EX postcode area

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Exeter
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Coordinates: 50°49′55″N3°40′37″W / 50.832°N 3.677°W / 50.832; -3.677
CountryUnited Kingdom
Postcode area
EX
Postcode area name
Exeter
Post towns 30
Postcode districts 33
Postcode sectors128
Postcodes (live)22,230
Postcodes (total)28,566
Statistics as at May 2020 [1]

The EX postcode area, also known as the Exeter postcode area, [2] is a group of 33 postcode districts in South West England, within 30 post towns. These cover north and east Devon (including Exeter, Barnstaple, Axminster, Beaworthy, Bideford, Braunton, Budleigh Salterton, Chulmleigh, Colyton, Crediton, Cullompton, Dawlish, Exmouth, Holsworthy, Honiton, Ilfracombe, Lynmouth, Lynton, North Tawton, Okehampton, Ottery St Mary, Seaton, Sidmouth, Sidford, Sidbury, South Molton, Tiverton, Torrington, Umberleigh, Winkleigh and Woolacombe), plus the northernmost part of Cornwall (including Bude) and very small parts of Somerset and Dorset.

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Coverage

The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:

Postcode district Post town CoverageLocal authority area(s)
EX1EXETER Exeter (east), Heavitree (north), Monkerton, Newtown, Pinhoe, West Clyst Exeter
EX2EXETERExeter (south), Heavitree (south), St. Thomas (south), Countess Wear, Wonford Exeter
EX3EXETER Clyst St George, Ebford, Exton, Topsham East Devon, Exeter
EX4EXETERExeter (north), Exwick, St. Thomas (north), Beacon Heath, Redhills, Pennsylvania, St. James, Whitestone Exeter
EX5EXETER Bradninch, Broadclyst, Cadbury, Clyst Honiton, Clyst St. Mary, Cranbrook, Newton St. Cyres, Silverton, Talaton, Whimple, Woodbury East Devon, Mid Devon
EX6EXETER Christow, Cockwood, Dunsford, Kennford, Kenton, Mamhead, Exminster Teignbridge
EX7DAWLISH Dawlish, Dawlish Warren, Holcombe, Ashcombe Teignbridge
EX8EXMOUTH Exmouth, Lympstone East Devon
EX9BUDLEIGH SALTERTON Budleigh Salterton, East Budleigh, Otterton East Devon
EX10SIDMOUTH Sidmouth, Sidford, Sidbury East Devon
EX11OTTERY ST. MARY Ottery St. Mary, West Hill, Alfington East Devon
EX12SEATON Seaton, Beer, Axmouth, Branscombe East Devon
EX13AXMINSTER Axminster East Devon, Dorset
EX14HONITON Honiton East Devon
EX15CULLOMPTON Cullompton, Plymtree Mid Devon
EX16TIVERTON Tiverton Mid Devon
EX17CREDITON Crediton Mid Devon
EX18CHULMLEIGH Chulmleigh North Devon
EX19WINKLEIGH Winkleigh, Dolton, Beaford, Monkokehampton Torridge, West Devon
EX20NORTH TAWTON, OKEHAMPTON North Tawton, Okehampton West Devon
EX21BEAWORTHY Beaworthy West Devon
EX22HOLSWORTHY Holsworthy West Devon
EX23BUDE Bude, Coombe, Crackington Haven, Launcells, Poundstock, Stratton Cornwall
EX24COLYTON Colyton East Devon
EX31BARNSTAPLE Barnstaple (west), Fremington, Yarnscombe, Alverdiscott North Devon, Torridge
EX32BARNSTAPLEBarnstaple (east)North Devon
EX33BRAUNTON Braunton North Devon
EX34ILFRACOMBE, WOOLACOMBE Ilfracombe, Woolacombe North Devon
EX35LYNMOUTH, LYNTON Lynmouth, Lynton North Devon, Somerset
EX36SOUTH MOLTON South Molton North Devon
EX37UMBERLEIGH Umberleigh, High Bickington North Devon, Torridge
EX38TORRINGTON Great Torrington Torridge
EX39BIDEFORD Bideford, Northam, Appledore, Westward Ho!, Clovelly, Lundy Island Torridge

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EX postcode area map, showing postcode districts in red and post towns in grey text, with links to nearby DT, PL, TA and TQ postcode areas. EX postcode area map.svg
EX postcode area map, showing postcode districts in red and post towns in grey text, with links to nearby DT, PL, TA and TQ postcode areas.

See also

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References

  1. "ONS Postcode Directory Version Notes" (ZIP). National Statistics Postcode Products. Office for National Statistics. May 2020. Table 2. Retrieved 19 June 2020. Coordinates from mean of unit postcode points, "Code-Point Open". OS OpenData. Ordnance Survey. February 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
  2. Royal Mail, Address Management Guide, (2004)