Avg IMD
Most deprived 30–40%
Census 2021 (sum of output areas)
7,318
Households
2,976
Crimes · Aug '26 · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)
Low · 2.2 per 1k
2,976
Households
White Brit. · 97%
Ethnicity
Christian · 55%
Religion
Most deprived 30⁠–⁠40%
Avg IMD
Low · 2.2 per 1k
Crimes · Aug '26
£305,000
Median property price · EX21 · Oct 2025⁠–⁠Sep 2026 · 44 sales
284
Postcodes

Sold prices in EX21

England & Wales
Property sales · EX21
HM Land Registry · EX21
Average price
£342,060
Median price: £305,000
Median +3.4% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Oct 2025–Sep 2026 · 44 sales
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Oct '25 – Sep '26Sep '26: 1 sale · avg £492,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£658k£452k£246k
Oct '25Jan '26Apr '26Sep '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in EX21

England & Wales
Crime trends · EX21

Approx. — based on 3 LSOAs mostly in EX21 (police.uk, Census 2021)

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Sep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
10
YoY —
1890
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
0
YoY —
630
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
210
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
530
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
530
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
5
YoY —
530
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

Not enough data for a year-on-year comparison

16
incidents · Aug '26

Demographics in EX21

Ethnicity

Total residents: 7,305
White Brit.96.6%
Other White1.2%
White Irish0.5%
White & Asian0.3%
Other ethnic group0.2%
+ 11 other groups · 1.1%

Religion

Total residents: 7,306
Christian55.4%
No religion36.3%
Not answered6.8%
Other religion0.8%
Buddhist0.3%
+ 3 other religions · 0.3%

Age groups

Total residents: 7,318
50–6426.2%
65–7416.8%
35–4914.3%
75–8410.0%
25–347.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 24.6%

Households

Total households: 2,976
Married or civil partnership couple: No children19.5%
Single family household, all members 66+17.2%
One person: aged 66+13.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.2%
One person: other9.6%
+ 9 other households · 28.7%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for EX21

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Most deprived 30–40%
Mean decile 3.84 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Most deprived 30–40% on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 3.84 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

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Overview of EX21

Coordinates50.8055, -4.2079
Postcodes
284
Census 2021 (sum of output areas)
7,318
Households (Census)
2,976
Recorded crime · Aug '26 · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)
Low · 2.2 per 1k

Postcodes in EX21

EX21 5AAEX21 5ABEX21 5ADEX21 5AEEX21 5AFEX21 5AGEX21 5AHEX21 5AJEX21 5ALEX21 5ANEX21 5APEX21 5AQEX21 5AREX21 5ASEX21 5ATEX21 5AUEX21 5AWEX21 5AXEX21 5AYEX21 5AZEX21 5BAEX21 5BBEX21 5BDEX21 5BGEX21 5BHEX21 5BJEX21 5BLEX21 5BNEX21 5BPEX21 5BQEX21 5BREX21 5BSEX21 5BTEX21 5BUEX21 5BWEX21 5BXEX21 5BYEX21 5BZEX21 5DAEX21 5DDEX21 5DEEX21 5DFEX21 5DGEX21 5DHEX21 5DJEX21 5DLEX21 5DNEX21 5DPEX21 5DQEX21 5DREX21 5DTEX21 5DUEX21 5DWEX21 5DXEX21 5DYEX21 5DZEX21 5EAEX21 5EBEX21 5EDEX21 5EEEX21 5EFEX21 5EHEX21 5EJEX21 5ELEX21 5ENEX21 5EPEX21 5EQEX21 5EREX21 5ESEX21 5ETEX21 5EUEX21 5EWEX21 5EXEX21 5EYEX21 5EZEX21 5FAEX21 5FBEX21 5FDEX21 5HAEX21 5HBEX21 5HDEX21 5HEEX21 5HHEX21 5HJEX21 5HLEX21 5HNEX21 5HQEX21 5HREX21 5HSEX21 5HTEX21 5HUEX21 5HWEX21 5HXEX21 5HYEX21 5HZEX21 5JBEX21 5JDEX21 5JGEX21 5JHEX21 5JJEX21 5JLEX21 5JNEX21 5JPEX21 5JQEX21 5JREX21 5JSEX21 5JUEX21 5JWEX21 5JXEX21 5JYEX21 5JZEX21 5LAEX21 5LEEX21 5LFEX21 5LHEX21 5LJEX21 5LLEX21 5LNEX21 5LPEX21 5LQEX21 5LREX21 5LSEX21 5LTEX21 5LUEX21 5LXEX21 5LYEX21 5LZEX21 5NAEX21 5NBEX21 5NDEX21 5NEEX21 5NFEX21 5NGEX21 5NHEX21 5NJEX21 5NLEX21 5NNEX21 5NPEX21 5NQEX21 5NREX21 5NSEX21 5NTEX21 5NUEX21 5NWEX21 5NXEX21 5NYEX21 5PBEX21 5PDEX21 5PEEX21 5PFEX21 5PGEX21 5PHEX21 5PJEX21 5PLEX21 5PNEX21 5PPEX21 5PQEX21 5PREX21 5PSEX21 5PTEX21 5PUEX21 5PWEX21 5PXEX21 5PYEX21 5PZEX21 5QAEX21 5QBEX21 5QDEX21 5QEEX21 5QFEX21 5QGEX21 5QHEX21 5QJEX21 5QLEX21 5QNEX21 5QPEX21 5QQEX21 5QREX21 5QSEX21 5QTEX21 5QUEX21 5QWEX21 5QXEX21 5QYEX21 5QZEX21 5RAEX21 5RBEX21 5RDEX21 5REEX21 5RFEX21 5RGEX21 5RHEX21 5RJEX21 5RLEX21 5RNEX21 5RPEX21 5RQEX21 5RREX21 5RSEX21 5RTEX21 5RUEX21 5RWEX21 5RXEX21 5RYEX21 5RZEX21 5SAEX21 5SBEX21 5SDEX21 5SEEX21 5SFEX21 5SGEX21 5SHEX21 5SJEX21 5SLEX21 5SNEX21 5SPEX21 5SQEX21 5SREX21 5SSEX21 5STEX21 5SUEX21 5SWEX21 5SXEX21 5SYEX21 5SZEX21 5TAEX21 5TBEX21 5TDEX21 5TEEX21 5TFEX21 5TGEX21 5THEX21 5TJEX21 5TLEX21 5TNEX21 5TPEX21 5TQEX21 5TREX21 5TSEX21 5TTEX21 5TUEX21 5TWEX21 5TXEX21 5TYEX21 5TZEX21 5UAEX21 5UBEX21 5UDEX21 5UEEX21 5UFEX21 5UGEX21 5UHEX21 5UJEX21 5ULEX21 5UNEX21 5UPEX21 5UQEX21 5UREX21 5USEX21 5UTEX21 5UUEX21 5UWEX21 5UXEX21 5UYEX21 5XAEX21 5XBEX21 5XDEX21 5XEEX21 5XFEX21 5XGEX21 5XHEX21 5XJEX21 5XLEX21 5XNEX21 5XPEX21 5XQEX21 5XREX21 5XSEX21 5XTEX21 5XUEX21 5XWEX21 5XXEX21 5XYEX21 5XZ

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