EX5 postcode area guide — East Devon
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the EX5 postcode district in East Devon — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in EX5
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
78.3%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
58.4%
Gigabit-capable
58.4%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.6%
Broadband availability in the EX5 postcode district (East Devon) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 1,130 postcodes Ofcom measures in EX5, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 78.3% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 58.4%.
Around 0.6% of premises in EX5 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 EX5
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| EX5 1AA | 100% | 100% |
| EX5 1AB | 100% | 100% |
| EX5 1AE | 100% | 100% |
| EX5 1AF | 100% | 100% |
| EX5 1AG | 95.7% | 95.7% |
| EX5 1AH | 100% | 100% |
| EX5 1AJ | 66.7% | 66.7% |
| EX5 1AL | 100% | 100% |
| EX5 1AN | 0% | 0% |
| EX5 1AP | 0% | 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 EX5
Police recorded 16 incidents within about a mile of the centre of EX5 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 8 | 50.0% |
| Other crime | 3 | 18.8% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 | 6.3% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 1 | 6.3% |
| Other theft | 1 | 6.3% |
| Public order | 1 | 6.3% |
| Theft from the person | 1 | 6.3% |
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 EX5
Based on 307 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in EX5 is £290,000, up 0.7% on the previous year (£288,000).
Detached
£450,000
90 sales
Semi-detached
£285,000
81 sales
Terraced
£245,000
107 sales
Flat / maisonette
£145,000
14 sales
Latest recorded sales in EX5
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2026 | £270,000 | Terraced | Lower Furlong Close | EX5 7HQ |
| 8 May 2026 | £235,000 | Semi-detached | Yarlington Mill | EX5 7FJ |
| 8 May 2026 | £350,000 | Detached | Russet Loop | EX5 7EY |
| 5 May 2026 | £287,500 | Semi-detached | Fore Street | EX5 4HP |
| 5 May 2026 | £445,000 | Semi-detached | Morgans Cottages | EX5 2SP |
| 1 May 2026 | £310,000 | Terraced | Rush Meadow Road | EX5 7HA |
| 1 May 2026 | £217,500 | Terraced | Birch Way | EX5 7FW |
| 1 May 2026 | £237,500 | Semi-detached | Henrys Run | EX5 7AW |
| 1 May 2026 | £200,000 | Terraced | Valley View | EX5 2EG |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £242,500 | Terraced | Fore Street | EX5 4HZ |
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 EX5
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cranbrook Education Campus | All-through | 2–16 | 1,066 | EX5 7EE |
| Clyst Vale Community College | Secondary | 11–18 | 944 | EX5 3AJ |
| Broadclyst Community Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 524 | EX5 3JG |
| St Martin's CofE Primary & Nursery School | Primary | 2–11 | 476 | EX5 7DT |
| The Duchy School Bradninch | Primary | 4–11 | 207 | EX5 4RF |
| Woodbury Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 198 | EX5 1EA |
| Clyst St Mary Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 170 | EX5 1BG |
| Rockbeare Church of England Primary School and Pre-School | Primary | 3–11 | 155 | EX5 2EQ |
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 EX5
185 rated food businesses operate in EX5. 128 hold the top rating of 5, 15 are rated 4, and 4 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: ABM Catering Limited, Beer Factory and Kitchen, Belluno, Bernaville Nurseries, Betsy Joy's Cakes And Bakes.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in EX5
From a sample of 53 Energy Performance Certificates across 9 EX5 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 23% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
2%
Band B
2%
Band C
19%
Band D
57%
Band E
11%
Band F
6%
Band G
4%
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
Landlines around EX5 typically use:
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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.