Around average
IMD England
South West
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for EX24 6BU
Postcode
EX24 6BU
Coordinates
50.7726, -3.1290
Grid reference
SY204976
Easting
320,484
Northing
97,613
Region
South West
Plus Code
9C2RQVFC+29
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Unknown
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.
16486
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 16486 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 & WalesDemographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.95.5%
Other White2.1%
+ other · 2.4%
Religion
Christian52.4%
No religion38.4%
Not answered7.0%
Other religion1.3%
+ other · 0.9%
Age groups
50–6428.0%
65–7415.4%
35–4913.1%
75–8412.5%
25–346.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 24.0%
Households
All members 66+19.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children14.9%
Any member 66+13.2%
Other12.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.9%
+ 8 other households · 27.8%
Administrative Information
East Devon
Local Authority
Council AreaHoniton and Sidmouth E14001291
Constituency
E14001291Devon & Cornwall
Police Force
England
Ward
Coly Valley
Constituency code
E14001291
EU Electoral Region
South West
Parish
Northleigh
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 009B E01019901
E01019901MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
East Devon 009 E02004137
E02004137LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
East Devon 009B E01019901
E01019901MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
East Devon 009 E02004137
E02004137Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling – less sparse: OA falls within the Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 8
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings F1
2021 Classification
Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city RSF1
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 EX24 6BU introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling – less sparse: OA falls within the Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 8
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings F1. IMD England rank: 16486
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city RSF1. LSOA E01019901 and MSOA E02004137 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode EX24 6BU 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
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