EX12
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Seaton and Beer, in East Devon.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an EX12 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In EX12, 47.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How EX12 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is EX12 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in EX12 at a rate of 42.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 67.8 per 1,000 people across the EX postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 49 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in EX12.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (221), other crime (75) and criminal damage and arson (47).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in EX12 was 42.5 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in EX12, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so EX12 has no single figure. Of its 6 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 2 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in EX12
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Devon 009A | 1,793 | 41.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 7.0% |
| East Devon 010A | 1,413 | 39.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 13.9% |
| East Devon 010B | 2,143 | 52.0 per 1,000 | 6 | 66.9% |
| East Devon 010C | 1,270 | 38.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 58.6% |
| East Devon 010D | 1,593 | 12.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 86.7% |
| East Devon 010E | 1,270 | 73.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 64.2% |
Your MP
- Richard FoordLiberal DemocratMP for Honiton and Sidmouth
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in EX121
Postcode sectors in EX124
Council1
Postcode districts next to EX124
More in the EX postcode area2
EX12 in brief
EX12 is a postcode district covering Seaton and Beer, in East Devon.
About 10,074 people lived in EX12 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £310,000 in 2025 across 187 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 42.6 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in EX12 was £310,000 in 2025.
EX12 had 9,955 usual residents at the census.
In EX12, 47.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In EX12, 2.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.