Among the most deprived
IMD England
Low · 2.9 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
South West
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for EX4 2BN
Postcode
EX4 2BN
Coordinates
50.7261, -3.5501
Grid reference
SX906929
Easting
290,690
Northing
92,974
Region
South West
Plus Code
9C2RPCGX+CX
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Exeter
Travel to Work
Exeter
ITL Region
Exeter
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.
5360
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 5360 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 EX4 2BN
England & WalesCrime trends · near EX4 2BN
Counts are for Exwick 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
24
YoY +60%
292011
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
5
YoY -64%
1470
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
210
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
210
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
3
YoY —
840
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.90.2%
Other White4.0%
Other Asian1.4%
+ other · 4.3%
Religion
No religion57.6%
Christian34.6%
Not answered4.6%
Muslim1.6%
Other religion1.2%
+ other · 0.4%
Age groups
35–4921.5%
50–6419.9%
25–3413.3%
10–157.8%
65–747.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.3%
Households
Other17.6%
Lone parent family: With dependent children13.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.3%
Any member 66+10.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.3%
+ 9 other households · 39.2%
Administrative Information
Exeter
Local Authority
Council AreaExeter E14001231
Constituency
E14001231Devon & Cornwall
Police Force
England
Ward
Exwick
Constituency code
E14001231
EU Electoral Region
South West
Parish
Exeter, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Exeter
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
Exeter 005E E01019985
E01019985MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Exeter 005 E02004153
E02004153LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Exeter 005E E01019985
E01019985MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Exeter 005 E02004153
E02004153Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:55 AM
Sunrise
6:20 PM
Sunset
12 hours 25 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:55 AM
Sunset (today)
6:20 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 25 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode EX4 2BN introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 5360
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01019985 and MSOA E02004153 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode EX4 2BN is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near EX4 2BN
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 54%
RWM expected
75%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 21%
RWM expected
66%
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 3–16FSM 0%
Attainment 8
38.8
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–99
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 32%
RWM expected
56%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 22%
RWM expected
60%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 16%
RWM expected
55%
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–19FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 24%
RWM expected
43%
All-throughStateBoys · Ages 7–16FSM 64%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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