EX13 postcode area guide — Dorset
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the EX13 postcode district in Dorset — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in EX13
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
73.8%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
48%
Gigabit-capable
48%
Below USO (10Mb)
1.6%
Broadband availability in the EX13 postcode district (Dorset) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 597 postcodes Ofcom measures in EX13, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 73.8% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 48%.
Around 1.6% of premises in EX13 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 EX13
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| EX13 5AA | 100% | 100% |
| EX13 5AB | 100% | 100% |
| EX13 5AD | 100% | 91.9% |
| EX13 5AE | 100% | 25% |
| EX13 5AF | 100% | 100% |
| EX13 5AG | 100% | 100% |
| EX13 5AH | 100% | 100% |
| EX13 5AJ | 100% | 0% |
| EX13 5AL | 100% | 0% |
| EX13 5AN | 100% | 85.7% |
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Mobile signal around Dorset
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Dorset district (198,095 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
81.7%
4G outdoors — all networks
98.3%
5G outdoors — all networks
11.1%
Voice indoors — all networks
85.3%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in EX13
Police recorded 44 incidents within about a mile of the centre of EX13 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 22 | 50.0% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 7 | 15.9% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 4 | 9.1% |
| Public order | 3 | 6.8% |
| Shoplifting | 3 | 6.8% |
| Other theft | 2 | 4.5% |
| Burglary | 1 | 2.3% |
| Drugs | 1 | 2.3% |
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 EX13
Based on 170 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in EX13 is £295,000, up 0.7% on the previous year (£293,000).
Detached
£430,000
80 sales
Semi-detached
£285,000
30 sales
Terraced
£235,000
33 sales
Flat / maisonette
£130,000
17 sales
Latest recorded sales in EX13
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 May 2026 | £330,000 | Terraced | Welch Close | EX13 5GN |
| 14 May 2026 | £65,000 | Flat | West Street | EX13 5PL |
| 13 May 2026 | £285,000 | Semi-detached | Rosemary Lane | EX13 8AS |
| 8 May 2026 | £293,750 | Semi-detached | Salisbury Terrace | EX13 7SE |
| 1 May 2026 | £275,000 | Detached | North Street | EX13 5QF |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £385,000 | Detached | Covert Close | EX13 5GU |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £210,000 | Terraced | Amberside Square | EX13 5TH |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £267,500 | Detached | Willhayes Park | EX13 5QW |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £450,000 | Detached | Beavor Lane | EX13 5EQ |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £490,000 | Detached | Lyme Road | EX13 5BQ |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Dorset demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Dorset district (379,579 residents, 169,261 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15.2% |
| 15–29 | 17.2% |
| 30–44 | 15.5% |
| 45–64 | 22.5% |
| 65+ | 29.6% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 70.4% |
| Private rented | 16.3% |
| Social rented | 11% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around EX13
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Axe Valley Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 741 | EX13 5EA |
| Axminster Community Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 297 | EX13 5BU |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Axminster | Primary | 4–11 | 136 | EX13 5BE |
| St Andrew's CofE Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 120 | EX13 7BJ |
| All Saints Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 84 | EX13 7LX |
| Kilmington Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 72 | EX13 7RG |
| Musbury Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 53 | EX13 8BB |
| Shute Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 46 | EX13 7QR |
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 EX13
146 rated food businesses operate in EX13. 92 hold the top rating of 5, 13 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Acorn Academy Catering, Andrewshayes Caravan Site, Axminster Conservative Club, Axminster Guildhall, Axminster Kebab House - Pizza Anatolia.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in EX13
From a sample of 66 Energy Performance Certificates across 8 EX13 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 27% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
9%
Band C
18%
Band D
30%
Band E
27%
Band F
11%
Band G
5%
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 Dorset
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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.