EX5 7DW postcode in Cranbrook, Devon

EX5 7DW is a postcode in Cranbrook, in the Cranbrook 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 August 2013.

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 0% of homes and businesses can get it. East Devon: 75% Typical price £275,000 Homes sold in EX5 7, last 12 months. ▼ 0.1% on the year before Nearest station Cranbrook 2.5 km in a straight line

Where EX5 7DW is, and what is near it

Map of EX5 7DW and what is near it Map of EX5 7DW: its centre point, with the 167 other postcodes in the EX5 7 sector, 3 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. EX5 7AB: also in EX5 7EX5 7DX: also in EX5 7EX5 7DY: also in EX5 7EX5 7DZ: also in EX5 7EX5 7EB: also in EX5 7EX5 7ED: also in EX5 7EX5 7EE: also in EX5 7EX5 7EF: also in EX5 7EX5 7EG: also in EX5 7EX5 7EH: also in EX5 7EX5 7EJ: also in EX5 7EX5 7EL: also in EX5 7EX5 7EN: also in EX5 7EX5 7EP: also in EX5 7EX5 7EQ: also in EX5 7EX5 7ER: also in EX5 7EX5 7ES: also in EX5 7EX5 7ET: also in EX5 7EX5 7EU: also in EX5 7EX5 7EW: also in EX5 7EX5 7EX: also in EX5 7EX5 7EY: also in EX5 7EX5 7EZ: also in EX5 7EX5 7FA: also in EX5 7EX5 7FB: also in EX5 7EX5 7FD: also in EX5 7EX5 7FE: also in EX5 7EX5 7FF: also in EX5 7EX5 7FG: also in EX5 7EX5 7FH: also in EX5 7EX5 7FJ: also in EX5 7EX5 7FL: also in EX5 7EX5 7FN: also in EX5 7EX5 7FP: also in EX5 7EX5 7FQ: also in EX5 7EX5 7FR: also in EX5 7EX5 7FS: also in EX5 7EX5 7FT: also in EX5 7EX5 7FU: also in EX5 7EX5 7FW: also in EX5 7EX5 7FX: also in EX5 7EX5 7FY: also in EX5 7EX5 7FZ: also in EX5 7EX5 7GA: also in EX5 7EX5 7GB: also in EX5 7EX5 7GD: also in EX5 7EX5 7GE: also in EX5 7EX5 7GF: also in EX5 7EX5 7GG: also in EX5 7EX5 7GH: also in EX5 7EX5 7GJ: also in EX5 7EX5 7GL: also in EX5 7EX5 7GN: also in EX5 7EX5 7GP: also in EX5 7EX5 7GQ: also in EX5 7EX5 7GR: also in EX5 7EX5 7GS: also in EX5 7EX5 7GT: also in EX5 7EX5 7GU: also in EX5 7EX5 7GW: also in EX5 7EX5 7GX: also in EX5 7EX5 7GY: also in EX5 7EX5 7GZ: also in EX5 7EX5 7HA: also in EX5 7EX5 7HB: also in EX5 7EX5 7HD: also in EX5 7EX5 7HE: also in EX5 7EX5 7HF: also in EX5 7EX5 7HG: also in EX5 7EX5 7HH: also in EX5 7EX5 7HJ: also in EX5 7EX5 7HL: also in EX5 7EX5 7HN: also in EX5 7EX5 7HP: also in EX5 7EX5 7HQ: also in EX5 7EX5 7HR: also in EX5 7EX5 7HS: also in EX5 7EX5 7HT: also in EX5 7EX5 7HU: also in EX5 7EX5 7HW: also in EX5 7EX5 7HX: also in EX5 7EX5 7HY: also in EX5 7EX5 7HZ: also in EX5 7EX5 7JA: also in EX5 7EX5 7JB: also in EX5 7EX5 7JD: also in EX5 7EX5 7JE: also in EX5 7EX5 7JF: also in EX5 7EX5 7JG: also in EX5 7EX5 7JH: also in EX5 7EX5 7JJ: also in EX5 7EX5 7JL: also in EX5 7EX5 7JN: also in EX5 7EX5 7JP: also in EX5 7EX5 7JQ: also in EX5 7EX5 7JR: also in EX5 7EX5 7JS: also in EX5 7EX5 7JT: also in EX5 7EX5 7JW: also in EX5 7EX5 7JX: also in EX5 7EX5 7JY: also in EX5 7EX5 7JZ: also in EX5 7EX5 7LA: also in EX5 7EX5 7LB: also in EX5 7EX5 7LD: also in EX5 7EX5 7LE: also in EX5 7EX5 7LF: also in EX5 7EX5 7LG: also in EX5 7EX5 7LH: also in EX5 7EX5 7LR: also in EX5 7 2 GP practices, 2.3–6.2 kmCranbrook station 2.5 kmWhimple station 2.8 kmSchool 4.0 kmGP 7.1 kmCranbrook EX5 7DW Map of EX5 7DW and what is near it Map of EX5 7DW: its centre point, with the 167 other postcodes in the EX5 7 sector, 3 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Whimple station 2.8 kmGP 7.1 kmCranbrook EX5 7DW
  • EX5 7DW
  • Other postcodes in EX5 7: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 4 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 50.7517, longitude -3.3846)

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 7DW?

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 7DW?

Every home and business at EX5 7DW can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, but none can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)0% can get it

East Devon: 75%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

East Devon: 94%

The line marks the figure across East Devon.

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 7DW?

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 7DW 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 7DW.

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 7DW: 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 7DW 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 7DW?

Homes in EX5 7 sold for a typical £275,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 141 sales, down 0.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£275,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£275,250 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 0.1% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £349,995 41 sales
  • Semi-detached £268,500 43 sales
  • Terraced £232,500 47 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £178,250 10 sales

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 7DW

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in EX5 7DW from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 25 July 2025. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of 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

What council tax band are homes near EX5 7DW?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,190 homes in the neighbourhood around EX5 7DW. 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 7DW

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 7DW 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 7DW?

The nearest open schools to EX5 7DW, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near EX5 7DW, 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 7DW?

The nearest railway station to the centre of EX5 7DW is Cranbrook Rail Station, 2.5 km away in a straight line.

  • Cranbrook Rail Station Railway station 2.5 kmCycle
  • Whimple Rail Station Railway station 2.8 kmCycle

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

4 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Yonder Acre Way, 263 m away.

More stations near EX5 7DW, 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 7DW?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of EX5 7DW, 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 7DW?

0 within 1 km 2 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of EX5 7DW, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · 2 chargers 2.5 kmCycle
  • Instavolt Charging Station London Road Charging point · No details mapped 2.6 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 7DW?

The nearest to the centre of EX5 7DW, 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 7DW?

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 7DW?

The nearest care homes to the centre of EX5 7DW, 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 7DW?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of EX5 7DW, 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 7DW?

The nearest vets to the centre of EX5 7DW 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 7DW in a conservation area?

The centre of EX5 7DW 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 7DW?

Police.uk records 25 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of EX5 7DW in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences17 reports
Criminal damage and arson3 reports
Anti-social behaviour1 report
Public order1 report
Burglary1 report
Shoplifting1 report

Also: other crime 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 7DW

Ward
Cranbrook
Parish
Cranbrook
Region
South West
Country
England
Built-up area
Cranbrook
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
August 2013

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

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EX5 2PH70 mEX5 7DZ100 mEX5 2EN110 mEX5 2FP120 mEX5 7DY130 mEX5 7HN150 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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