EX5 1AQ postcode in East Devon, Devon

EX5 1AQ is a postcode in East Devon, in the Clyst Valley ward. It is in the Exmouth and Exeter East parliamentary constituency and the Devon & Cornwall police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses at EX5 1AQ can get it Across East Devon: 75% Typical price £325,000 Homes sold in EX5 1, last 12 months. ▼ 32.3% on the year before Nearest station Topsham 2.6 km in a straight line

Where EX5 1AQ is, and what is near it

Map of EX5 1AQ and what is near it Map of EX5 1AQ: its centre point, with the 211 other postcodes in the EX5 1 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. EX5 1AA: also in EX5 1EX5 1AB: also in EX5 1EX5 1AE: also in EX5 1EX5 1AF: also in EX5 1EX5 1AG: also in EX5 1EX5 1AH: also in EX5 1EX5 1AJ: also in EX5 1EX5 1AL: also in EX5 1EX5 1AN: also in EX5 1EX5 1AP: also in EX5 1EX5 1AR: also in EX5 1EX5 1AS: also in EX5 1EX5 1AT: also in EX5 1EX5 1AU: also in EX5 1EX5 1AW: also in EX5 1EX5 1BA: also in EX5 1EX5 1BB: also in EX5 1EX5 1BD: also in EX5 1EX5 1BE: also in EX5 1EX5 1BG: also in EX5 1EX5 1BH: also in EX5 1EX5 1BJ: also in EX5 1EX5 1BL: also in EX5 1EX5 1BN: also in EX5 1EX5 1BP: also in EX5 1EX5 1BQ: also in EX5 1EX5 1BR: also in EX5 1EX5 1BW: also in EX5 1EX5 1BY: also in EX5 1EX5 1BZ: also in EX5 1EX5 1DA: also in EX5 1EX5 1DB: also in EX5 1EX5 1DD: also in EX5 1EX5 1DE: also in EX5 1EX5 1DF: also in EX5 1EX5 1DL: also in EX5 1EX5 1DN: also in EX5 1EX5 1DP: also in EX5 1EX5 1DR: also in EX5 1EX5 1FE: also in EX5 1EX5 1FF: also in EX5 1EX5 1FG: also in EX5 1EX5 1FJ: also in EX5 1EX5 1FL: also in EX5 1EX5 1FN: also in EX5 1EX5 1FP: also in EX5 1EX5 1FQ: also in EX5 1EX5 1FR: also in EX5 1EX5 1FS: also in EX5 1EX5 1FT: also in EX5 1EX5 1FU: also in EX5 1EX5 1FX: also in EX5 1EX5 1FY: also in EX5 1EX5 1GB: also in EX5 1EX5 1GD: also in EX5 1EX5 1QE: also in EX5 1EX5 1QG: also in EX5 1EX5 1QH: also in EX5 1EX5 1QJ: also in EX5 1EX5 1QL: also in EX5 1EX5 1QN: also in EX5 1EX5 1QP: also in EX5 1EX5 1QQ: also in EX5 1EX5 1QR: also in EX5 1EX5 1QT: also in EX5 1EX5 1QW: also in EX5 1EX5 1SA: also in EX5 1EX5 1SB: also in EX5 1EX5 1SD: also in EX5 1 Topsham station 2.6 kmTopsham Surgery 2.6 kmNewcourt station 2.9 km2 places, 3.4–4.4 kmWoodbury Surgery 3.5 kmSchool 4.1 kmWoodbury & Lympstone EX5 1AQ Map of EX5 1AQ and what is near it Map of EX5 1AQ: its centre point, with the 211 other postcodes in the EX5 1 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. 3 places, 2.0–4.4 km2 places, 2.6 kmNewcourt station 2.9 kmSchool 4.1 kmWoodbury & Lympstone EX5 1AQ
  • EX5 1AQ
  • Other postcodes in EX5 1: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 50.6982, longitude -3.4329)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after EX5 1AQ?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at EX5 1AQ?

