EX12 postcode area guide — East Devon
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the EX12 postcode district in East Devon — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in EX12
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
95.8%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
52%
Gigabit-capable
52%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the EX12 postcode district (East Devon) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 488 postcodes Ofcom measures in EX12, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 95.8% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 52%.
Around 0% of premises in EX12 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in EX12
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| EX12 2AA | 100% | 100% |
| EX12 2AD | 100% | 28% |
| EX12 2AE | 100% | 0% |
| EX12 2AF | 100% | 0% |
| EX12 2AG | 100% | 0% |
| EX12 2AH | 100% | 0% |
| EX12 2AJ | 100% | 0% |
| EX12 2AL | 100% | 0% |
| EX12 2AN | 100% | 3.6% |
| EX12 2AP | 100% | 0% |
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Mobile signal around East Devon
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider East Devon district (79,413 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
78.8%
4G outdoors — all networks
97.2%
5G outdoors — all networks
12.1%
Voice indoors — all networks
84.5%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in EX12
Police recorded 19 incidents within about a mile of the centre of EX12 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 9 | 47.4% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 3 | 15.8% |
| Other theft | 3 | 15.8% |
| Public order | 2 | 10.5% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 | 5.3% |
| Burglary | 1 | 5.3% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in EX12
Based on 163 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in EX12 is £310,000, up 0.6% on the previous year (£308,000).
Detached
£395,000
63 sales
Semi-detached
£320,000
27 sales
Terraced
£288,000
33 sales
Flat / maisonette
£168,000
30 sales
Latest recorded sales in EX12
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | £354,900 | Detached | Prince Charles Way | EX12 2TU |
| 8 May 2026 | £400,000 | Detached | Scalwell Lane | EX12 2DL |
| 8 May 2026 | £370,000 | Detached | Boundary Park | EX12 2UN |
| 7 May 2026 | £250,000 | Semi-detached | Tolman Crescent | EX12 2NZ |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £215,000 | Semi-detached | Mead Way | EX12 2NR |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £407,000 | Terraced | Riverdale Orchard | EX12 2RG |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £275,000 | Detached | Scalwell Park | EX12 2DB |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £200,000 | Semi-detached | Everest Drive | EX12 2ED |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £120,000 | Flat | Harbour Road | EX12 2PB |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £315,000 | Other | Manor Court | EX12 2UJ |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? East Devon demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider East Devon district (150,824 residents, 66,788 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15.5% |
| 15–29 | 17.3% |
| 30–44 | 15.9% |
| 45–64 | 21.2% |
| 65+ | 30% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 72.2% |
| Private rented | 16.1% |
| Social rented | 4.3% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around EX12
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seaton Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 377 | EX12 2HF |
| Beer Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 94 | EX12 3NB |
| Branscombe Church of England Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 6 | EX12 3DA |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in EX12
134 rated food businesses operate in EX12. 92 hold the top rating of 5, 7 are rated 4, and 3 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: ALDI Seaton, Axe Yacht Club, Axmouth Campsite, Axmouth Tackle & Bait Ltd- Quayside Cafe, Barista Fourteen.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in EX12
From a sample of 58 Energy Performance Certificates across 8 EX12 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 29% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band C
29%
Band D
48%
Band E
16%
Band G
7%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for East Devon
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.