children10.0%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.6%
+ 7 other households · 34.8%
Administrative Information
East Devon
Local Authority
Council AreaHoniton and Sidmouth E14001291
Constituency
E14001291Devon & Cornwall
Police Force
England
Ward
Axminster
Constituency code
E14001291
EU Electoral Region
South West
Parish
Axminster
International Territorial Level
East Devon
Health & NHS
South West
Health Authority
Serving Devon
NHS EnglandPeninsula
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
South West
NHS Region
South West
Integrated Care Board
NHS Devon Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Devon
Sub ICB Location
NHS Devon ICB - 15N
Cancer Alliance
Peninsula
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
East Devon 005B E01019887
E01019887MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
East Devon 005 E02004133
E02004133LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
East Devon 005B E01019887
E01019887MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
East Devon 005 E02004133
E02004133Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1
2021 Classification
Larger rural: Further from a major town or city RLF1
Sun & Time Information
5:56 AM
Sunrise
6:14 PM
Sunset
12 hours 18 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:56 AM
Sunset (today)
6:14 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 18 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
December 1998
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~28 years
Active Duration
1998 -> PresentDecember 1998 — Introduced
Postcode EX13 5DF introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1. IMD England rank: 12347
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Larger rural: Further from a major town or city RLF1. LSOA E01019887 and MSOA E02004133 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode EX13 5DF is currently active and in use.
First introduced
December 1998
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~28 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near EX13 5DF
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 30%
Attainment 8
39.2
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 37%
RWM expected
52%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 14%
RWM expected
21%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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