EX5
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Cranbrook, in East Devon and Mid 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 EX5 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In EX5, 71.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How EX5 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is EX5 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in EX5 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, 121 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in EX5.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (670), other crime (232) and criminal damage and arson (132).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in EX5 was 46.8 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 EX5, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so EX5 has no single figure. Of its 15 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 7 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in EX5
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Devon 004F | 2,303 | 29.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 80.1% |
| East Devon 013C | 1,750 | 50.1 per 1,000 | 8 | 93.7% |
| East Devon 014A | 2,777 | 52.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 93.9% |
| East Devon 021A | 2,155 | 32.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 22.7% |
| East Devon 021B | 1,694 | 20.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 54.6% |
| East Devon 021C | 1,781 | 35.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 87.1% |
| East Devon 021F | 1,707 | 68.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 69.2% |
| East Devon 022A | 1,760 | 37.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 98.3% |
| East Devon 022B | 1,674 | 72.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.5% |
| East Devon 022C | 1,431 | 81.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.2% |
| East Devon 022D | 1,245 | 42.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 98.1% |
| Mid Devon 008A | 2,004 | 38.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 16.4% |
| Mid Devon 008B | 1,656 | 19.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 78.7% |
| Mid Devon 008D | 1,908 | 22.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 77.1% |
| Mid Devon 010A | 1,587 | 34.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 7.3% |
MPs for EX5
- David ReedConservativeMP for Exmouth and Exeter East73% of EX5’s postcodes
- Sir Mel StrideConservativeMP for Central Devon20% of EX5’s postcodes
- Richard FoordLiberal DemocratMP for Honiton and Sidmouth6.4% of EX5’s postcodes
- Steve RaceLabourMP for Exeter0.1% of EX5’s postcodes
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 EX53
Postcode sectors in EX56
Councils EX5 covers2
Postcode districts next to EX512
More in the EX postcode area2
EX5 in brief
EX5 is a postcode district covering Cranbrook, in East Devon and Mid Devon.
About 29,243 people lived in EX5 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £290,000 in 2025 across 429 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 EX5 was £290,000 in 2025.
EX5 had 26,419 usual residents at the census.
In EX5, 71.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In EX5, 1.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.