EX Postcode Area for the Exeter Region

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This section of the site is all about the EX Postcode area, also known as the Exeter Postal Area. Explore links to the next level to learn more about specific postcode districts such as EX1.

Detailed map of the EX Postcode Area
Detailed map showing districts and posttowns in the EX Exeter Postcode Area
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Map of the EX Exeter Postcode Area

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Quick Facts about the EX Postcode

EX Area Statistics
Width from East to West 77.71 mi
Height from North to South 47.72 mi
Area of EX 829.14 mi²
Maximum Width 83.16 mi
Perimeter of Postcode Area 368.55 mi
Number of Postcode Districts 33
Number of Postcode Sectors 128
Number of Post Towns 30
Number of Postcodes 22,357
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The EX postcode area represents a group of 33 postal districts in the Exeter area of the United Kingdom. The area code stands for the letters e and x in EXeter. The area has a population of 547,511 and covers an area of 4,780,391 hectares. Fun fact: 0.84% of the population of Great Britain lives in this area.

The postcode area falls within the following counties: Devon (96.64%), Cornwall (3.32%), Somerset (0.03%), Dorset (0.01%).

Post Towns and Postcode Districts

EXETER
EX1 DevonEX2 DevonEX3 DevonEX4 DevonEX5 DevonEX6 Devon
DAWLISH
EX7 Devon
EXMOUTH
EX8 Devon
BUDLEIGH SALTERTON
EX9 Devon
SIDMOUTH
EX10 Devon
OTTERY ST. MARY
EX11 Devon
SEATON
EX12 Devon
AXMINSTER
EX13 Devon
HONITON
EX14 Devon
CULLOMPTON
EX15 Devon
TIVERTON
EX16 Devon
CREDITON
EX17 Devon
CHULMLEIGH
EX18 Devon
WINKLEIGH
EX19 Devon
NORTH TAWTON
EX20 Devon
OKEHAMPTON
EX20 Devon
BEAWORTHY
EX21 Devon
HOLSWORTHY
EX22 Cornwall (11%), Devon (88%)
BUDE
EX23 Cornwall
COLYTON
EX24 Devon
BARNSTAPLE
EX31 DevonEX32 Devon
BRAUNTON
EX33 Devon
ILFRACOMBE
EX34 Devon
WOOLACOMBE
EX34 Devon
LYNMOUTH
EX35 Devon (98%), Somerset (1%)
LYNTON
EX35 Devon (98%), Somerset (1%)
SOUTH MOLTON
EX36 Devon
UMBERLEIGH
EX37 Devon
TORRINGTON
EX38 Devon
BIDEFORD
EX39 Devon

Where is the EX Postcode Area?

The EX Exeter Postcode is in the South West of England.. The postal area borders the following neighbouring postal areas: PL - Plymouth, TA - Taunton, DT - Dorchester and TQ - Torquay, It also borders Barnstaple Bay, Exe Estuary, The English Channel, The Celtic Sea and The Bristol Channel.


Map Showing Location of the postcode area
Where is the postcode area?
A word cloud for the postcode area
A word cloud for the area

How built up is the Postcode Area?

I've calculated the total area covered by building footprints within the postcode area.
By analyzing this against the total area, I've determined the percentage of the area that's developed, this will give you an idea of how urban or rural the postcode region is.
The higher the percentage the more urban the area is. For example the least urban district is EX35 and the most urban is EX1.

Building Area Summary
Postcode District Total Area (m²) Footprint Area (m²) Built Percentage %
EX35 78,722,584 199,401 0.25%
EX18 117,185,954 605,997 0.52%
EX21 176,721,303 936,671 0.53%
EX20 476,103,154 2,764,123 0.58%
EX36 247,993,230 1,438,120 0.58%
EX37 127,398,192 755,074 0.59%
EX22 335,808,135 2,160,334 0.64%
EX6 225,211,905 1,439,377 0.64%
EX19 100,837,834 691,889 0.69%
EX17 312,559,008 2,419,293 0.77%
EX38 107,307,454 881,614 0.82%
EX24 51,729,623 433,043 0.84%
EX16 369,840,708 3,375,988 0.91%
EX23 177,035,848 1,788,448 1.01%
EX14 212,991,255 2,280,027 1.07%
EX31 250,828,347 2,752,442 1.10%
EX13 121,864,450 1,377,649 1.13%
EX5 233,684,260 2,642,953 1.13%
EX32 132,623,126 1,568,842 1.18%
EX39 263,332,041 3,281,770 1.25%
EX15 183,755,703 2,352,152 1.28%
EX33 61,057,775 811,995 1.33%
EX34 88,812,151 1,263,982 1.42%
EX10 76,330,643 1,231,890 1.61%
EX9 27,214,065 482,925 1.77%
EX11 38,928,410 723,836 1.86%
EX12 33,223,313 655,425 1.97%
EX7 25,997,247 741,304 2.85%
EX3 9,455,274 349,656 3.70%
EX4 45,343,890 2,184,787 4.82%
EX8 25,722,986 1,773,063 6.89%
EX2 35,061,112 2,594,253 7.40%
EX1 9,638,709 1,123,572 11.66%
Total 4,780,319,689 (m²) 50,081,895 (m²) 1.05%
Map of the EX Postcode Area

A map showing the boundary of EX in relation to other areas

There are 25 towns within the Exeter postcode area.

Map of Posttowns in the EX
Map of Posttowns in the EX Postal Area
Area of the EX postcode area
Unit Area²
Hectares 4,780,391²
Miles 18,457²
Feet 514,556,506,849²
Kilometres 47,804²

Postal Delivery Offices Serving the Postcode Area

  • Axminster Delivery Office
  • Barnstaple Delivery Office
  • Beaworthy Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Bideford Delivery Office
  • Bradninch Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Broadclyst Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Bude Delivery Office
  • Budleigh Salterton Delivery Office
  • Cheriton Bishop Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Chittlehampton Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Christow Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Chulmleigh Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Clyst Honiton Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Combe Martin Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Crediton Delivery Office
  • Cullompton Delivery Office
  • Dawlish Delivery Office
  • Drewsteignton Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Exeter Delivery Office
  • Exeter Rurals
  • Exminster Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Exmouth Delivery Office
  • Hartland Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Hatherleigh Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Hemyock Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Holsworthy Delivery Office
  • Honiton Delivery Office
  • Ilfracombe Delivery Office
  • Kenton Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Landkey Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Lympstone Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Lynton Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Newton St Cyres Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • North Tawton Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Okehampton Delivery Office
  • Ottery St Mary Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Parracombe Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Seaton Delivery Office
  • Sidmouth Delivery Office
  • Silverton Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • South Molton Delivery Office
  • Stoke Canon Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Swimbridge Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Tedburn St. Mary Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Tiverton Delivery Office
  • Torrington Delivery Office
  • Umberleigh Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Whimple Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Winkleigh Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Woodbury Scale Payment Delivery Office

Tourist Attractions within the Area

Nearby Postcodes

PL
TA
DT
TQ

Councils within the EX Area

Councils within the EX area
East Devon District (5935 postcodes)
North Devon District (3717 postcodes)
Exeter District (B) (3583 postcodes)
Mid Devon District (3364 postcodes)
Torridge District (2658 postcodes)
Teignbridge District (1223 postcodes)
West Devon District (B) (1117 postcodes)
Cornwall (747 postcodes)
Somerset West and Taunton District (8 postcodes)
Dorset (4 postcodes)
South Somerset District (1 postcodes)

Towns and Villages within the Area

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