EX5 2GB postcode in Cranbrook, Devon

EX5 2GB is a postcode in Cranbrook, in the Broadclyst ward of East Devon. It is in the Exmouth and Exeter East parliamentary constituency and the Devon & Cornwall police force area, and has been in use since April 2019.

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 25% of homes and businesses at EX5 2GB can get it Across East Devon: 75% Typical price £401,000 Homes sold in EX5 2, last 12 months. ▼ 8.7% on the year before Nearest station Cranbrook 1.2 km in a straight line

Where EX5 2GB is, and what is near it

Map of EX5 2GB and what is near it Map of EX5 2GB: its centre point, with the 274 other postcodes in the EX5 2 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 2 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. EX5 2AA: also in EX5 2EX5 2AB: also in EX5 2EX5 2AP: also in EX5 2EX5 2AR: also in EX5 2EX5 2AW: also in EX5 2EX5 2BA: also in EX5 2EX5 2BD: also in EX5 2EX5 2DS: also in EX5 2EX5 2DX: also in EX5 2EX5 2DY: also in EX5 2EX5 2FL: also in EX5 2EX5 2FR: also in EX5 2EX5 2FT: also in EX5 2EX5 2FU: also in EX5 2EX5 2FW: also in EX5 2EX5 2FZ: also in EX5 2EX5 2GA: also in EX5 2EX5 2GE: also in EX5 2EX5 2GG: also in EX5 2EX5 2LJ: also in EX5 2EX5 2LX: also in EX5 2EX5 2LY: also in EX5 2EX5 2LZ: also in EX5 2EX5 2NA: also in EX5 2EX5 2NB: also in EX5 2EX5 2ND: also in EX5 2EX5 2NE: also in EX5 2EX5 2NF: also in EX5 2EX5 2NG: also in EX5 2EX5 2NH: also in EX5 2EX5 2NJ: also in EX5 2EX5 2NQ: also in EX5 2 School 2.0 kmSchool 2.5 km2 places, 2.7 kmSchool 2.8 kmHill Barton Surgery 4.1 kmWhimple & Rockbeare EX5 2GB Map of EX5 2GB and what is near it Map of EX5 2GB: its centre point, with the 274 other postcodes in the EX5 2 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 2 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. School 2.0 kmSchool 2.5 kmHill Barton Surgery 4.1 kmWhimple & Rockbeare EX5 2GB
  • EX5 2GB
  • Other postcodes in EX5 2: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 2 bus stops
  • 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 50.7412, longitude -3.4310)

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 2GB?

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 2GB?

Every home and business at EX5 2GB can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 25% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

EX5 2GB 25% East Devon 75%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

EX5 2GB 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 2GB?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for EX5 2GB.

Check the bin days for EX5 2GB on BinDayBuddy

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 2GB 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 2GB.

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 2GB: 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 2GB 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 2GB?

Homes in EX5 2 sold for a typical £401,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 54 sales, down 8.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£401,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£439,375 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 8.7% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £570,000 24 sales
  • Semi-detached £350,000 14 sales
  • Terraced £227,000 15 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 1 sale, 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 2GB

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in EX5 2GB 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 2GB

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at EX5 2GB. 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 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near EX5 2GB?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,190 homes in the neighbourhood around EX5 2GB. The largest share of them, 26%, are in council tax band C. More were built in 2020 or later than in any other period (43%). 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 2GB

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 C, the most common, is £2,307.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 80 (7%)£1,730
Band Babout 230 (19%)£2,019
Band Cabout 310 (26%)£2,307
Band Dabout 240 (20%)£2,595
Band Eabout 180 (15%)£3,172
Band Fabout 110 (9%)£3,749
Band Gabout 40 (3%)£4,326
Band Hwithheld£5,191

When the homes were built

  1. 15% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 8% 1919 to 1939
  4. 7% 1945 to 1964
  5. 5% 1965 to 1982
  6. 9% 1983 to 1999
  7. 3% 2000 to 2009
  8. 9% 2010 to 2019
  9. 43% 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 2GB is in (ONS area E01034623), 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 2GB?

The nearest open schools to EX5 2GB, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near EX5 2GB, 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 2GB?

The nearest railway station to the centre of EX5 2GB is Cranbrook Rail Station, 1.2 km away in a straight line.

  • Cranbrook Rail Station Railway station 1.2 kmCycle
  • Pinhoe Rail Station Railway station 2.7 kmCycle

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

2 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Exeter Skypark, 384 m away.

More stations near EX5 2GB, 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 2GB?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of EX5 2GB, 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 2GB?

0 within 1 km 16 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of EX5 2GB, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · 2 chargers 1.3 kmCycle
  • Rolec Charging point · 2 chargers 2.1 kmCycle
  • Pod Point Charging point · No details mapped 2.1 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 2GB?

The nearest to the centre of EX5 2GB, 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 2GB?

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 2GB?

The nearest care homes to the centre of EX5 2GB, 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 2GB?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of EX5 2GB, 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 2GB?

The nearest vets to the centre of EX5 2GB 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 2GB in a conservation area?

The centre of EX5 2GB is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

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 2GB?

Police.uk records 27 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of EX5 2GB in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences18 reports
Anti-social behaviour3 reports
Criminal damage and arson2 reports
Public order1 report
Burglary1 report
Drugs1 report

Also: possession of weapons 1.

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 2GB

Ward
Broadclyst
Parish
Clyst Honiton
Region
South West
Country
England
Built-up area
Cranbrook
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
April 2019

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 2FU360 mEX5 3DZ400 mEX5 3RZ430 mEX5 2FL480 mEX5 2FR480 mEX5 3AY490 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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