Every home and business at EX5 1AQ can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

EX5 1AQ 100% East Devon 75%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

EX5 1AQ 100% East Devon 94%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at EX5 1AQ?

BinDayBuddy does not read East Devon District Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

East Devon District Council's bin days

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is EX5 1AQ at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include EX5 1AQ.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across East Devon

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for EX5 1AQ: 2,439 properties in East Devon are at high risk (2.3% of all its properties). All the figures for East Devon

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of EX5 1AQ is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near EX5 1AQ?

Homes in EX5 1 sold for a typical £325,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 29 sales, down 32.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£325,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£480,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 32.3% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £562,500 8 sales
  • Semi-detached £335,000 10 sales
  • Terraced £292,000 9 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 2 sales, too few to price

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole EX5 district: a typical £295,000 from 324 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in EX5 1AQ

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in EX5 1AQ from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Food hygiene ratings at EX5 1AQ

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at EX5 1AQ. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 23 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near EX5 1AQ?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,200 homes in the neighbourhood around EX5 1AQ. The largest share of them, 22%, are in council tax band E. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (29%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around EX5 1AQ

Band D in East Devon for 2026‑27: £2,595. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,730 (band A) to £4,326 (band G); band E, the most common, is £3,172.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 210 (18%)£1,730
Band Babout 60 (5%)£2,019
Band Cabout 170 (14%)£2,307
Band Dabout 170 (14%)£2,595
Band Eabout 260 (22%)£3,172
Band Fabout 230 (19%)£3,749
Band Gabout 100 (8%)£4,326
Band Hwithheld£5,191

When the homes were built

  1. 23% Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. 4% 1919 to 1939
  4. 8% 1945 to 1964
  5. 29% 1965 to 1982
  6. 15% 1983 to 1999
  7. 4% 2000 to 2009
  8. 13% 2010 to 2019
  9. 2% 2020 or later

Averages for East Devon before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of EX5 1AQ is in (ONS area E01019898), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near EX5 1AQ?

The nearest open schools to EX5 1AQ, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near EX5 1AQ, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to EX5 1AQ?

The nearest railway station to the centre of EX5 1AQ is Topsham Rail Station, 2.6 km away in a straight line.

  • Topsham Rail Station Railway station 2.6 kmCycle
  • Newcourt Rail Station Railway station 2.9 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.

More stations near EX5 1AQ, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near EX5 1AQ?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of EX5 1AQ, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near EX5 1AQ?

0 within 1 km 3 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of EX5 1AQ, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Exeter Supercharger Charging point · 12 chargers · CCS, Tesla · up to 250 kW 1.8 kmCycle
  • Gridserve Charging point · 14 chargers · Type 2, CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 100 kW 3.0 kmCycle
  • Exeter Supercharger Charging point · 16 chargers · CCS · up to 250 kW 3.0 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near EX5 1AQ?

The nearest to the centre of EX5 1AQ, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to EX5 1AQ?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near EX5 1AQ?

The nearest care homes to the centre of EX5 1AQ, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near EX5 1AQ?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of EX5 1AQ, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near EX5 1AQ?

The nearest vets to the centre of EX5 1AQ on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is EX5 1AQ in a conservation area?

We have asked planning.data.gov.uk what the centre of EX5 1AQ is inside, and its answer has not arrived yet. Open this page again in a minute to see it here. The council's planning team can answer for one address.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near EX5 1AQ?

Police.uk records 6 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of EX5 1AQ in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Other theft2 reports
Violence and sexual offences1 report
Criminal damage and arson1 report
Vehicle crime1 report
Other crime1 report

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for EX5 1AQ

Ward
Clyst Valley
Parish
Clyst St. George
Region
South West
Country
England
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

EX5 1AH370 mEX5 1AG510 mEX5 1AU560 mEX5 1AJ620 mEX3 0NU620 mEX5 1AN640 m
All of EX5

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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